The NUAHP president specifically accused medical doctors and pathologists of doing short courses to practise as medical scientists, putting the jobs of trained medical scientists at risk. Ogbonna added, “The judgements revolve around the issue of autonomy for medical laboratory scientists. In the hospitals, we have medical laboratory scientists who get samples from patients, doing the tests and getting the results. This group is encroaching into the activities and the work of medical laboratory scientists. READ ALSO: In my final year, my husband in 100 Level proposed to me – Prof Babalola, VC, Chrisland“The medical laboratory scientists approached a court and the court ruled that only medical laboratory scientists are trained to man laboratories and roll out results.

Source: Punch June 30, 2019 00:45 UTC