Ogunbiyi O A
Med Educ. 1985 Nov;19(6):456-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1985.tb01354.x.
Diagnostic radiology, despite its well-recognized essential role in medicine, is a much neglected subject in Nigerian medical schools and is omitted in the undergraduate curriculum. There are only about 50 radiologists in Nigeria, of a population of about 80 million people. Of these, 75% work in the university teaching hospitals. Since for some time to come many medical practitioners may have to continue handling simple radiological investigations and possibly interpreting them, unaided by radiologists, adequate undergraduate exposure to this discipline through the inclusion of formal teaching of radiology in the undergraduate curriculum seems imperative. This in turn will serve to improve recruitment into this specialty.
诊断放射学尽管在医学中有着公认的重要作用，但在尼日利亚医学院校中却是一个被严重忽视的学科，并且在本科课程中被遗漏。在尼日利亚约8000万人口中，仅有约50名放射科医生。其中，75%在大学教学医院工作。由于在未来一段时间内，许多医生可能不得不继续在没有放射科医生协助的情况下进行简单的放射学检查并可能对其进行解读，因此通过在本科课程中纳入放射学的正规教学，让本科生充分接触这一学科似乎势在必行。这反过来也将有助于改善该专业的人才招募情况。
