Lagos State University College of Medicine

Lagos State University College of Medicine
Type Public
Established February 9, 1992 (1992-02-09)
Parent institution
 Lagos State University
Administrative staff
 500
Undergraduates 600
Location Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Campus Urban
Nickname Harvard of Africa
Website www.lasucom.edu.ng

The College of Medicine of the Lagos State University popularly known as LASUCOM is one of the top College of Medicine in Nigeria.[1][2] The college is located within the structure of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. It was established in 1999 under the administration of Col.Mohammed Buba Marwa who donated the building known as Ayinke House to the School and others. The college started with training medical student that led to the award of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB;BS) Degree and expanded to other programmes such as Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Nursing Science (BN.Sc), Bachelor of Science, Physiology (B.Sc. Physiology)and postgraduate programmes in Physiology, Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry and Public Health.

It currently has four faculties, the faculty of Basic medical sciences, the faculty of Basic Clinical sciences, the faculty of Clinical sciences and the faculty of Dentistry.

LASUCOM is also to be the fastest growing College of Medicine in Nigeria.[3][4]

Past Provost

  • Prof. Wole Alakija

Provost LASUCOM 1999-July 2004

  • Prof. Aba Omotunde Sagoe

Provost LASUCOM Aug 2003-Feb 2006

Provost LASUCOM March 2006-Feb 2010

  • Prof. B.O. Osinusi

Provost LASUCOM March 2010-Feb 2012

  • Prof. Olumuyiwa O. Odusanya

Provost LASUCOM March 2012-Feb 2014

  • Prof. Gbadebo O. G. Awosanya

Provost LASUCOM March 2014-Feb 2016

References

  1. ↑ "About LASUCOM". 1 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "LASUCOM can rank among Africa's best – Lagos lawmaker". 1 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "About LASUCOM". 1 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "LASUCOM: Provost raises alarm over medical capital flight". 1 December 2016.

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