Training laboratory technicians since 2006

The course

Medical Microbiology, Mycology, Virology, Parasitology, Clinical Chemistry, Histopathology, Haematology, Cytology, Cytogenetics, Laboratory Management and Ethics, and Basic Laboratory Techniques, together with Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Functional French, General Studies, Environmental Health and Occupational Hazards, First Aid and Primary Health Care.

The school trains middle-level personnel who work under registered Medical Laboratory Scientists, meet recognised international standards, and can go on to further professional study.

Admission

Applicants need five O'Level credits (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) in not more than two sittings, in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Admission is open to every qualified applicant regardless of ethnicity, religion, denomination, sex or political affiliation.

Assessment

Students need 75% attendance to sit examinations. Courses are graded on 30% continuous assessment and 70% end-of-semester examination, including practicals. Final-year students take a suitability examination before the MLSCN qualifying examination.

• 75 – 100: A
• 60 – 74: B
• 50 – 59: C
• 40 – 49: D
• 0 – 39: F

Facilities

• Three lecture rooms and two teaching laboratories
• The central ICT library, the hospital library and a departmental library
• Hostel accommodation, which is compulsory, with a kitchen and catering
• Sports and games arena
• Two industrial boreholes; a 100 kVA and three 250 kVA generators

After the course

Graduates work in hospital laboratories, reference and molecular biology laboratories, research institutes, public health agencies, the police and the military, general hospitals and primary health centres.

The school has memoranda of understanding with Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, and the Oyo State Hospital Management Board.