No fewer than 39 medical doctors (MBBS) and 14 Dental Surgeon (BDS) graduates of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano have bee...
No fewer than 39 medical doctors (MBBS) and 14 Dental
Surgeon (BDS) graduates of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano have been
inducted into medical profession by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
(MDCN). Chronicle learnt it was the 18th induction for MBBS and 4th for
Bachelor of Dental Surgery of the University.
Swearing-in the candidates, the
Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr. T.A.B Sanusi
charged the new doctors to be diligent and committed to their duties saying they
would now be responsible for their actions and inactions.
He warned them to be cautious, adding that anything that
constitutes danger to human health in the course of their duties may plunge
them into legal issues which may earn them outright suspension.
Welcoming the new doctors into the Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA), the Chairman of Kano branch, Dr Sunusi Bala, said the
association had over 1400 members whose interests and welfare were being highly
taken care of.
The Head of Civil Service, Kano State, Dr Kabiru Shehu,
reaffirmed the commitment of Kano state government in supporting medical
education by improving students’ welfare and commencing undergraduate medical
training at the two state universities.
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor,
Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, who was represented by the Deputy Vice
Chancellor, Academics, Professor Adamu Idris Tanko, said BUK Medical Program is
one of the best in Nigeria, adding that the University was collaborating with
some of the top universities in the world in order to work together to
strengthen its programme.
“This will really help us to realize our ambition of
becoming one of the best in the world,” he added. Speaking on behalf of the
graduands, Dr Abdullahi Umar Abdullahi (BDS) and Dr. Abdulhakeem Shu’aibu
(MBBS) commended the management of BUK and College of Health Sciences for
providing all the necessary facilities the graduands required for their
training.
They also showered commendable encomiums on their teachers and
parents for supporting them throughout their study. Fatima Ahmed Maigari
emerged as the overall best graduand of Bachelor of Dental Surgery having
clinched the prizes for the best graduate in Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Child
Dental Health and Restorative Dentistry.
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