Research Proposal: Rts of Injured Patients in Juth

TITLE:
REVISED TRAUMA SCORE OF INJURED PATIENTS PRESENTING TO ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY OF JOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

BY
DR. USMAN ADAMU GWARAM

RESEARH PROPOSAL FOR A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL POST GRADUATE MEDICAL COLECGE OF NIGERIA (NPMCN) IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP OF THE COLLEGE IN SURGERY

FEBRUARY, 2009.
REGISTRATION

FACULTY: : SURGERY

SPECIALTY: : GENERAL SURGERY

INSITUTION OF TRAINING: : DEPT. OF SURGERY JOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL.

PASSED PART 1: : MAY 2008.

PROPOSED PART 2 EXAM DATE: MAY 2010.
ATTESTATION I
SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATION.

This study will be carried out by Dr. Usman Adamu Gwaram under our supervision. We will also supervise the writing of the dissertation.

1. Prof. C.H. Ihezue. FWACS, FMCS, FRCS (Ed) FICS. Chief Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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2. Dr. A.Z. Sule. FMCS, FWACS. Senior Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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3. Dr. I.I Onche. FMCS, FWACS. Consultant Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon, Department of Surgery Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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ATTENTATION II
CERTIFICATION BY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT.

I hereby certify that this study will be carried out by Dr. Usman Gwaram of the Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, under supervision.

Dr. AZ Sule, FWACS, FMCS,
Head, Department of Surgery,
Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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DECLARATION.

I hereby declare that this dissertation is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains to natural preciously published or writer by another person nor

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