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The Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Prof Fatima Kyari, has inducted 16 new medical doctors who passed out from the Rhema University, Aba, Abia State.
Speaking while administering the Hyppocratic Oath on the new doctors, comprising 11 female and five males, Prof Kyari urged them to imbibe the sacred spirit of professionalism while discharging their duties.
Represented by Dr. Ali Tijjani Mandaka, Prof Kyari urged the new medical doctors to always prioritise the health of their patients.
Prof Kyari reminded the new medical doctors that their call to duty demanded, among other things, that they should handle their patients with empathy, no matter the class or social status, and serve humanity with compassion.
“You must use your heart. Compassion and empathy are indispensable qualities in medical practice. Whenever a patient comes to you, regardless of their status in society, they are often at their most vulnerable. Treat them with kindness, empathy, and respect,” she stated.
The MDCN Registrar admonished the inductees to work in synergy with other professionals in the health sector and equally respect them as their jobs are complimentary.
“You do not only have to work in synergy with other professionals in the health sector because your jobs are complimentary, but you should also have to respect them because you may not know the importance of the nurse or cleaner in your place of work until they go on strike”.
While saying she would not stand in the way of any of the inductees who wants to go to Japa, the MDCN Registrar, however, informed them although some Nigerian medical doctors are doing well abroad, all that glitters is not gold.
“It is always good for one to think very well before traveling abroad because it’s not all that leaves the country for greener pastures.”
The Chancellor/Founder of Rhema University, Emma Okorie, reeled out the journey of the university from conception till the moment. He expressed joy that the university had been able to graduate medical doctors who would go into Nigeria and transform it. He commended the lecturers and the inductees for making the university proud.
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Earlier, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Ogbonnaya Onwudike, had, in his address, cautioned the inductees not to allow the aura of their profession make them to look down on the sanctity of human life.
While enjoining the new doctors to treat humanity with care, Prof Onwudike equally urged them not to betray the confidence patients will place on them.
“With the event, you the inductees have moved from one point in your life to another, and as you go, carry the Rhema University banner of excellence with pride and love of Christ”.
Prof Onwudike commended the President of the Living Word Ministry/Chancellor of the University, Okorie, for his vision and support for Rhema University.
The Provost, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rhema University, Prof Madu Awa, described the maiden induction of the institution’s medical doctors as a dream come true.
While commending the founder of the university for investing in the future, he equally thanked the MDCN for their support over the years.
Chairman on the occasion, Prof Francis Akpuaka, commended the inductees for the successful completion of their academic exercises. He enjoined them to practice their profession with pride, noting that medical doctors trained in Nigeria remain among the best in the world.
Prof Akpuaka urged the new medical doctors to refrain from immoral acts and always separate sexual immorality and money from the profession which, he said, has remained its bane.
The overall best graduating student, Ugwokaegbe Anointing, thanked the university authority for the role they played in ensuring their success.
One of the inductees, who made a Distinction, Dr. Ugonna Special Apugo, daughter of Prince Benjamin Apugo, thanked her father for being with her all through her education and promised not to let him and her siblings down.
