00894nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002100058100001200079700001500091245005100106520058900157022001400746       2022                            d  bElsevier BV10aGeneral Medicine1 aNaidu T1 aAbimbola S00aHow medical education holds back health equity3 a<p>The first medical school in Nigeria was founded in 1948 as part of University College Ibadan. Its curriculum, modelled on that of the University of London in the UK, was not designed for Nigerians—neither was its sparkling teaching hospital. The alternative would have been to centre equity-promoting primary health care tailored to diverse local needs and built on Indigenous health systems, knowledge, and social organisation. Nigeria's first medical school was a colonial edifice, as were many medical schools founded by colonial governments across Africa and elsewhere.</p>
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