On behalf of my colleagues on the faculty, I warmly welcome you to the website of the Department of Haematology and Immunology in the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. Haematology is associated with blood and blood-related diseases, which is one of the biggest challenges facing the medical community today.
As part of our mission, the Department of Haematology and Immunology prepares medical students for a successful career in diagnosis, treatment, and management of haematological cases, so that they can be more effective in their approach to 'patient's care and in-depth knowledge in Haematology. Our Department pays extra attention to hard work, the progress of the students, and we provide guidance that enables our students to become frontline physicians prepared to serve the nation.
The Department of Haematology and Immunology has hired experienced lecturers and researchers that rank among the best in the nation. Also, UNIMED has invested many resources towards the growth and development of our Department.
Once again welcome to our Department and do have a successful and blissful academic program. Thank you for visiting us on our website, and please feel free to read about our faculty, staff, and educational programs.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Ojo Matilda Adesuwa, MBBS, MWACP, FMCPath
Acting Head of Department
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course each student should be able to:
a. Collect, record and process blood specimens of patients, specifically to be able to determine haematocrit, haemoglobin concentration, white blood cell and platelet counts.
b. Make blood film, stain with Romanosky and examine it under microscope;
c. Recognize the morphology of normal red cells, white cells, and platelets;
d. Recognise quantitative and qualitative abnormalities in red cells, white cells, and platelets
e. Determine the ABO blood group
f. Identify anti-A, anti-B and anti – A + B antibodies in sera
g. Carry out very simple tests of blood clottings:- Thrombin time, Prothrombin time, Fibrinogen estimation and partial Thromboplastin time.
