BREAKING: Medical and Dental Council Suspends 4 Doctors, Gives Reason
- Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has announced the suspension of four doctors from practising medicine in the country
- The suspension remains until the cases against the doctors are determined by the council's Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
- The MDCN disclosed that the suspension has been communicated to the affected doctors and relevant institutions
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FCT, Abuja -Four Nigerian doctors have been suspended from practising medicine in the country by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement issued via its Twitter handle @MDCNOfficial, on Monday, September, 4.
Source: UGC
4 doctors suspended from medical practice
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel issued the suspension last week.
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“The Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel has ordered the Interim Suspension from the Medical Profession in Nigeria, of the following registered medical practitioners: 1. Dr. Ejike Ferdinand Orji. 2. Dr. Richard Chukwujekwu Okoye. 3. Dr. Olalekan Olatise. 4. Dr. Buliaminu Adebayo Adigun.
“These registered practitioners are by this order not allowed to practice Medicine in Nigeria until the cases against them are determined by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.”
“Notices of their suspension have been communicated to them and relevant institutions to enforce this order.”
The Registrar of the MDCN, Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, who confirmed the suspension to Punch said the doctors were suspended last week.
Dr Orji, Medical Director of Excel Medical Centre Dolphin Estate was sentenced to one-year imprisonment for causing grievous harm, negligence, and endangering the life of a 16-year-old patient by the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in January 2023.
While Dr Olatise is the Medical Director of the Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja.
Over 400foreign-trained doctors failed the assessment exam
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has said that a total of 439 doctors who obtained their training outside the country have failed an assessment examination conducted by the council.
A two-day assessment examination was conducted by the council at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto on November 23 and November 24, 2022, at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.
Only 10,000 resident doctors remain in Nigeria
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has revealed the number of medical doctors in the country.
According to the president of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, only about 10,000 resident doctors are left.
Orji said about 100 resident doctors leave the country monthly to seek greener pastures,
Source: Legit.ng
