In
order to enhance quality healthcare services in all the secondary hospitals in
the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Administration is seeking accreditation of
additional postgraduate medical fellowship examinations from the West African
Postgraduate Medical College as well as National Postgraduate Medical College.
The
General Manager, FCT Hospital Services Management Board, Dr. Aminu Mai, dropped
the hint while briefing newsmen on the activities of the Board in his office at
Area 11, Garki I District, Abuja.
The
General Manager revealed that the fellowship examination programme began in Maitama
and Asokoro Hospitals since the commencement of the Residency Training in the
Territory in 2010 and 2012 in Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology
respectively.
Dr.
Mai reiterated that the accreditation and subsequent examinations would ensure
sustained manpower development of specialists in different fields of medicine for
the FCT hospitals.
According
to him, the new additional fields that the FCT Administration is working to get
accreditation include Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics and Radiology.
Dr.
Mai remarked that the programme is also intended to obviate the need for the
release of unnecessarily large number of doctors for training in other training
centers, which comes with its adverse consequences on service delivery as a
result of gaps created by their exit.
The
General Manager emphasized that the current FCT Administration under the
leadership of Malam Muhammad Musa Bello believes that such action would go a
long way in reducing medical tourism, which is negatively impacting on our
foreign reserve.
He
disclosed that all the four Resident Doctors of FCT Hospitals that enrolled in
the Family Medicine training programme and one Resident Doctor from the
Obstetric and Gynecology programme that participated in the April 2016 Part I
Fellowship examinations of the West African Postgraduate Medical College were
successful.
The
General Manager explained that the “home grown” Resident Doctors by their success
in the Part I examination are now Senior Registrars in their respective
specialties and are on their way to sitting for the final (Part II) examination
in another 24 months to qualify as Specialists (Consultants).
According
to him, the FCT Administration is already making concerted efforts to secure
accreditation in more areas of specialization in the FCT Health Institutions to
enable the FCT Resident Doctors participate effectively.
These
trainings, Dr. Mai stated, have helped increase to 36, the number of Resident
Doctors in FCTA accredited hospitals, whose services are desperately needed to further
enhance the quality of healthcare delivery in Abuja.
The
General Manager said that the Successful candidates at the recent examinations
were Dr. Nweke Choma, Dr. Sotinwa Olasunkanmi, Dr. Oshodi Omokayode Azeez and
Dr. Tolorunji, all of Obstetrics and Gynecology, while Dr. Osideko Olufemi
qualified in Family Medicine.
His
words: “This achievement brings the number of doctors to six who have scaled
the Part I fellowship examination in Maitama and Asokoro Hospitals since the
commencement of the Residency Training Programme”.
Muhammad Hazat Sule, FCAI
Deputy
Director / Chief Press Secretary,
Tuesday,
June 28, 2016.
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