Healthcare Education in Nigeria

This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the training of health professionals in Nigeria, looking back to how health care education has evolved in the country over time, before investigating new and emerging trends. The book begins with a discussion of the fundamentals of health care education, the art of teaching health care students, and modeling professionalism in health care. The book highlights the work of pioneer Nigerian health care academics, and explores the administration of health care education at departmental level. Finally, it highlights the role of elite Nigerian health care academics in the diaspora, chronicles contemporary challenges in health care education, and makes recommendations for reform. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners working on health care education in Africa.

Joseph A. Balogun is a Distinguished University Professor at the College of Health Sciences, Chicago State University, USA, and Emeritus Professor of Physiotherapy and Associate Director of Research Development and Innovation at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria.

1. The Fundamentals of Healthcare Education 2. The Art of Teaching in Healthcare Education 3. Teaching and Modeling Professionalism in Health Professions 4. Administration of Healthcare Education Departments 5. The Evolution of Healthcare Education in Nigeria 6. Pioneer Nigerian Healthcare Academicians 7. Emerging Paradigms in Nigeria's Healthcare Education 8. Contemporary Challenges in Nigeria's Healthcare Education System 9. Reforming Nigerian's Healthcare Education System 10. Elite Nigerian Healthcare Academics in Diaspora