ESUT VC Urges ESUCOM Graduands To Ensure Diligence and Commitment to Service

Vice Chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has urged the recent graduands of the school's college of medicine to ensure they practice diligence and commitment to service in the outside world.

Myschoolnews reports Professor Aloysius -Michaels Okolie said this while congratulating the graduands who were the Batch 12th to be produced by the College.

Prof. Okolie, who was represented by his Deputy, Prof. Chike Nwoha, described medical practice as a service to God and humanity and enjoined the graduands to discharge their duties to the society with diligence and commitment.

He equally called on them to always support their Alma Mater by contributing to its infrastructural development, urging them not to abuse opportunities which may come their way during practice but to be good ambassadors of ESUT by being exemplary in all they do.

The Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Uchenna Nwagha, Provost Emeritus, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, UNEC, in his address told the new inductees not to sacrifice their noble service for wealth acquisition.

He emphasized the need for them to understand their roles to the society and thanked the University Management for the father figure posture on the graduands.

In his remarks, the Provost of ESUCOM, Prof. Frank Ezugwu, while congratulating the graduands, enjoined them to enroll for specialized courses so as to distinguish themselves in medical practice.

He equally appreciated the MDCN for increasing the admission quota of the College from 50 to 120, adding that it has given the young ones who are desirous of studying Medicine more opportunity to actualize their dreams.

He appreciated the support from the Enugu State Government, and the Management team of ESUT, adding that it has enabled the College to continue in its arduous task of training medical doctors.

He equally said that the College has zero-tolerance for misconducts, adding that 23 students who were not able to attain 70% attendance to classes were not allowed to sit for their professional examinations.

The Provost commended the College administration _Deans, HODs, and non-teaching staff for their high level of dedication and co-operation to ensure that the students are given the best to enable them fit in and excel.

While delivering the Induction Lecture titled ‘Beyond Medical Studentship: Coping with Realities of Life as a Doctor,’ the Medical Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Prof. Monday Igwe, told the graduands that there are challenges ahead of them in medical practice.

To scale through the challenges, Prof. Igwe, who was represented by Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu. Dr. Okwudili Obayi, enjoined the graduands to choose the right pathways, and to avoid over -burdening themselves with many tasks at a time.

He said that the medical career ladder from housemanship to Chief Consultant are characterized by enormous stress coming from themselves, family members, society, senior colleagues and co-health workers among others, and urged them to always pay attention to their health and to eschew abuse of drugs in order to deliver quality service to the society.