UNIMED graduates first set of medical students

The University of Medical Science (UNIMED) in Ondo, Ondo State, said the institution will be graduating its first sets of physicians from the institution in record time, saying this is unprecedented in the history of Nigeria.

The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, disclosed this during a press conference to herald the 5th convocation ceremony of the institution.

He revealed that about 183 medical students of the school, comprising medical practitioners and two sets of dental practitioners will be among the 585 that will be graduating at the university’s convocation ceremony slated for next Thursday.

Fatusi said: “As Nigeria’s first specialised medical and health sciences university, we are proud that we have remained at the forefront of transforming the health professions education landscape in our country.

“This ceremony, wherein the first sets of physicians ever produced on the soil of Ondo State, along with many other highly promising young people, are graduating, is eloquent testimony to that.

“We are not just graduating one set of physicians, but four sets, consisting of two sets of medical practitioners and two sets of dental practitioners. Yet, we are just nine years old as an institution. Never in the history of Nigeria has this ever happened!