Kwara state University (KWASU), Malete in Moro local government area of the state has inducted 158 newly qualified medical laboratory scientists.
This brings the total of Medical Laboratory Scientists produced by the University to 364.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi SAN, disclosed this at the 3rd Oath taking and Induction Ceremony for newly graduated Medical Laboratory Scientists of the University held at the Mini Convocation Arena of the institution.
Prof. Akanbi noted that the induction ceremony was an important event, marking additions to the number in the nation’s health sector. Upbeat that the newly inducted scientists would contribute to ameliorating personnel shortage in the profession, the Vice Chancellor reiterated the Institution’s commitment to producing the total graduate who would add value to every segment of the nation.
The Vice Chancellor, who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Prof. Omololu Oladele Fapojuwo, urged the inductees to be good ambassadors of the institution through hard work, honesty and service to humanity.
The Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr. Tosan Erhabor, congratulated the University for ensuing the full accreditation of the programme, stressing the need for the training of more personnel in the health sector to meet the needs of the nation.
The Registrar, who was represented by the Director Education and Deputy Registrar in the Council, Dr. Godwin Aikpitianyi, noted the strides the University has made towards boosting the profile of the medical laboratory science programme, urging that more should be done to ensure staff and students work with the best tools with which to push the frontiers of training and research.
He also charged the newly qualified medical laboratory scientists to avoid quackery and sharp practices, urging them to take their oath as binding them to professional conduct.
In his remarks, the Dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Prof. Emmanuel Ajani, noted among the achievements of the University to include procurement of laboratory equipment, new laboratory complex, departmental building and an endowment of the Faculty lecture.
High points of the event was the administration of the Hippocratic oath and induction of the medical scientists into the profession and Council.
