Department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy)

Welcome to the department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy). The University of Maiduguri as an Institution dedicated to scholarship and learning, especially in the light of her location in the Sahelian environment of North-Eastern Nigeria, and at the crossroads of African and Middle-Eastern Cultures thought it fit to establish the Department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) in the College of Medical Sciences for the training of Physiotherapists. The necessary machinery was set in motion to this effect and the Senate of the University approved the commencement of the programme at its 199th meeting of 28th October 2004.

Prior to the establishment of the Department, no Higher Institution was offering a degree in Physiotherapy in the North-Eastern Region of Nigeria while only one Institution had a Physiotherapy training programme in the entire Northern Nigeria.

Under the Headship of Dr. Victor Utti (the pioneer acting Head of Department), the first set of students were admitted in the 2003/2004 academic Session. To date, fourteen sets of students have graduated from the programme.

In the year 2024/2025 session with the introduction of the CCMAS the Senate of the University approved the commencement of Doctor of Physiotherapy (D.PT) with the first set now in their 200 level.

In 2015, the Senate of the University of Maiduguri at its 275th meeting approved the commencement of Master of Science degree programmes in the Department. Since then it has graduated over 15 M.Sc. students in various physiotherapy specialities. Thank You.