By Amaechi Agbo

Enugu – The Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), will on Monday, February 24, hold a mentorship workshop.

The Workshop which will hold at the College Auditorium, will commence by 12noon with both staff and students expected to participate.

Anchored on the theme: “Accelerating Career Growth in an Educational Workplace Through Effective and Successful Mentoring”, the workshop will have Senior Personal Assistant (SPA) to the Enugu State Governor on Health, Dr Yemi Jaye and Dr Nkeiru Kizor-Akaraiwe, a Professor of Ophthalmology, as Speakers.

The Vice-Chancellor, ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie will serve as the Chief Host while the Workshop will be hosted by the Provost, ESUT College of Medicine, Prof Uchenna Ekwochi.

Speaking on the essence of the Workshop, the Dean, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Professor Umezurike Okafor, said the workshop is aimed at bringing to the fore, the importance of mentoring in life, institutions of learning and to broder the scope on Mentor/mentee relationship for enhanced career development and growth.

“The Workshop on mentorship is to bring to the fore the benefits of mentoring in our life and living, highlight the attributes of mentor/mentee and their relationships .

“This will educate the ESUCOM/ESUT community and reinforce the need for functional mentorship to enhance career development and growth. Our roles as teachers does not end at going to the classrooms to teach and go, it is important that we take keen interest on the career development and progression of these children,” Prof Okafor said.

The Workshop which is the first of its kind in ESUCOM will become an annual event.

It could be recalled, that the ESUCOM has become a beehive of activities recently as a result of the pragmatic administration of Prof Uchenna Ekwochi. This year alone, the College has conducted Town Hall Meetings with the Staff and students, held induction/oat taking ceremony for new medical graduates and then the Mentorship Workshop.

This is outside the Innovative Merit Award held on 16th December 2024, among others geared towards enhancing learning, promoting efficiency in service and enthronement of academic excellence in the College.