The Vice Chancellor Madibbo Adamawa University (MAU) Yola, Professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur has said the conversion of the university from technology-based institution to a conventional university has liberated federal universities of technologies in Nigeria from being excluded in the running of medical courses.
The MAU VC made this assertion Saturday in Yola while receiving a delegation of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) led by its Registrar, Dr. Tajudeen Yusuf, to assess the medical facilities put in place by the university in its recently introduced College of Medical Sciences, where he explained how they succeeded in getting the university converted.
Professor Tukur explained that MAU management struggled for the conversion of the university with all sense of seriousness, commitment and clear vision in partnership with stakeholders which culminated into the successful conversion.
According to him, the establishment federal universities of technologies had facilitated the running of allied and medical courses but that this was unknown to most people including policy makers until their struggles for the conversion of the university where they drew the attention of the Senate President to this portion of the Act.
The VC explained that following this development, the Senate President summoned the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and other stakeholders where a committee of NUC was set up leading to the establishment of a Medical College in the University, which has also liberated all federal universities of technology, who want to run medical courses.
On his part, the Registrar Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr. Tajudeen Yusuf said they were in the university see for themselves the medical facilities on ground, for effective running of their newly introduced College of Medical Sciences and advise them on the courses.
He further expressed concern that the Council was embarrassed where a programme meant for 6 years ends up in students spending 12 to 13 years, describing it as unacceptable; hence the need to work with universities wanting to start medical programmes to get it right from day one.
