30/01/2026
A medical laboratory scientist who is also a corper refused to allow a biochemistry student do his one-year IT in the hospital laboratory where he is serving. According to him, it is against standard practice, unprofessional, and could affect result accuracy since lab work requires precision.
But the MD of the hospital had already approved that the student should do his IT in the lab.
The corper said no anyway… and even suggested a better place for the student to do his IT 💔
The problem now is that biochemists working abroad are saying the corper should be sued because there’s something called medical biochemistry, and in other countries biochemistry students train in medical laboratories.
Others are saying Nigeria is not abroad and hospital labs here are strictly regulated — so someone without proper lab training could make costly mistakes with test results.
Now I’m genuinely confused.
Because the corper says it’s against professional standard, the MD says allow him, and the student just wants to do his IT. So who is actually right here?
The corper protecting the profession?
The MD who has the authority?
Or the IT student who followed his posting?
Because from where I’m standing… everybody is making a point and everybody involved is at fault. What do you think?
