This book provides a unique assessment of the Nigerian healthcare
system's different professions. It begins by examining the fundamentals
of health professions to contextualize the issues explored in the book
in more detail. It goes on to present the hierarchy of occupations,
professionalization, and the evolutionary path and socialization
milestones that occupations attempting to attain true professions'
status and power transcend. It also analyses the differences between
professional autonomy, direct access, and independent practice. The
latter parts identify Nigeria's primary healthcare professions and
vocational careers and discuss their central roles, each discipline's
specialty; including the biography of 35 notable pioneer Nigerian
healthcare professionals during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The
book concludes by analyzing the causes and adverse impacts of
interprofessional conflict and industrial action within the Nigerian
healthcare system and proposes the interdisciplinary team concept as a
panacea for both conundrums.