UNTH is one of the foremost and highly reputable medical schools in Nigeria. Altogether, there are 41 main departments in the hospital with three outposts – Comprehensive Health Centers at Obukpa near Nsukka, Enugu State, Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State and Isuochi in Abia State.
UNTH has broad objectives of service, teaching, and research. The hospital tries to achieve these through the provision of inpatient and outpatient services to its clients through her highly trained staff, the provision of adequate clinical materials for service and training as well as equipment for research, the provision of teaching facilities for training her students and other persons in the health delivery team and conduct and promotion of research on all matters of health.
There are 9 training schools/programs in the hospital viz