Medical Council of Nigeria issues 21 ESUT graduate Doctors with provisional licenses

www.odogwublog.com reports that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria  today issued 21 graduates from  Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) College of Medicine with provisional licenses to practice as doctors.

They received the licenses at an induction/oath taking ceremony held  within the Main Auditorium of the ESUT College of Medicine, Parklane Teaching Hospital Enugu.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Prof. Luke Okechukwu Anike congratulated the 21 new doctors on their success in the just concluded 5^th MB professional examinations, saying the university and the college were proud of their achievement.

Anike urged the doctors who are the fifth batch of graduates of ESUT College of Medicine, to be good ambassadors of their alma mater and to always bear in mind that their chosen profession, the medical professional, calls for humility and service to humanity and not self aggrandizement.

“You must resist the urge to pursue material gains at the expense of pursuit of higher education in medicine and humane care of your patients'.

“We expect all of you to specialize in various specialties and sub specialties in Medicine to come into academics, research and get involved in higher level of service to humanity'.

“You must appreciate your parents and/or guardians who toiled in no small measure to see you through the medical school, being responsible for your school fees and up keep.You must also appreciate your teachers in the medical school, this being part of the oath, which you will soon be called to take. Your teachers deserve your respect at all times, for without them, you will not be here today,”

He equally charged the graduates to continue to pay allegiance to their alma mater for the opportunity and platform it offered them in medical training.

On the state of the College of Medicine, Prof. Anike recalled that when he assumed office in ESUT and paid his first visit to the College, his mind was agitated and disturbed at the level of decay of affairs in the institution.

“The condition of the College was to say the least, deplorable. I immediately directed upon approval by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, that the College be closed temporarily, so that the deplorable state of the College will be squarely addressed.

“We immediately swung into action and did a total renovation of the College, especially the halls of residence. We also directed that academic activities should be reviewed and strengthened and that the students must be made to understand that they are in the medical school and must work very hard” Anike said.

He boasted that  the College has regained its lost glory and marching on to greater heights, with academic activities, training and examinations progressing as planned, under his administration..

He urged the students to work hard and take advantage of the determined effort of the university and college authorities to move the College to greater heights, adding that his administration has just bought a brand new 250KVA sound proof generator set to power the entire College.

Prof. Anike said his administration was making effort to procure more equipment for the laboratories and ESUT Teaching Hospital to beef up the capacity of the College and Hospital to train medical doctors of world standard.

Also speaking, the Chairman of the occasion and two-time Minister, John Nnia Nwodo (Jnr) urged the new doctors not to take anything for granted and always remain meticulous and exhaust all possibilities before they come to diagnosis.

Nwodo who was Aviation Minister under the Shehu Shagari administration and Information Minister under General Abdusalam Abubakar told the graduates that they have just begun a journey to greater heights in the medical profession, which requires persistent hard work, pointing out that first degree in medical profession was no longer in vogue.