OYSCOHEST HOSTS HEALTH RECORD OFFICERS' REGISTRATION BOARD OF NIGERIA'S

Accreditation Team

In its continued effort at fostering academic and professional standard , Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology , Eleyele Ibadan has hosted  the Accreditation Team of the Health Records Officers' Registration Board of Nigeria who  visited the College for the Professional  Accreditation of Health Information Management Programme.

Welcoming the 4 member Accreditation team to the College, the Provost of the College applauded the Board for its continal efforts at setting and upholding high academic and professional standards of the Health Information Management profession.

In his remarks , the  Team Lead, Mr Samson Gidado said the essence of the visit was to assess the level of compliance of the College with the Board's guidelines, with the aim of offering advices on how to improve the standard of training and not to find faults.

Speaking during the exit briefing at the end of the 2 days' exercise, Mr Gidado highlighted the areas of strength and the weaknesses observed by the Team, while commending the Management of the College for its efforts in ensuring the training of high standard Health Information Management officers. He urged the College to do more especially in the areas of staffing and upgrading of some of the obsolete facilities and equipment.

In her response, the College Provost promised to take necessary steps to bridge the identified gaps and lapses.

Health Information Management is one of the 18 courses currently being run by the Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology,  established 91 years ago.