{"id":1134,"date":"2022-08-01T18:33:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/basicmedical\/?page_id=1134"},"modified":"2022-08-29T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T12:01:32","slug":"about-department-of-medical-microbiology-parasitology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1134","title":{"rendered":"About Department of Medical Microbiology &#038; Parasitology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1134\" class=\"elementor elementor-1134\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a58e399 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a58e399\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d1fee6b\" data-id=\"4d1fee6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158848d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"158848d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department of Medical Microbiology &amp; Parasitology<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cafb08e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cafb08e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67744e44\" data-id=\"67744e44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-780aa66f\" data-id=\"780aa66f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe03f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fe03f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome Note\u200b<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b751c4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b751c4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57204700\" data-id=\"57204700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9e8000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d9e8000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/default-avatar.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prof. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d67b9c\" data-id=\"37d67b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6638399f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6638399f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Department provides a core training platform for Medical and Dental undergraduate students at the 300-Level programme where they rotate through three units namely: Virology\/Immunology, Parasitology and Bacteriology\/Mycology. Apart from teaching the Medical and Dental students for whom the College of Medicine was initially founded, the Department is heavily involved in the teaching of Postgraduate students since the establishment of the School of Postgraduate Studies of the University of Lagos in 1982. So far, we have graduated over 500 Master of Science (M.Sc.)\u00a0degree holders and over40 Ph.D\u00a0candidates. Today, we contribute to the training of several categories of students including Nurses and Midwives, Medical Laboratory Scientists, Science Laboratory Technologists, as well as professional candidates such as Public Health Officers, Public Health Doctors (Masters Degree), Fellows of the National Postgraduate Medical College and The West African College of Physicians. We also have administrative and Technical staff who are the supporting staff in the Department.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Students from other Universities undergo industrial training in the Department, along with students from the main campus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f373df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f373df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34df9a91\" data-id=\"34df9a91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"710c4dea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-321793c1\" data-id=\"321793c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1423d48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1423d48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7437ad3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7437ad3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6888ec86\" data-id=\"6888ec86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220b9d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"220b9d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Programme<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-658663a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"658663a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4491c821\" data-id=\"4491c821\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77433f9a\" data-id=\"77433f9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9cbe2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9cbe2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bab3f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bab3f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postgraduate Academic Programme<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f91bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f91bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department offers Postgraduate programmes leading to M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D degrees in:<\/p><ol><li>Medical Microbiology.<\/li><li>Medical Parasitology.<\/li><\/ol><p>The objectives of the programmes are to provide intensive training in Medical Bacteriology, Medical Parasitology, Medical Mycology, Medical Virology and Immunology leading to the award of postgraduate degrees (M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D) in Medical Microbiology or Medical Parasitology.<\/p><p><strong>GENERAL COURSE CONTENT:<\/strong><\/p><p>Our taught courses are in five major areas. These are:<\/p><ul><li>Bacteriology (bacteria of medical importance).<\/li><li>Medical Parasitology (parasites and entomology of medical importance).<\/li><li>Mycology (fungi of medical importance).<\/li><li>Immunology (host immune response to infection, immunopathology of infection, immune diseases, vaccines, immunodiagnosisetc).<\/li><li>Virology (viruses of medical importance).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Degree Awarded<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc.)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>A, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Medical Microbiology.<\/p><p>B, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Medical Parasitology<\/p><p>(a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Admission Requirements:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Medical Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology and Immunology Options)<\/strong>. The programme is opened to graduates with good honours degree from the University of Lagos or other accredited Universities in Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science, Cell Biology and Genetics, Biology, Medicine (MBBS) and Veterinary Medicine (DVM) with a heavy bias towards the appropriate area in which the student wishes to obtain the M.Sc. degree.<\/li><li><strong>Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Medical Parasitology.<\/strong>\u00a0The programme is opened to graduates with good honours degree from the University of Lagos or other accredited Universitiesin Microbiology, Zoology, Applied Entomology\/Parasitology, Medical Laboratory Science, Cell Biology and Genetics, Biology, Medicine (MBBS) and Veterinary Medicine (DVM) with a heavy bias towards the appropriate area in which the student wishes to obtain the M.Sc. degree.<\/li><\/ol><p>(b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Degree Requirements<\/strong><\/p><p>To obtain an M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology or Medical Parasitology, candidate<\/p><p>Must satisfy a minimum of 26 units made up as follows:<\/p><ol><li>20 units of the compulsory courses and 6 units from the optional courses<\/li><\/ol><p>ii\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Satisfy all other requirements as stipulated in the regulations of the School\u00a0 of Postgraduate Studies.<\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (M.Phil)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/p><p>The M. Phil programme shall be opened to candidates having:<\/p><ol><li>A bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent in Microbiology\/Parasitology with a minimum<\/li><\/ol><p>of\u00a0\u00a0 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0class (Upper).<\/p><ol><li>ii. An M.Sc. or equivalent in Medical Microbiology or Medical Parasitology.<\/li><\/ol><p>iii. Candidate for M.Philprogramme may be required to satisfy the Department in a selection process.<\/p><p><strong>Degree Requirements<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Satisfy a minimum of 30 units made up as follows:-<\/li><\/ol><p>12 units of compulsory courses<\/p><p>12 units from the optional courses<\/p><p>6 units of the \u201cResearch Seminars\u201d courses at the 900-level<\/p><ol><li>Satisfy all other existing requirements as stipulated in the regulations of the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School of Postgraduate Studies.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) in Medical Microbiology or Medical Parasitology.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>(a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Admission Requirements:<\/strong><\/p><p>(i)\u00a0\u00a0 The Ph.Dprogramme is opened to candidates having an M.Sc., M.Phil or equivalent in\u00a0 Medical Microbiology and Parasitology.<\/p><p>(ii)\u00a0 Candidates for the Ph.DProgramme may be required to satisfy the Department in\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a selection process.<\/p><p>(b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Degree Requirements:<\/strong><\/p><p>To obtain a Ph.D.degree in Medical Microbiology or Medical Parasitology, candidate must:<\/p><p>( i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Satisfy a minimum of 12 units Research Seminars\u201d at the 950- level.<\/p><p>(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Satisfy all other requirements as stipulated in the regulations of the<\/p><p>School of Postgraduate Studies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315bbab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315bbab2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fb515cc\" data-id=\"3fb515cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cc18e83\" data-id=\"3cc18e83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Medical Microbiology &amp; Parasitology Welcome Note\u200b Prof. The Department provides a core training platform for Medical and Dental undergraduate students at the 300-Level programme<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1134"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1290,"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1134\/revisions\/1290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basmed.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}