By Amaechi Agbo

Enugu – The College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, will on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 hold her 14th induction ceremony for medical graduands.

The induction ceremony which will hold at the ESUT College of Medicine (ESUCOM) Parklane, Enugu will commence by 10am at the College Auditorium.

A total of 48 graduands of 2016/2017 academic set will be featured during the ceremony which will be supretended by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN.

Professor Anthony Edeh, former HOD, Surgery Department, will deliver the induction lecture. ESUT Vice-Chancellor, Prof Aloysius-Michaels Okolie is the Chief Host while Provost of the College, Prof Uchenna Ekwochi is the host.

Speaking in an interview with ESUT Monitor, the Chairmn, publicity sub-committee of the ceremony, Dr Obinna Nduagubam, explained the essence of the induction.

“Induction is an event that officially declares fresh medical graduands and initiates them into the world of medicine practice.

“It gives them the privilege to work as medical doctors in the medical professional. The induction is done by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria which is the council that regulates practice of medicine in Nigeria.

“They are the ones that certify that the graduands are medical doctors who have gone through the rigours of medical training and they are fit, qualified in character and learning, to work and practice as medical doctors.

It is a landmark event and this is the 14th batch of medical graduands from the ESUT College of Medicine featuring 2017 set,” he concluded.

ESUT Monitor Newspaper will bring you live streaming of the ceremony in our various channels.