The Department of Medicine is one of the oldest clinical departments of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. It renders both general and specialized clinical services to the hospital in a bid to meet its aims and objectives.
There are also organized programmes for the training of Resident Doctors. These include: –
- Departmental clinical meetings on Tuesdays.
- Postgraduate Seminars on Wednesdays.
- Early morning case Reviews of Admitted patients daily.
- Clinical clerkship on Thursdays.
In line with Departmental objective of specialized training, there are Resident Doctors in the various sub-specialties. The Department also hosts Residents from sister training institutions for clinical attachment in subspecialties such as Nephrology, Pulmonology, Neurology and Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. She also hosts Residents from sister Departments such as family medicine, Community medicine, Anaesthesia and Dental Surgery. These Residents are expected to rotate through the Department as part of their Residency training.
The Department currently has 22 Honourary Consultants. They all practise General Internal Medicine and also provide specialist services to their patients.
The list of Consultants with their correspondence is shown below:
There are 45 Residents comprising both senior and junior Residents. Other staff in the Department include 6 Medical Officers for the Institute of Human Virology unit, a Chief Typist, 2 ECG/ Spirometer , Technicians, Endoscopy / Technologist, a senior clerical officer attached to the ECG laboratory and a Head Messenger.
Support staff available from the University of Benin includes a Machine Supervisor, a Clerical Officer and an Office Assistant.