Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) yesterday inducted 395 foreign graduates of Medical Laboratory Science.
The registrar of the council, Prof. Tosan Erhabor, while speaking during the induction in Abuja, said the exercise was in line with the council’s mandate to determine periodically the level of competence to be attained by persons seeking to become Medical Laboratory Scientists, stressing that the council had to review the process of admitting into the profession those who trained outside the country’s shores.
The review revealed gaps in training arising from cultural orientation, infrastructure, equipment, as well as processes to which those who trained in-country were accustomed.
“As a responsible regulator, MLSCN moved to bridge the gaps by introducing the re-training program to familiarise those affected with the reality of the health laboratory system here. Today, we are recognising the 11th batch of those re-trained, thus vindicating the policy framework deployed for the purpose,” Erhabor remarked.
He maintained that the inductees are products of various institutions across the world, re-trained at the various training centres approved and supervised by MLSCN across the geo-political zones of the country.
However, the registrar revealed that the exams recorded about 10 percent failure, explaining that the reason is clear, as the council doesn’t just send people to go on training, but there are classrooms, practicals which is followed up with mock exams, and in the end, “ you must pass the exam,” he added.
