The Faculty of Clinical Sciences is the flagship of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) and is located within the serene environment of the College in Idi Araba, Lagos State. The Faculty was upgraded to the current designation from the original status of School of Clinical Sciences by the approval of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos at its meeting held on the 25th of November 2009, in line with the collegiate system recommended by the National Universities Commission. The conversion occurred under the tenure of the past Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Tolu Odugbemi, PNMC, OON, NNOM, FAS and the past Provost of CMUL, Prof. ‘Wole Atoyebi, Historically thus, the origins of the Faculty date back to the establishment of the Medical School which was inaugurated by the passage of the University of Lagos Act in 1962 by the Federal Parliament (re designation the College of Medicine in March 1967). Since its inception, the Faculty has graduated several thousands of students from its various academic programs and is a significant contributor to the healthcare industry pool of employable high-quality graduates.

The Faculty is the largest of the faculties in the College and is comprised of 14 departments as follows: Dept. of Anaesthesia, Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Dept. of Community Health and Primary Care, Dept. of Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Dept. of Medicine, Dept. of Nursing Sciences, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Dept. of Paediatrics, Dept. of Physiotherapy, Dept. of Psychiatry, Dept. of Radiation Biology Radiotherapy &Radiodiagnosis, Dept. of Radiography and Dept of Surgery. However, with the current approval by senate and council of the University of Lagos for the creation of additional faculties, the faculty of Clinical Sciences now has nine clinical departments which includes: Dept. of Anaesthesia, Dept. of Community Health and Primary Care, Dept. of Medicine, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Dept. of Paediatrics, Dept. of Psychiatry, Dept. of Radiation Biology Radiotherapy &Radiodiagnosis, and Dept of Surgery.

RESEARCH

The Faculty has over 180 full time academic staff distributed on her various Departments.  The main thrust of the faculty is in teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate) and research and these are galvanized by the diverse expertise of its academic staff supported by the professionalism of the Non-Teaching staff. The range of academic program offered by the faculty includes the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS). Bachelor’s degrees in the professional fields of Physiotherapy, Radiography and Nursing Sciences are now to be exclusive to the Faculty of Health Professionals. In addition, under the auspices of the School of Postgraduate Studies of The University and Medilag Consult, several other academic program such as Master’s degrees in Public Health (MPH), Postgraduate Diploma in Anaesthesia and Certificate Courses in various clinical discipline are available. The various departments are also involved in providing elective support for degree programs in other faculties within the University. Curriculum content is strategically delivered through didactic lectures, Interactive, seminars, and small group tutorial using current teaching methods and technology. A new curriculum based on the NUC approved CCMAS/SPICCES  (Student Centered, Problem based, Integrated Competency – based, Community – Oriented, Electives and Systematic Curriculum) has been approved by the Senate of the University for the MBBS program and is currently in use.  The review of Curricula of other courses in the Faculty based on the CCMAS has been completed.  The aim of this reviews is to position our products in advantageous position in the ever evolving and competitive local and global market.

There is strong bonding and mutual understanding between the Faculty and her sister organization, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where training of clinical students of the Faculty takes place. The Faculty has completed MOUs with highly rated private medical training centers across Lagos State to enhance Medical student exposures and training opportunities. The clinical exposure is enhanced by the availability of cutting edge diagnostics and therapeutics facilities in these hospitals, departmental research laboratories, and the central research laboratory of the College.

In addition, the Faculty provides the majority of clinical consultant staff for the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), and is also a significant source of specialist expert for the nation and the West African sub-region and several African and international organization including the United Nations and the World Health Organization. The Faculty also serves as the backbone of the two postgraduate training in the clinical specialties by providing expertise and hosting training and examination for the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African. Postgraduate Medical College. Research within the Faculty is anchored on the ethics of good clinical and laboratory practice, with emphasis on multidisciplinary research applicable to the practice environment. Consequently, several researchers within the faculty are engaged in collaborative research that has resulted in clinically relevant innovations and global recognition.

Community-based learning is also a composite part of the undergraduate curriculum and is enhanced by the availability of community outreaches administered by the Teaching Hospital, and linkages with second tier and tertiary hospitals in which the faculty has associate lecturers supervising student’s rotations.

Furthermore, the Faculty Journal (Journal of Clinical Sciences) which was conceived by a past Dean of the Faculty, Prof. A. E. Ohwovoriole, publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts with a clinical focus.