MDCN Exam case studies
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The MDCN Assessment Examination is the assessment route administered by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, the body whose stated mission is "To regulate the practice of Medicine, Dentistry and Alternative Medicine in the most efficient manner that safeguards best healthcare delivery for Nigerians." The exam is relevant to doctors and dental surgeons who must demonstrate fitness before proceeding through the Council's registration and licensing pathways, which the MDCN portal lists as provisional registration, full registration, temporary/limited registration, annual licence, life licence, certificate of good standing and change of name. Candidates access it through the Council's online "application for assessment examination" portal, and outcomes are published as pass lists - the MDCN homepage carries a news item titled "October 2026 assessment examination pass list released." Because the MDCN publishes no item count, duration, pass mark or fee on the material available here, this guide does not invent them. The MDCN Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,722 words.
1Foreign-Trained Graduate Asked to Cover Night Calls Before MDCN Registration
Amina Bello graduated with an MBBS from a university in Ukraine in June 2023 and returned to Lagos in January 2024. She holds her degree certificate, academic transcript, a certificate of good standing from the Ukrainian regulator, and a letter from her former clinical supervisor.
776 words, about 4 min2Referral Kickbacks, Social Media Marketing and an Identifiable Patient
Chinedu Okonkwo is a consultant general surgeon at a private hospital in Enugu. For two years he has paid Dr.
766 words, about 4 min3Accreditation Visit to a New Private Medical School with Four Cadavers
A proprietor plans to open a private medical school in a North Central state. The first intake is 60 students.
749 words, about 4 min4CPD Audit Three Weeks Before Licence Renewal
Halima Bello is a medical officer in a state hospital in Kano. Her Annual Practising Licence expires on 31 December.
700 words, about 4 min5Housemanship at an Unapproved Hospital with No Consultant Surgeon
Sani Musa began a one-year housemanship at Sunrise Specialist Hospital, a private 45-bed hospital in Kaduna, in January. The hospital is not approved by MDCN for housemanship.
731 words, about 4 min