Healthcare Education in Nigeria

Download or read book Healthcare Education in Nigeria written by Joseph A. Balogun and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the training of health professionals in Nigeria, looking back to how health care education has evolved in the country over time, before investigating new and emerging trends. The book begins with a discussion of the fundamentals of health care education, the art of teaching health care students, and modeling professionalism in health care. The book highlights the work of pioneer Nigerian health care academics, and explores the administration of health care education at departmental level. Finally, it highlights the role of elite Nigerian health care academics in the diaspora, chronicles contemporary challenges in health care education, and makes recommendations for reform. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners working on health care education in Africa.