UNILORIN Conducts professional initiation for 48 Newly Qualified Medical Doctors

By Abdullahi Olesin

The University of Ilorin has conducted professional initiation for 48 newly qualified medical doctors.

Speaking at the 32nd professional initiation of the Batch ‘B’ of the 2016 medical graduates, the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr Abdulmumin Ibrahim, who was represented by the director, Kwara State Hospital Services, Dr Zinat Saadu, tasked the new medics on the principles of firmness, fairness, justice and mercy in the discharge of their responsibilities.

The MDCN boss said, “your profession is service to humanity… above all, in whatever you do, whatever you say, say so with honour and dignity. In life, it is not how much money you make that matters; it is not how much connection you have that matters, it is not even how many degrees you earn that matters, but what matters ultimately, is what happiness you have given to the next person.”

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. (Mrs.) N.Y.S. Ijaiya, observed that medicine was not an easy discipline.

Lamenting the huge disparity in the ratio of medical doctors to the over 170 million Nigerians, the Vice-Chancellor said, “Nigerians need as many doctors as they can get. So, as tough as the course is, we still need more doctors to man our hospitals, This is the reason why we are happy today that we are contributing more doctors to the medical facilities of Nigeria and to humanity.”

Also speaking,the Provost, College of Health Sciences, Prof. AbdulWahab Johnson, commended the new medics “for successfully passing through the difficult ‘landmines’ of medical training of our College and emerging at the ‘end of the tunnel’ unscathed.”

The Provost hailed the unprecedented commitment of the VC, Prof. Ambali, towards ensuring the growth and sustaining the development of the College.

The Provost acknowledged the graduating class as the “Primus Inter Pares” or first among equals, as, according to him, “they are “undoubtedly unique in their own way for their avowed battle against mediocrity, quiet diplomacy, constructive unionism and a penchant for wanting to leave indelible legacies.”

Source: http://www.leadership.ng/news/523557/unilorin-inducts-48-new-medical-doctors