About Medicine

What Is Medicine?
Medicine is the science and practice dedicated to maintaining health, preventing disease, diagnosing medical conditions, and providing effective treatment. It combines scientific knowledge, clinical expertise, and compassionate care to improve the lives of individuals and communities.

Why Medicine Matter

Medicine plays a vital role in society by:
- Preventing diseases through education and vaccination.
- Diagnosing illnesses using modern medical techniques
- Treating injuries and diseases with evidence-based care
- Promoting healthier lives and improving life expectancy

Major Medical Specialties

- General practitioner (GP): they provide primary healthcare and treat common illnesses.
- Surgeon: performs operations to treat diseases and injuries.
- Paediatrician: specializes in healthcare for children.
- Cardiologist: treats diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
- Neurologist: diagnoses and treats disorders of the brain and nervous system.
- Obstetrician & gynaecologist (OB-GYN): provide healthcare for women, including pregnancy and childbirth.

Our Mission

At Medstart, our mission is to make knowledge clear, accessible, and engaging for everyone by introducing the fundamentals of medicine in an informative and inspiring way.

Medical Specialization

How To Become a Medical Specialist in Nigeria

Becoming a medical specialist in Nigeria is a long rewarding journey that requires dedication, discipline, and year of a training. Every specialist, whether a surgeon, paediatrician, cardiologist, or neurologist, follows a similar part before choosing a specific field.

STEP 1: Complete secondary school

Obtain at least five credits in WAEC or NECO, including English language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and physics. also at least 260 and above in JAMB.

STEP 2: Earn an MBBS or MBChB Degree

If u meet the admission requirement of an accredited university offering medicine and you gain admission, study medicine for approximately 6years and gain your degree

STEP 3 : Complete Housemanship

After graduation, complete a one-year internship (housemanship) in an accredited hospital under the supervision of experienced doctors.

STEP 4: Complete NYSC

NYSC is a compulsory one-year programme for most Nigerian graduate. Medical doctors complete it after housemanship, gaining practical experience before specialist training.

STEP 5: Choose a Specialty

Select a specialty such as General Surgery, paediatrics, internal medicine obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedic surgery, cardiology, neurology, or another recongnised field .

STEP 6: Pass the Primary Examination

sit for and pass the primary examination conducted by the appropriate postgraduate medical college(eg WACS). Thus examination tests your knowledge of basic medical sciences relevant to your chosen specialty.

STEP 7: Begin Residency Training

Enter a residency programme in your chosen specialty, where u receive several years of training in accredited hospitals.

Health Facts

Did you know?

Your bones are stronger than concrete: gram for gram, bone can withstand more pressure than concrete.
The liver is the only major internal organ that can regenerate. It can regrow much of its lost tissue if part of it is removed.
Your heart beats about 100,000 times everyday, pumping around 7,500 litres of blood throughout your body.
Every second, your body produces about 2.4 million red blood cells to replace old ones.
Your brain can generate enough electricity to power a small LED bulb. This comes from the electrical signals sent between billions of nerve cells.
The cornea of the eye receives oxygen directly from the air, making it the only tissue in the human body without blood vessels.
Your DNA is astonishingly long. If the DNA from all the cells in one human body were stretched end to end, it would reach billions of kilometres, far beyond the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Babies are born with about 270 bones, but adults have only 206 because some bones fuse together as they.
Your brain uses 20% of your body's oxygen, despite making up only about 2% of your body weight.
You shed around 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every minute, meaning much of the dust in your home contains tiny amount of human skin

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