Celebrated Medical practitioner and former
Governor of Rivers state Dr Sir Peter Otunuya Odili has given reasons why he set
up the first private medical university in Nigeria.
According to Odili at the inauguration of former
Head of state Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar as Chancellor of the fully equipped institution
of higher medical learning it is “to provide excellent medical training for the production of
world-class medical and health science professionals characterized by the core
values of knowledge, discipline and humane service.
He declared “Firstly, PAMO University of
Medical Sciences is the first private university of medical sciences to be
established in Nigeria. Secondly, it has set a record in being the university
that took the shortest time to plan and establish. It took only eleven months
from submission of our “letter of intent” to the granting of an operating license
by the Federal Government. Thirdly, PAMO University of Medical Sciences is the
first private university of any type to be established in Rivers State”
Odili also said that “PAMO University of
Medical Sciences (PUMS) is a citadel of excellence in the delivery of tertiary
education in the medical and health sciences in Nigeria. The University
represents the efforts of the PAMO Educational foundation and its Board of
Trustees to make meaningful contributions to the development of medical
education in Nigeria.
Three faculties including the faculty of Clinical sciences, Basic medical sciences and
Allied health sciences already exists in the University Just as calls for
admission is already out for the 2017/2018 academic year at the school run by
erudite Professor Michael Diejomaoh
formerly of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the University of
Kuwait.
The institution
is situated on a large and expansive location of 21 acres land at No 1 Tap road
Elelenwo, Port Harcourt,
Members of the Board of trustees include General Abdulsalam
Abubakar as Chancellor with Justice Umar Faruk Abdulahi, Justice Olufunlola
Adekeye(RTD), Senator Abu Ibrahim and Dr Peter Odili as members and founder
respectively. Registrar is Barrister Walter Imoedemhe.
Dr Peter Odili has long
had a vision to take his dedication to medical excellence to the next level via
high-quality medical education to impact on future generations.
He also sees the realization
of this dream as a prelude to Nigeria taking its pride of place in global
medical tourism.
By Fred Iwenjora
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