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Induction
By Alex Enebeli
Enugu, Nov. 28, 2016 (NAN) The College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Monday inducted and swore in 96 medical students into the medical profession.
Performing the ceremony at Ituku-Ozalla, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, said the graduating students passed through a lot of training and experiences before emerging victorious in their chosen career.
The vice chancellor said that more than 200 students were admitted into the college but only 96 scaled through.
Ozumba said that the management was committed to restructuring the fallen standard of the college of medicine as it was made financially autonomous.
He urged the doctors to always approach the institution for assistance whenever they encountered challenges in the course of their profession.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Prof. Hygienus Ezegwui, commended the graduating students for their perseverance and hard work which saw them through.
“This is not the end, you have enormous responsibilities and the remarkable experiences you had and shared have shaped your ideas and choices in life.
“Your responses to the opportunities and challenges you faced have affected your sense of value, discipline, focus and passion.
“As from today, your life is embedded in certain ethical standards which you must follow and as you are celebrating with your families and friends, you have enormous responsibilities ahead of you in the coming year as a doctor,” the dean said.
Ezegwui thanked the parents for the financial support and encouraged the young doctors to take the opportunity that might come their way seriously as well as be good ambassadors of the university.
The guest speaker and former Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, urged the youth to take back their country as their leaders had failed them.
Obi said that corruption and wastes were the major problems facing the country, saying that they were unacceptable.
He urged the students to create a future for themselves, saying that working for the government in future would not give them the desired satisfaction.
“You do not need to depend on the government for jobs because the society we abuse today will take revenge on us in the near future,” he said.
Some of the inducted doctors who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), including Nnenna Oji and Chimdi Nnamani, expressed joy at the event and pledged to practice the profession without fear or favour.
A parent, Dr Ejike Oji, urged parents to always support their children in their academic pursuit. (NAN)
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(Edited by Maureen AtuonwuMbadiwe Okwor)