Five ABU Academic Staff Complete Diploma Programme Ahead of Masters, Fellowship in Implantology

It was celebration galore at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, as five academic staff of the Faculty of Dentistry received their diploma certificates at a graduation ceremony held at the weekend.

The diploma is in preparation for the Masters and Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology they are set to begin at the Global University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), Jamaica.

The graduation ceremony, which took place at the Department of Computer Engineering, was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adamu Ahmed.

The Global University of Medical Sciences recently granted the five academic staff a $125,000 scholarship for both the Masters and Fellowship programme. Each beneficiary will receive $25,000 for the programme.

GUMS primarily focuses on specialist training in dental disciplines, including Masters programmes in oral surgery, maxillofacial surgery, implantology, and oral medicine.

The university is a subsidiary of the International Postgraduate Medical College (IPMC).

The President of the International Postgraduate Medical College (IPMC), Prof. Christopher Ogunsalu, facilitated the $125,000 scholarship for the five academic staff.

High point of the graduation ceremony was the presentation of certificates to the staff by the President of the International Postgraduate Medical College, Prof. Christopher Ogunsalu.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, congratulated the graduands on the successful completion of the diploma programme.

Prof. Ahmed expressed gratitude to Prof. Ogunsalu for facilitating the scholarship for the staff to study at the Global University of Medical Sciences.