This page contains 2023 WAEC and JAMB subject combination (admission requirements) for Medicine and Surgery, including the list of Nigeria universities offering this course, A level requirements and much more

You must be a Science student for you to be able to study Medicine and Surgery in Nigeria Universities, and that can only be possible if you meet admission requirements. This page literally covers answers to questions related to WAEC, JAMB and A-level admission requirements.

Is Medicine and Surgery a good course in Nigeria and what is the salary?

Yes, it is a good course. Medicine and Surgery is one of the oldest degrees in Nigeria with few job roles to explore. There is no standard salary for any job in Nigeria. It depends on where you get the job. A Surgeon in Nigeria typically earns around 473,000 NGN per month. Salaries range from 328,000 NGN (lowest average) to 1,510,000

A Medicine and Surgery degree is competitive and this course is popular amongst science students in secondary school. From our records, 40 Nigerian institutions offer this degree course.

So while you are here to get information on the O level subject combination for Medicine and Surgery, we also expect you consider the total number of students currently studying Medicine and Surgery and the employment rate we will show you below so that you will know what you are up against when you choose to study this course.

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WAEC Subject Combination For Medicine and Surgery

In WAEC, NECO or GCE, you are expected to register a maximum of 9 subjects for a Medicine and Surgery degree. You can register for less than 9 subjects if you are resitting.

However, you must have at least 5 credit passes amongst the 9 subjects listed below before you can gain admission into any Nigerian university to study for a Medicine and Surgery degree.

Remember, the requirement you’re about to read is also applicable to all o level examinations. (WAEC, NECO and GCE). We have painstakingly highlighted (in red) the core subjects on which you must obtain credit before you can gain admission. Any subject with blue colour means, a pass is allowed.

If however, you fail one of the core subjects, you should read through each university’s special requirements for this course below to see if there is a university that may accept another subject in lieu of the one you failed. The 9 WAEC/NECO/GCE subject combinations for Medicine and Surgery are:

• Mathematics
• English
• Civic Education 
• Trade Subject 
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Geography/Further Mathematics

If you have your O level result already and the subjects you have is not the same as the admission requirement that is the required O level subject combinations to study Medicine and Surgery, don’t give up. You should consider other Medicine and Surgery similar courses or take a look at Polytechnic or College of Education related course subject requirements.

You can also study online with a foreign university right from your bedroom or apply for a scholarship to study abroad. Education is now a choice. And please before you make a decision on which University to choose, please read useful guides on how to choose a course and university

JAMB subject combination for Medicine and Surgery

For this degree, you are also required to register for 4 subjects and English is compulsory. More so, your JAMB score in addition to your POST UTME score will determine the cumulative score that the university will use to decide your candidacy for admission.

You should score 270 or above in JAMB to stand a better chance of gaining admission to study Medicine and Surgery. You can still gain admission if you score between 190-200 upward but you do not stand a chance with those who had scored higher. Try out JAMB Admission Simulator.

The 4 JAMB subject combination for Medicine and Surgery are:

• English
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Mathematics

Direct Entry requirement Medicine and Surgery

If you’re one of those seeking admission into the University to further your studies, in addition to the required WAEC subjects combination for Medicine and Surgery, you are expected to have;

• ‘A’ level passes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Zoology in addition to UTME requirements.
• BSC, BOS, etc in relevant fields.

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These are the list of Universities offering Medicine and Surgery in Nigeria

1. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
2. Abia State University, Uturu
3. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
4. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State
5. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada
6. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli
7. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo
8. Bayero University, Kano
9. University of Benin (UNIBEN)
10. ECWA Bingham University, New Karu
11. Bowen University, Iwo
12. Benue State University, Makurdi
13. University of Calabar (UNICAL)
14. Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU)
15. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
16. Ekiti State University
17. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT)
18. Gregory University, Uturu
19. Gombe State University, Gombe
20. University of Ibadan (UI), Igbinedion University Okada
21. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)
22. Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU)
23. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
24. Kogi State University Anyigba
25. University of Lagos (UNILAG)
26. Lagos State University, Ojo (LASU)
27. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH)
28. Madonna University, Okija
29. University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
30. Niger Delta University Yenagoa (NDU)
31. Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja
32. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (OAU)
33. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye
34. Ondo State University of Medical Sciences (OSUMS)
35. University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT)
36. Usumanu Danfodiyo University (UDUSOK)
37. Osun State University Osogbo (UNIOSUN)
38. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK)
39. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
40. University of Uyo.

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Medicine and Surgery is how many years course?

In Nigeria, if you gain admission to study Medicine and Surgery degree course at the university through JAMB UTME, you will study Medicine and Surgery for Six years. If you gain admission through direct entry, you will study this course for Five years. And of course, there is room for more years if you have an extension; the aftermath of carryover courses.

Medicine and Surgery is under which faculty in Nigeria?

According to JAMB, a body responsible for your admission into the University or other institutions, Medicine and Surgery is under the Faculty/School/College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Science

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Can a science or art student study Medicine and Surgery?

No! If you are a Commercial or Art student, you can’t study Medicine and Surgery degree course at the university. This is a pure science course. But if you are good with Science subjects, you can take your chances I won’t discourage you provided you have the required subjects combination in your O level result. If you’re still in secondary school, you may find it difficult to change subjects to fit your desired course during WAEC registration because some schools may go against it.

Also, during WAEC or NECO registration make sure you know which subjects are been registered for you because some secondary schools are ignorant about the importance of O level requirements for university courses. Another alternative way to register the required subject combinations for Medicine and Surgery is through GCE.

What Medicine and Surgery course is all about: 

So you want to study Medicine and Surgery Are you really sure It is not enough to base your decision on the subject combination. Can you stand beside a dead body or even have the boldness to pierce the body of a living being This is one of the most competitive and hardest courses in the university. Carryover in any course within Medicine and Surgery is an offence.

One can be forgiven, two is a warning, three carryover courses and you’re out (varies on university policy). If you desire to study Medicine and Surgery, have the mindset that you must go through a postgraduate programme without which you may find it difficult to get a job. The General Philosophy of Medicine and surgery is

• To provide students with a broad and balanced foundation of sound scientific, professional platform for the production of medical doctors who would be capable of working anywhere in Nigeria and be acceptable by the international community;
• Providing such training would equip this future health personnel to render care at Primary Health Care (PHC) level;
• To develop in students the ability to apply knowledge and skills to solving theoretical and practical issues and satisfy internationally recognized standards, and undertake postgraduate training towards specialization within and outside the country; and
• To train medical doctors with sufficient management ability to play a leadership role in health care delivery and develop a range of transferable skills that are of value in Medical practice.

The curriculum of Medicine and Surgery aims at educating and training of competent medical doctors and other health personnel for the promotion of good health and eradication of diseases. It is also designed to promote the integration of modern scientific ideas in medicine and to develop research capability. In addition, the programme emphasizes the inter-relationships of various clinical disciplines and their synthesis into a unified code for the solution of problems.

The medicine and Surgery course curriculum normally spans six academic years and is divided into three stages. They are

• The pre-medical stage which is essentially natural and pure science-based
• The pre-clinical stage in which the basic medical science courses are taught
• The clinical-stage in which the courses focus on the nature of diseases with the systematic instructions in medicine

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