Prof. David Oke, Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), has urged medical laboratory scientist inductees to improve themselves through training opportunities that will help sharpen their skills now and in future.
Oke, who was represented by the Deputy Provost, Prof. Osaretin Ebuehi, gave the charge at the sixth induction ceremony of Medical Laboratory Science of 2019/2020 session in Lagos on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 40 graduands were inducted into the medical laboratory science profession.
Oke said that training equips everyone with the ability to understand a problem, develop thinking ability and proffer the best solution to it.
He said, “I urge you to take responsibility for your training by taking advantage of any training opportunity that may arise in future.
“Teamwork will help you. Your training at the college has emphasised that patient needs joint work from all health workers.
“I beseech you to contribute immensely your own quota to the development of our dear country.”
Oke also urged them to find their passion which could help to build success, transform life and career.
Prof. Oluyemi Akinloye, Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences CMUL, said that the importance of diagnosis, screening or testing as popularly known could no longer be underestimated in health care.
Akinloye said that COVID-19 pandemic had exposed the important role of medical laboratory science profession in healthcare globally more than ever in the history of health care delivery services.
“The inductees today will join the league of noble health professionals that will continue to contribute significantly to save the life of our citizens.
“Many of them will extend from practice to other developing careers in the dynamic healthcare system including health management and informatics,” he said.
One of the best two graduating students, Miss Ruth Ovedje-Aya, said that over the last six years, they had learnt a lot from their colleagues, juniors, lecturers and non-academic staff.
Ovedje-Aya said that all the lessons of the past six years would no doubt be valuable as they go forward in life.
“This is the first time in the history of this great department that we will record two best graduating students.
“This depicts how much we pushed one another to succeed, I urge all my colleagues to take this important lesson of staying together as a community and being there for one another,” she said. (NAN)
