The West African College of Surgeons (WACS) has granted full accreditation to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).

 

The full accreditation, which is expected to run for five years in the first instance, is to train a maximum of 20 resident-doctors up to Part II (Fellowship Level).

This was contained in the report of an accreditation visit to the Department on February 18.

 

According to a letter addressed to the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe, the hospital is expected to apply for re-accreditation six months before the expiry date on February 28, 2020.

The senior residents are to spend at least three months in another teaching hospital with full accreditation before applying for the Part 2 examination.

 

WACS, however, recommended the need for more consulting rooms at the antenatal and gynaecological clinics and increase in the bed capacity in the gynaecological ward.

The Surgeons’ College also recommended an improvement on the number of major gynaecological surgeries and improvement on record keeping, especially at the ultrasound room and MVA theatre.

The visiting team equally recommended the need to commence laparoscopic and hysteroscopic services and to separate the seminar room from the waiting room of the family planning clinic.