Department of Medical Laboratory Science

Brief History of the Department

This Department was established in the year 2018 having realized the need to have capable hands to serve humanity as scholars and practitioners in the field of Medical Laboratory Science in line with international standards. This curriculum has been carefully designed and structured to reflect new developments at local and global levels, to enable the students to be practitioners capable of shaping a better and safer world. The Department is made up of competent, reliable and selfless scholars of national and international repute who have worked assiduously in their careers to also help you shape your future as you begin a new life.

2.1 Philosophy

The
broad philosophy of training in medical laboratory sciences are to:

a) Provide sound academic and professional background for the production of Medical Laboratory Scientists who would be capable of working anywhere in Nigeria.

b) Produce Medical Laboratory Scientists who would satisfy internationally recognisable standards and who could undertake further training towards specialisation.

c) Produce Medical
Laboratory Scientists with sufficient management ability to play a leadership
role and entrepreneurship in employing others, establishing self, and also in
training and general practice of laboratory sciences.

2.2 Aims and Objectives

The
main aims of the bachelor honours degree programme in Medical laboratory
sciences are to:

i) instil in
students a sense of enthusiasm for the profession; an appreciation of its
application in different contexts (in areas such as general medicine, food and
beverages, pharmaceutical industries, utility departments e.g. water
corporations; research institutions, etc).

ii) involve the students in an
intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning, studying and research.

iii) provide
students with a broad and balanced foundation of medical laboratory knowledge
and practical skills; performing effectively in clinical diagnostic services,
academics and quality assurance; and function independently or in collaboration
with other members of the health team in the care of individuals and groups at
all levels of health care.

iv) develop in
students, the ability to apply their medical laboratory knowledge and skills to
the solution of theoretical and practical problems in laboratory medicine.

v) develop in students through an education in medical laboratory sciences, a range of transferable skills of value in medical and non-medical employment.

vi) provide students with a knowledge and skills base from which they can proceed to further studies in specialised areas involving medical sciences.

vii) to generate in students, an appreciation
of the importance of medical laboratory sciences in an industrial, economic, environmental, health and social
context.

viii) generate
students with the ability to produce biological and diagnostic reagents as well
as being able to fabricate and maintain laboratory equipment.

ix) empower
graduates of Medical Laboratory Sciences with skills that will enable them
engage in income yielding ventures.

3.0 Learning Outcomes

Competencies
and Skills
At bachelors
honours level, graduates are expected to have acquired a wide range of
abilities and skills; including:
Medical
laboratory sciences related cognitive abilities and skills relating to
intellectual tasks, including problem solving.
Medical
laboratory related practical skills i.e. relating to the conduct of laboratory
research/work.
Transferable
skills that may be developed in the context of laboratory medicine and are of a
general nature and applicable in many other contexts.
Abilities

The main abilities and skills are as follows:

(i) Laboratory medicine-related
cognitive abilities and skills.

Ability to
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts,
principles and theories relating to the subject areas identified above.
Ability to apply
such knowledge and understanding to the solution of qualitative and
quantitative problems in medical laboratory sciences – both of a familiar and
unfamiliar nature.
Ability to
recognise and analyse novel problems and plan strategies for their solution.
Skills in the
evaluation development, interpretation and analysis of laboratory results,
researches and data, by having an advanced grip and knowledge of information
technology.
Ability to
implement good laboratory practice standards.
Skills in
presenting scientific materials and arguments clearly and correctly in writing
and orally to different audiences.
Computation and
data processing skills relating to laboratory information and data.
Ability to
evaluate his or her own desires and prospects for a career as an entrepreneur
and select his/her own business.

(ii) Medical
Laboratory Practice Skills

Skills in safe
handling of laboratory materials, taking into account specific and potential
hazards
Skills required
for the conduct of standard laboratory procedures involved in analytical and
diagnostic work.
Competence in
planning, design and execution of practical investigation from the problem
recognition stage through to the evaluation and appraisal of results and
findings – i.e. also including the ability to select appropriate techniques and
procedures.
Skills to
operate standard laboratory instrumentation such as that used for laboratory
investigations.
Ability to
interpret data derived from laboratory investigations in terms of their
significance.
Ability to
conduct risk assessments concerning some laboratory reagents and procedures.

(iii) Transferable
Skills

Communication
skills (both written and oral).
Problem-solving
skills, numeracy and computational skills – including qualitative and
quantitative information extending to conditions where evaluations have to be
made on the basis of limited information, including error analysis, correct use
of units and modes of data presentation.
Information
retrieval skill e.g. on-line computer searches, also other information sources;
other information technology skills–word processing; data logging and storage,
internet communication.
Interpersonal
skills, fine management and organizational skills – relating to the ability to
interact with others and to engage in team-working, ability to plan and
implement efficient and effective modes of working.
Study
skills needed for continuing professional development (CPD).

(c) Behavioural Attitudes

Graduate
of this programme would have been well equipped with sound professional ethics
for the profession of Medical Laboratory Sciences including good reputation and
fulfilment of professional role with integrity; refraining from its misuse to
the detriment of patients particularly in respect to health and safety as well
as information confidentiality and general responsibility; discipline and the
use of reason, personal relationships – inter and intra professional; Act of
good faith, value judgment, skill and care, with well-being of patients. Graduate
of this programme shall be conscientious in all his undertakings.

4.0 Admission and Graduation Requirements

To
be admitted into the B.MLS programme the candidate must meet these entry
requirements. There are three different pathways by which candidates can be
admitted into the programmes in the discipline: the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation (UTME), the Direct Entry, and Inter-University Transfer.

4.1.1 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

The minimum academic requirement is
credit level passes in five subjects at Senior Secondary School Examination
(SSCE); including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
at not more than two (2) sittings and an acceptable pass mark at the Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the year.

4.1.2 Direct Entry

Candidate seeking admission through
this mode should in addition to the UTME requirements possess:

a) Medical
Laboratory Technician (MLT) certificate being awarded by Medical Laboratory
Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN).

b) Higher School
Certificates or Advanced Level of General Certificate Examination or its
equivalent with credit in Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Zoology.

c) An acceptable
First Degree in relevant Biological Science Disciplines such as Microbiology,
Physiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry and Zoology; as may be approved by the
Senate.

d) Higher National
Diploma (HND) in related field, as may be approved by the Senate.

e) Candidates with
relevant prerequisites may transfer from another programme of this university
to the BMLS programme; as may be approved by the Senate.

4.1.3 Inter-University Transfer Mode

Students can be transferred/admitted
into 200-Level courses provided they have the relevant qualifications and the
requisite CGPA.

5.0
Programme Duration

The duration of this course is five (5) academic sessions for UTME candidates and four (4) academic sessions for the Direct Entry candidates, with mandatory laboratory postings during semester brakes.

Staff
List

Academic Staff List

S/N	Picture	Name	Qualifications	Status	Area of Specialization	Status
1		Dr O G Adeosun	Ph.D, FMLSCN	Senior Lecturer	Chemical Pathology and Immunology	Sabbatical (HOD)
2		Dr. Taofeeq Oduola	Ph. D, FMLSCN	Assoc. Professor	Chemical Pathology and Immunology	Adjunct
3		Dr A A Abubakar	Ph.D, FMLSCN	Assoc Professor	Public Health Parasitology	Adjunct
4		Dr. A. O. Hassan	Ph. D, FMLSCN	Assoc. Professor	Medical Microbiology and Parasitology	Adjunct
5		Dr. M. A. Muhibi	Ph.D, FMLSCN	Associate Professor	Haematology and Blood Group Serology	Adjunct
6		Dr Yetunde Obiaze	Ph.D, AMLSCN	Senior Lecturer	Haematology and Blood Transfusion Science	Tenure
7		Dr. T. D. Adeniyi	M.Sc, Ph.D	Senior Lecturer	Histopathology and Neuroscience	Tenure
8		Dr. A. T. Ogundajo	Ph.D, FMLSCN	Lecturer I	Clinical Chemistry	Tenure
9		Mr. L. O. Olatunbosun	BMLS, MSc	Lecturer I	Haematology and Molecular biology	Tenure
10		Mr Lukman Yunus	M Sc, FMLSCN	Lecturer II	Histopathology and Cytopathology	Tenure
11		Mr Toyeeb Mohammed	BMLS, MSc	Lecturer II	Medical Microbiology and Parasitology	Tenure
12		Mr. S. A. Yakub	BMLS, MSc	Lecturer II	Chemical Pathology and Immunology	Tenure

9.2 Technical
Staff

S/N	Picture	Name	Qualifications	Rank
1		Mr. Tajudeen Oyetunji	FMLSCN, MPA, AMLSCN	Assistant Chief Medical Laboratory Scientist
2		Mr Abdul Ganiy Nuryn	AMLSCN, BMLS, M Sc	Principal Medical Laboratory Scientist
3		Mr Waheed Moshood	AMLSCN, BMLS, M Sc	Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist
4.		Mr Mustapha Ogundeji	AMLSCN, PGD, M Sc	Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist
5.		Mr Rahman Kehinde Ariwoola	AMLSCN, BMLS	Medical Laboratory Scientist I
6.		Mr. M. A. Oyenike	BMLS, MS.c	Principal Medical Laboratory Scientist

9.3 Administrative Staff

1		Mr. Muzbaudeen K. Bolaji	HND Lib. & Infr. Sci.	Confidential Secretary
2		Mr. Sodiq Adedoyin	O. Level	Clerical Officer