Microbiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>

Microbiology has developed as an important field of scientific training in Nigeria over the years. It is one of the early scientific fields introduced to the country. It has contributed to the development of the scientific identity of the country, through training of personnel and applications aimed...

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Autor principal:	Abdulwaheed Aishat
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2019
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d8c2a35e0e3044ad91e87639345ceeac2021-11-15T15:04:15ZMicrobiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>10.1128/jmbe.v20i1.15951935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/d8c2a35e0e3044ad91e87639345ceeac2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v20i1.1595https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Microbiology has developed as an important field of scientific training in Nigeria over the years. It is one of the early scientific fields introduced to the country. It has contributed to the development of the scientific identity of the country, through training of personnel and applications aimed at addressing microbial diseases that present a public health concern. Recent diseases, especially of microbial origin, have however exposed the poor state of microbiology in Nigeria. Recurrent but avoidable infectious diseases such as diarrhea and cholera have led to the loss of several lives. Although the situation is complex, at least some of these shortcomings could be compensated for by enhancing the quality of training delivered to future microbiologists and related healthcare professionals and educators. An analysis of microbiology curricula in Nigerian institutions compared with those of developed countries identified several gaps. Although inadequacy in training resources, expert faculty, and funding are well recognized, it is believed that several of these training gaps could be addressed through innovative educational approaches. In this paper, I discuss how key microbiology education weaknesses in the Nigerian context could be overcome using modern, low-cost educational tools that are accessible even in the face of existing institutional challenges. Topics such as molecular cloning and PCR are discussed, together with how specific virtual classroom and related internet-based tools can be applied to teach these topics in resource-limited contexts. This paper should therefore be relevant to microbiology educators in most developing countries.Abdulwaheed AishatAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2019)
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description	Microbiology has developed as an important field of scientific training in Nigeria over the years. It is one of the early scientific fields introduced to the country. It has contributed to the development of the scientific identity of the country, through training of personnel and applications aimed at addressing microbial diseases that present a public health concern. Recent diseases, especially of microbial origin, have however exposed the poor state of microbiology in Nigeria. Recurrent but avoidable infectious diseases such as diarrhea and cholera have led to the loss of several lives. Although the situation is complex, at least some of these shortcomings could be compensated for by enhancing the quality of training delivered to future microbiologists and related healthcare professionals and educators. An analysis of microbiology curricula in Nigerian institutions compared with those of developed countries identified several gaps. Although inadequacy in training resources, expert faculty, and funding are well recognized, it is believed that several of these training gaps could be addressed through innovative educational approaches. In this paper, I discuss how key microbiology education weaknesses in the Nigerian context could be overcome using modern, low-cost educational tools that are accessible even in the face of existing institutional challenges. Topics such as molecular cloning and PCR are discussed, together with how specific virtual classroom and related internet-based tools can be applied to teach these topics in resource-limited contexts. This paper should therefore be relevant to microbiology educators in most developing countries.
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title	Microbiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>
title_short	Microbiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>
title_full	Microbiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>
title_fullStr	Microbiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>
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Microbiology Education in Nigeria: Common Training Deficits Could Be Addressed with Modern Educational Tools<sup>†</sup>

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