Maduako Igbokwe l Thursday, September 15, 2022
AWKA, Anambra, Nigeria – Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Amaku , Awka on Wednesday inducted 43 medical doctors into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
The induction took place at the premises of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka Anambra state.
Inducting the new medical doctors, the Registrar of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. T.A.B Sanusi urged the new doctors to abide by the ethics of the profession.
He urged the new doctors to be of good conduct and abide by the ethics of the profession at all times. He said the medical profession was a highly regulated and that the council would not hesitate to sanction any person who defaults.
According to Dr. Sanusi ,the Council reserved the rights to sanction and reprimand any of the erring person at any time. He called on the new medical doctors to continue to work professionally in order to protect and save guard the lives of the people.
He also commended the mutual relationship between the Anambra state government and the university.
The Anambra State Commissioner For Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh in her speech said that Governor Soludo’s administration was determined to positively turn around the health sector of the state. She implored the new doctors to take their job seriously at all times and save Lives.
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Greg Nwakoby, said that the institution has completed the construction of Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, through Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), which is part of the requirements by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to increase the quota given to the institution.
He urged the new inductees to be good ambassadors of the university at all times and commended Governor Soludo for his benevolence to the University.
The Provost, College of Medicine of the University, Prof. Emmanuel Ojiyi who spoke to news men said that they are working tirelessly to make the university one of the best in the country.
He appealed to the inductees to be good ambassadors of the school wherever they go. The induction attracted who is who from , the University Community and outside among include, the Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. T.A.B Sanusi, the Anambra state Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng, among others.
