Nigerian medical student scores 99% in exam

Nigerian medical student, Hajarat Yomi Adenuga, has made history by scoring 99 per cent in the examination conducted by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Gambia-based American International University West Africa has said.

The school said the results it received from the board indicated that Adenuga recorded an astounding 99 per cent.
A statement by the institute said the performance put Adenuga in top one per cent of the medical students from all over the world.


The statement reads: “Thirteen students from College of Medicine at American International University West Africa gave the Basic Medical Science test conducted by National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) U.S.A on July 26, 2014. One student had a near perfect score of 750 on NBME equivalent to 281 on United States Medical Licensure Exams (USMLE) scale, placing her in the 99 percentile. Two other students – Michael Chigozie and Linu Rajwani – had high scores too, placing them in 98 percentile. 10 students passed.”

The statement explained that the NBME develops and manages the USMLE. While the individual licensing boards grant the licence to practise medicine, it said, all medical boards in the U.S accept a passing score on the USMLE as evidence that an applicant demonstrates the core competencies to practise medicine.

“As a result, healthcare consumers throughout the nation enjoy a high degree of confidence that their doctors have met a common standard. The NBME and the Federation of State Medical Boards co-sponsor the USMLE, and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates is the third collaborator in the USMLE programme,” it added.