Minister approves recruitment of 34 resident doctors for federal capital territory hospitals

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance healthcare delivery in Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Penpushing reports that this was disclosed in a press statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, explaining that the 34 doctors would be the first batch of 60 medical doctors approved for residency training in eight specialties in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration hospitals.

The statement pointed out that five out of the 34 doctors would work in the psychiatric department, four in internal medicine and one in general surgery, while others would comprise one in anesthesiology, eight in family medicine, six in ophthalmology and nine in obstetrics and gynaecology.

“This is the first time this is being done outside employees of the Health Management Board, thereby, giving doctors more opportunity and bringing more competent hands into healthcare delivery in the FCT’, the statement reads.

Penpushing further reports that Olayinka added that the remaining 26 doctors would be recruited in due course by the in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration Civil Service Commission.

The statement added that the 26 doctors would comprise one for psychiatry department, four for internal medicine, eight for general surgery, five in anesthesiology, and eight paediatrics.

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