Osun State University,UNIOSUN has finally gets approval and accreditation for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program by the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council (NMDC).
This was disclosed by the institution’s VC,Prof. Odunayo Clement Adebooye in Osogbo during a press conference on Friday.
Adebooye noted that UNIOSUN started the MBBS programme with the approval of the National Universities Commission in 2012. The programme was discontinued shortly after due to some operational challenges which led to the transfer of the enrolled students to Ukraine by the State Government to complete their programmes.
Professor Adebooye further added that the NMDC not only approved the MBBS programme but also increased the admission quota for the programme from 50 to 100 students.
“Between January and August 2022, our academic members of staff have demonstrated the “can do spirit” in research and they have excelled in this world of stiff but healthy competition for research grants.
“I am glad to inform you we have six grants amounting to about US$300,000 in the last 8 months,” he said