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DEMOGRAPHICS OF COLLABORATORS INVESTIGATING THE NIGERIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL INTERNS: A MEDICAL INTERNSHIP TRAINING IN NIGERIA (MINTING) STUDY COLLABORATION

Authors

C. Eze1, V.C. Eguogwu1, K.I. Egbuchulem2, I.S. Ojo1, C. Iheme1, M. Okor1, S. Alawode1, R. Ogunleye1, N. Alozie1, B.C. Obiora1 , T. Olatokun1, C. Obere1, P.O. Awoyomi3, K.K. Onyekweli4, P.E. Nkereuwem5, O.O. Adesina6M, MJ Abulrazaq7 ,A.A. Isiaka8, A.B. Magaji9, C.E. Ofoha9, J.U. Mukoro1, J. Negedu9, A.P. Omoloye10, F.I. Olapade6, E.O. Soyinka11, G.C. Edeh12, U.V. Ugwu13, S.I. Okogu13, M.D. Ogwuike9, M.O. Surakat1 A.O. Adedire9, F.C. Chukwu14, O.E. Babalola1, E.O. Nwoye15, M.C. Nwokolo1, R.B. Chima-Kalu1, C. Onwurah1, A.T. Adegboyega1, S.O. Oluwalana1, C.J Ezenwobi4, T.N.Agbo9, A.O. Afolayan8, S.O. Lawal3, C.H. Obodozie16, O.O. Omitoyin17, U.A. Iwuajoku1, J.A. Sadiku18, O.O. Akintola19 , P.O. Ogungbayi17, O.M. Bamigboye20, H.D. Ogundipe2, H.E. Akachuku21, R.O. Akinyemi22, O.A. Mokuolu23, O.S. Ogah24, D.I. Olulana2, O.S. Ilesanmi25, I. Adeagbo26 on behalf of House Officers Research Collaboration Network (HRCN)

Correspondents

Dr. I.S Ojo
House Officer, Rotating through,
Department of Surgery,
University College Hospital,
Ibadan, Oyo State.
Email: iyanuloluwaojo7@gmail.com

Affiliation of Authors

Department, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State.
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State.
Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja.
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos State.
Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State.
State Hospital Abeokuta, Ogun State.
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State.
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State.
Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State.
State Hospital Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Edo State.
Hospital Management Board, Oyo State.
Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State.
Department of Orthopaedics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Department of Neurology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Department of Paediatrics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Regional Programme Lead, West Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria
Research Officer, AIPM and MINTING Study Collaborative.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The internship period is a peculiar time in a doctor’s career, and some have described it as a “nuisance year” during which the junior doctor assumes many roles at the same time. Junior doctors especially house officers are faced with many unique challenges; this is even more pronounced in poor resource settings like Nigeria. This study aimed to unravel and improve understanding of the challenges faced by medical and dental interns in Nigeria.

Methodology:A nine-member House officers Research and Statistics Committee (HRSC) was immediately set up to include three senior colleagues – Senior Registrars and Registrar. To carry out her responsibility efficiently the committee created the House Officers Research Collaboration Network (HRCN), a 103- member team comprising medical and dental interns from across Nigeria under a collaborative – Medical INternship Training in Nigeria (MINTING) study.

Result: Out of a total of the 103 House Officers Research Collaboration Network, 80 of them participated in this survey giving a 78% response rate.

Ten of the intern Collaborators had additional qualification and seven of them had BSc as an initial degree. About 66 % of the Collaborators have never authored any publication. Of the 27 that have published an article; three collaborators are said to have published 15, 13, 16 articles respectively. Male collaborators where more likely to have published at least one article in the past. Thirty one of the 80 Collaborators have never been in a research collaborative group prior to this MINTING collaborative.

Conclusion: This commentary is set out to describe in detail Nigerian House Officers initiative in terms of the structure, functions, operational modalities, and to investigate the demographics of the HRCN collaborators which showed that over two third of collaborators have never authored any publication and about a third of them have never been involved in collaborative research. We also believe the findings will serve as policy guide and benchmark in training the critical medical health force.

 

Keywords: House officer, Housemanship, Intern, Junior doctors, Nigerian, Research, Trainee

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