Hospital: FMC JALINGO

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Jalingo is a tertiary hospital located in Taraba State, Nigeria. It is the state's only tertiary healthcare facility. 

One of big known FMCs in Nigeria located in the North here in Taraba State
It has few consultants in the respective dept for HJ training namely O&G, PAEDO, MEDICINE AND SURGERY , who are in charge of your clinical training, along sides with MOs who support in your hand on patient trainings .

It has several structures, which includes various wards for the above mentioned depts, 2 specialist clinics.

All other firms of Surgery like orthopedic, ophthalmology, ENT, RADIOLOGY, etc have thier clinics but work alongside the general surgery, so during your surgery posting you spend few weeks in each of them respectively.

A big A/E where medicine and Surgery people goo for their calls. All the hospital environment are trekkable so you won't spend money on transport.

There is adequate lightening in the hospital at night, and there is adequate power supply, like up 23hr 30mins.

Accomodation: 

Accommodation is free, but remember we are in Nigeria where it is easier to emulate bad things than good things, so that one won't come tomorrow and they introduce rent fees, the fellow will now say but I never said there is rent fee.

Once you arrive, accommodations is sure for you unlike some places. There are accommodations, one old bungalow in front of the main gate where you have your room alone, although some other medics stay there too.

Then another classy self con inside the hospital which is well equipped, adequate water and power supply.

When you arrive newly, if there is no space there, you will likely stay in the old building, once people pack out from the main one, you are entitled to pack into the self con.

While if you are privileged to come when people don sign out already, you pack into the main lodge straight.

There is no over crowding since the hospital strictly keep to what they can handle.
There is Tennis board and lawn tennis in the main lounge.

EXPOSURE: 

O&G is the most busiest posting here, Haven't seen or heard stories of toxic Chiefs since I came.

For Paedo, remember no students, so bombarding of questions na on your head and they are serious about teaching, so you must read oooo.

UPSIDE: 

Response to emergency is easier since both accomodations are less than 5 mins to the A&E or any of your posting or call venue, no transportation.
Market is also close to the hospital.

CALLS: 

Call starts from 4pm till like 2pm of the next day. U can rush back and freshen up early morning the next day if it is calm then and come back.
There is call food once on a week day and twice on weekends.

Salary: Same as other MDCN centers (267,000)

RESPONSIBILITY; 

You would be the one to clerk patients on call days, set lines, execute the treatment plans from your chiefs.

Pre-rounds checks and documentation if need be. Do documentation during rounds, post rounds attention to patients and their prescriptions. Write consult to other specialties when necessary

UPSIDES: 

No IV MEDICATION AND INFUSIONS, no drug charts.
No be you dey officially check patient vitals.

RECREATION: 

There are a lot of natural tourist sites, which I do see people embark on

ADMINISTRATION: 

Cool, no stress, a day or 2 is enough.

Food:

This is North, if you are cooking yourself, food stuff is cheaper.
Outside eating is #700 for lowest cadre. I dont know much about canteens shaaaa since I rarely go.

UMEH O.K.U, OKU ESQ (HO-FMJ)