" Welcome to the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. The Faculty builds on the rich history of excellence in biomedical sciences training in Bayero University College of Health Sciences. The key mission of the Faculty is to provide sound intellectual training to develop future biomedical scientists. The Faculty provides intensive undergraduate training in the fields of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. The Faculty also provides innovative, cross-disciplinary, intellectually diverse postgraduate programs that are integral to a comprehensive 21st-century graduate training in biomedical sciences. The graduate training in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology is committed to supporting and promoting academic excellence that propels the transition from training in different disciplines to become leaders in solving global problems. The collaborative nature of our graduate programs with other Faculties (Clinical, Allied Health Faculties and Africa Centre of Excellence in Public Health Education & Policy, among others) provides students with innovative and multidisciplinary advantages. In addition to Research intensive Ph.D and Masters Programs in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Biotechnology and Nutrition and Dietetics, the Faculty offers postgraduate diplomas in those fields for other science graduates wishing a career in Biomedical Sciences. Our highly qualified and skilled Faculty Staff (with diverse areas of specialization and interest in the biomedical sciences) are eager to assist students and the general public by providing information about individual training programs."