By Miracle Ogunde
Former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, graduated as the best Master’s student for the 2024 session from the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED Ondo.
According to the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, while speaking at the sixth convocation ceremony on Thursday, out of the 634 graduates, 539 were from undergraduate programs while 95 graduated from postgraduate programs.
“Out of those graduating from our undergraduate programs, 34 have first-class grades, 223 have second-class upper, 145 have second-class lower, 9 have third-class, and 127 will graduate with unclassified degrees,” Fatusi stated.
He further explained that the unclassified degrees included 41 medical doctors, 23 dental surgeons, and 64 physiotherapists.
The postgraduate graduates comprised 36 with postgraduate diplomas, 19 with Master of Public Health degrees, 38 with MSc degrees, 2 with MPhil degrees, and 1 with a PhD.
In his address, Fatusi praised the institution’s 10-year achievements, noting that UNIMED had produced medical doctors, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, medical laboratory scientists, and health science graduates, making a significant mark in Nigeria’s educational and healthcare landscape.
“UNIMED has produced three sets of medical doctors, three sets of dentists, four sets of nurses, four sets of physiotherapists, two sets of medical laboratory scientists, and six sets of graduates from various health sciences programs in just 10 years of existence. This is a remarkable feat in Nigeria’s history,” he added.
In a special recognition, Mimiko was awarded the best graduating Master’s student for the 2024 session.
Mimiko, who graduated from the “Master of Health Law and Policy program,” was presented with the “Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu prize” for his outstanding achievement.
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