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Filter through undergraduate medical degrees, professional nursing diplomas, and combat surgical fellowships. Inspect statutory MDCN milestones, military commissioning ranks, and clinical hospital rotations.

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MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)

Degree

6 Years Full-Time Residential Cadetship

MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)

The premier defense medical education track producing combat-ready medical officers capable of delivering advanced hospital trauma care, damage control resuscitation, and tri-service force health protection.

Commission: Lieutenant (Nigerian Army) / Sub-Lieutenant (Nigerian Navy) / Flying Officer (Nigerian Air Force)

Licensing: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)

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BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery & Combat Maxillofacial Care)

Degree

6 Years Full-Time Residential Cadetship

BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery & Combat Maxillofacial Care)

Specialized military dental and maxillofacial surgical training focused on complex facial blast injuries, mandibular fractures, restorative dentistry, and forensic odontological identification in armed conflict.

Commission: Lieutenant / Sub-Lieutenant / Flying Officer

Licensing: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)

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B.NSc (Bachelor of Nursing Science & Tactical Trauma)

Degree

5 Years Full-Time Residential Cadetship

B.NSc (Bachelor of Nursing Science & Tactical Trauma)

Educating elite military nursing officers equipped with high-fidelity critical care skills, trauma ward leadership, triage management, and aeromedical casualty evacuation capabilities.

Commission: Lieutenant / Sub-Lieutenant / Flying Officer

Licensing: Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN)

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B.MLS (Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science & Biodefense)

Degree

5 Years Full-Time Residential Cadetship

B.MLS (Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science & Biodefense)

Prepares officer scientists to operate frontline diagnostic laboratories, mobile biodefense surveillance centers, and combat field blood banks under active military operations.

Commission: Lieutenant / Sub-Lieutenant / Flying Officer

Licensing: Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN)

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B.Rad (Bachelor of Radiography & Combat Trauma Imaging)

Degree

5 Years Full-Time Residential Cadetship

B.Rad (Bachelor of Radiography & Combat Trauma Imaging)

Produces officers specializing in rapid diagnostic imaging for combat trauma, operating whole-body 128-slice CT scanners, FAST ultrasound, and mobile field digital X-ray equipment.

Commission: Lieutenant / Sub-Lieutenant / Flying Officer

Licensing: Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN)

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Post-Basic Flight Nursing & Aeromedical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

Fellowship

18 Months In-Service Specialty Fellowship

Post-Basic Flight Nursing & Aeromedical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

Advanced tactical fellowship for military nurses delivering intensive in-flight resuscitation on fixed-wing and rotary military aircraft during rapid casualty evacuation.

Commission: Active Commissioned Officers (Flight Lieutenant / Captain / Lieutenant)

Licensing: NMCN Post-Basic Specialty Registry

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Fellowship

24 Months Post-Fellowship Master Specialist Track

Combat Damage Control Surgery & Critical Care Fellowship

Elite sub-specialty operational surgical fellowship preparing military surgeons to perform damage control laparotomy, vascular shunting, REBOA, and severe blast orthopedic stabilization in forward surgical units.

Commission: Major / Lieutenant Commander / Squadron Leader and above

Licensing: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN Specialist Registry)

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Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW - Forward Operating Bases)

Diploma

3 Years Full-Time Residential Diploma

Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW - Forward Operating Bases)

Frontline community and tactical healthcare training providing preventive hygiene, infectious disease control, primary immunization, and basic combat triage at remote forward military locations.

Commission: Military Warrant Officer / Senior NCO Specialist Track

Licensing: Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN)

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT - Tactical Combat Paramedic)

Diploma

2 Years Intensive Tactical Training

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT - Tactical Combat Paramedic)

Specialized combat lifesaver and paramedic training for rapid extrication, tactical field airway placement, intraosseous resuscitation, and battlefield triage during live combat operations.

Commission: Sergeant / Petty Officer / Flight Sergeant Specialist

Licensing: National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT Standard)

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