In a significant academic milestone, Wesley University, Ondo, has secured approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy and other programmes at the undergraduate level for the 2024/2025 academic session.
All programmes submitted by the university for resource verification received approval.
A statement issued by NUC and signed by the acting Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei, on behalf of the acting Executive Secretary, revealed that expert panels conducted resource verification visits to assess human and material resources for the proposed programmes at the university.
The approved programmes include Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPhysio), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), B.Sc. Anatomy, B.Sc. Physiology, B.HIM Health Information Management and PGD, M.A, M.Phil, and Ph.D. in Theology.
The programmes’ approval marks the fulfillment of one of the university’s strategic goals under the leadership of Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, aimed at establishing and commencing new academic programmes at the university’s permanent site.
The vice chancellor expressed gratitude to the Methodist Church Nigeria for its support and congratulated the university community on the achievement.