‘Utilise japa syndrome to upgrade your professional career’

Inducts 62 medical students at UNIMED as doctors
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has advised young medical doctors willing to leave the country in search of greener pasture to use it to upgrade their careers and knowledge instead of abandoning their years of training for menial jobs.

Registrar of MDCN, Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, who gave the admonition, yesterday, during the first and second induction of 62 medical students of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo Town, Ondo State, said that after equipping themselves with further training, they should endeavour to return to the country to contribute their qouta.

Sanusi, who was represented by the Deputy Registrar of MDCN, Dr Henry Okwuokenye, urged the inductees to abide by the ethics of the council, as there are sanctions against any form of misdemeanour.

He also commended UNIMED for opening the pathway for the establishment of specialised medical institutions in the country.
He said: “If you are found wanting, you will be sanctioned, and in some cases, you will cease to be a doctor. Be very cautious with every patient. When things go wrong, you will suffer.”

President, Nigeria Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Prof. Olawunmi Fatusi, while delivering a lecture titled, “Let Your Light So Shine,” at the induction ceremony, expressed worry about how some medical professionals have abandoned their parents who toiled for them after travelling abroad.

According to the first female professor of OMF, the inductees must always endeavour to exhibit courage and resilience while on duty.

In his address, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, expressed delight at the successful completion of the medical programme by the inductees in record time, stressing that UNIMED is committed to producing highly skilled medical professionals who will contribute to the development of the healthcare sector in Nigeria.

He said: “This induction ceremony has a special place not only in the annals of the evolving history of UNIMED but also in the history of health profession’s education in Nigeria. We will continue to make the university an institution that breaks barriers and one with a focus and vision.”