Section 2: Objects and purposes of the University

(1) The objects and purposes of the University are to-
(a) encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction, the opportunity of acquiring a higher education in medicine and other health sciences;
(b) develop and offer academic and professional programmes leading to the award of diplomas, first degrees, postgraduate research and higher degrees with emphasis on planning, adaptive, technical, maintenance, developmental and productive skills in the field of medicine, biomedical engineering, scientific, and allied professional disciplines relating to health resources with the aim of producing socially mature persons with capacity not only to understand, use and adapt existing technologies in the medical sector, but also to improve on those disciplines and develop new ones, and to contribute to the scientific transformation of medical and other health practices in Nigeria;
(c) act as agents and catalysts, through postgraduate training, research and innovation for the effective and economic utilisation, exploitation and conservation of Nigeria's natural, economic and human resources;
(d) offer to the general population, as a form of public service, the results of training and research in medicine and allied disciplines and to foster the practical application of those results;
(e) establish appropriate relationships with other national institutions involved in training, research and development of health care;
(f) identify the health problems and needs of Nigeria and to find solutions to them within the context of overall national development;
(g) provide and promote sound basic scientific training as a foundation for the development of medicine and allied disciplines, taking into account indigenous culture, the need to enhance national unity, the need to vastly increase the practical content of student training, and adequate preparation of graduates for self-employment in medicine and allied professions;
(h) promote and emphasise teaching, research and extension of health knowledge, including health extension services and outreach programmes, in-service training, continuing education, and adaptive research;
(i) offer academic programmes in relation to the training of manpower for medicine and allied profession in Nigeria;
(j) organise research relevant to training of manpower and health technology;
(k) organise extension services and outreach programmes for technology transfer;
(l) establish institutional linkages in order to foster collaboration and integration of training, research, and extension activities; and
(m) undertake any other activity appropriate for a university of health sciences.
(2) The University has the mandate to-
(a) teach and train high calibre health-care professionals;
(b) provide healthcare services and consultancy;
(c) conduct research and participate in extension, outreach and community services;
(d) operate various schools and specialties that offer exemplary training and quality research in health care;
(e) facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills in different specialties for effective and efficient management of health care;
(f) provide solution to the lack and the inequitable distribution of health professionals serving rural communities;
(g) train clinically, competent and socially conscious health workers who will stay and serve in depressed communities especially in the rural areas of Nigeria;
(h) develop a training model for the training of community oriented health workers that could be replicated in other areas of Nigeria;
(i) facilitate collaboration and enhancement of medical sciences research and education endeavours;
(j) advance the national and international reputation as the premier university for medical sciences education and research in Nigeria;
(k) advise and report regularly to the Federal Ministry of Education on all matters relevant to the medical sciences and its education and research programmes;
(l) work collectively on common medical academic programmes and their implementation;
(m) provide management support for education and research across the medical sector;
(n) promote inter-professional education across all medical professional programmes and optimise the resources to do so; and
(o) ensure that the medical sector is adequately and appropriately represented at all levels of University governance.