College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) also known as Medilag is the medical school affiliated with the

University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...

in Nigeria. It is located in Idi-Araba,

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

beside its sister institution, the

Lagos University Teaching Hospital Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) is a tertiary hospital established in 1962 and is located in Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State, an administrative division of Nigeria.The teaching hospital is affiliated with the University of Lagos Col ...

. The college has a total staff of 1,850 in 32 departments.

History

The college of medicine was established on 13 April 1962 by an act of the Federal Parliament within the

to train professionals in medicine, dentistry and other health-allied fields. The first batch of 28 medical students were admitted into the college in October 1962 and they received their first lectures on October 3, 1962.

Faculties

The college has 3 faculties including: * Faculty of

Basic Medical Sciences Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

* Faculty of Clinical Sciences * Faculty of Dental Sciences The degrees awarded include: * Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB;BS) * Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) * Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) * Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B.Physio) * Bachelor of Nursing Science (BN.Sc) * Bachelor of Science, Physiology (BSc. Physiology) * Bachelor of Science, Pharmacology (BSc. Pharmacology) * Bachelor of Science, Medical Radiography (BSc. Radiography) * Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS) The college also offers postgraduate training in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Public Health.

Research and collaboration

The college is involved in research including research on

HIV/AIDS The HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. Without treatment, it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is a Preventive healthcare, pr ...

, malaria, MDR Tuberculosis, Lassa fever and so on. It has a Central Research Laboratory (CRC) that serves as a research hub. It also has a research ethics committee which approves all research. It has ongoing collaborations with WHO/TDR,

CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and is headquartered in Atlanta, ...

, Hospital for Tropical Diseases TD Australia Army Malaria Institute, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Family Health International (FHI), Harvard/APINS and Volkswagen Stifung Foundation, Germany on issues relating to malaria, HIV/AIDS, Lassa fever, Tuberculosis and so on.

Notable alumni

Prof. Tolu Olukayode Odugbemi, Nigerian Professor Prof. Folashade Ogunsola

Bruce Ovbiagele Bruce Ovbiagele is a Nigerian-American vascular neurologist, biomedical researcher, health systems executive, academic leader, organization founder, and scientific journal editor. He serves as Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean at the Univ ...

Jemima Osunde Fola David Dr. Sylvan Ebigwei,

medical doctor A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis ...

and

dental surgeon A dentist, also known as a dental doctor, dental physician, dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry, the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. The dentist's supporting team aids in providi ...

Prof. Abraham Osinubi, Nigerian

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and

Anatomist Anatomy () is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old scien ...

References

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