KWASU Achieves Milestone as MDCN Grants Preclinical Accreditation for Medical Programme

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria MDCN has granted accreditation of Kwara State University, Malete's, preclinical programme.

The team lead and Deputy Registrar of the MDCN, Dr. Nnaemeka Nwakama made the pronouncement during the exit briefing of the accreditation exercise on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the KWASU Business School, Ilorin.

The accreditation team commended the synergy and camaraderie between Kwara State University, Malete, and Kwara State University Teaching Hospital. 

The team lead noted that the medical programme was highly capital and human resource intensive, and the institutions must continue to invest to ensure that the medical school grows and sustains its status as a recognised institution. 

The Commissioner of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam expressed the appreciation of the Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON, noting that the report by the team showed the role played by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria as sanctifing the profession and encouraging the growth of medical education.

The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, expressed great joy at the result of the exercise and appreciated the thoroughness of the process, pledging to work towards addressing all areas noted for improvement.

This accreditation of preclinicals allows 300 level students of medicine and surgery in KWASU to proceed to the clinical year after taking their 1st professional examination.

Dr. Saeedat Aliyu

Ag. Director, University Relations