Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Dec 14;37(Suppl 1):45. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.45.24915. eCollection 2020.
Nigeria has one of the largest concentration of human resources for health in Africa. There are 46 accredited medical schools and the majority are owned by the various State Governments. The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic on the 11 of March 2020 by the World Health Organization. The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Education closed all tertiary institutions in Nigeria including the medical schools on the 19 of March 2020 so as to curtail the effects of the pandemic. The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on tertiary institutions in Nigeria include the disruption of the academic calendar of the schools. This is capable of affecting the mental health of medical students. The smooth financing of medical education in Nigeria could be at risk. The career progression of medical students and those in the Residency Training Program and the doctors seeking greener pastures abroad are all affected. Unfortunately the state of infrastructure in the medical schools could be said to be poor. However, a good medical education scheme is said to guarantee the medical security of the populace. The Government and its agencies should work out plans of ameliorating the effects of the pandemic on medical education. This could also be a period to re-position the sector so as to be able to face similar challenges in future. The time has come for the full application of technology in delivering medical education in Nigeria. Incidentally, the pandemic has encouraged the application of e-learning techniques for the continuing professional development of medical doctors in the country. This should be the new way to go.
尼日利亚拥有非洲最大的卫生人力资源之一。这里有 46 所获得认证的医学院校，其中大部分归各个州政府所有。2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织宣布 COVID-19 疫情为全球大流行。尼日利亚联邦政府通过联邦教育部于 2020 年 3 月 19 日关闭了尼日利亚所有的高等教育机构，包括医学院校，以遏制疫情的影响。COVID-19 大流行对尼日利亚高等教育机构的影响包括打乱了学校的学术日历。这可能会影响医学生的心理健康。尼日利亚医学教育的顺利融资可能面临风险。医学生、住院医师培训计划的学生以及寻求国外更好机会的医生的职业发展都受到了影响。不幸的是，医学院校的基础设施状况可以说是很差的。然而，良好的医学教育计划据说可以保证民众的医疗保障。政府及其机构应制定计划，减轻疫情对医学教育的影响。这也可能是重新定位该行业的一个时期，以便将来能够应对类似的挑战。现在是在尼日利亚全面应用技术提供医学教育的时候了。顺便说一句，这场大流行鼓励了在该国应用电子学习技术来进行医生的持续专业发展。这应该是新的方向。
