Every year we look forward to a new group of students entering our Department for their Part II MBBS training in chemical pathology. I extend a warm welcome to each of you on behalf of my colleagues in the Department of Chemical Pathology. You have the advantage of studying at a major research center at the first specialized medical university in Nigeria, while still enjoying the benefits of a small class size.
Our instructional and research facilities at UNIMED are outstanding and are complemented by a dedicated and knowledgeable faculty. All our lecturers are Fellows of National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or West African College of Physicians. They are Consultant Chemical Pathologists. Students benefit immensely from the many years of professional teaching and research experiences of our erudite lecturers who can integrate biochemical and clinical findings to give a holistic interpretation of signs and symptoms during patient management.
We are eager and committed to help you succeed in your academic endeavors. Participation in the Metabolic Clinic activities and clinical laboratory ward rounds provide our students with a stimulating educational experience along with the most current technologies in laboratory medicine. Our non-academic staff are friendly and eager to assist you in your educational pursuits all the time. Feel free to talk to them and they will be glad to help. I wish you all the best in your Part II MBBS examinations.
Best regards,
Professor, E.S Idogun, MBChB, MSc, FWACP, FMCPath
Head, Department of Chemical Pathology
OBJECTIVES
The courses taught should enable the student to understand the following:
1) How the common clinical disorders may be related to and subdivided into their main biochemical components.
2) The relation of biochemistry to common diseases.
3) The description, recognition and the biochemistry of diseases associated with abnormalities in metabolism.
4) The principles of investigations and interpretation of results of biochemical tests and laboratory investigations.
5) The principles of quality assurance in ensuring a reliable analytical result.
6) Identification and investigation of metabolic diseases
Performance of simple routine tests and ability to use common side laboratory
