Nto’s Son, 254 others inducted as medical doctors @ UNN

Nto’s Son, 254 others inducted as medical doctors @ UNN

The Director of Agribusiness Incubation Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Dr Philips Nto Umudike, was among 255 proud parents whose children were at the weekend formally inducted as medical doctors by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria ( MDCN)

The son, Dr Uchenna Okore Nto, and his colleagues graduated from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in which Vice Chancellor, Prof Ortuanya described them as proud ambassador of the premier indigenous University.

The ceremony which held at Enugu witnessed admonitions from MDCN, the guest lecturer, the VC and the Provost ,College of Medicine, urging the new and young doctors to exhibit utmost professionalism and humanism in the discharge of their duties.

Prof Fatima Kyari ,Registrar of MDCN, commended the authorities of UNN for sustaining the highest standards in the training of medical doctors for which the university is famous .

Prof Kyari, who was represented by Dr Tijani, charged the new doctors to always put the ethics of the profession first by upholding moral practice and treating everyone with respect and dignity.

The Registrar also urged them to refrain from acts that would warrant them being questioned by the council but strive to be good representatives of the body.

In his address, the VC ,represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Enugu campus, said the 255 doctors drawn from the Class of 2024 were trained according to the tradition of the university.

While wishing them well in their future careers, the Vice Chancellor charged them to always be good ambassadors of the university.

The parents of Dr Uchenna Okore Nto , Dr Philips, and Dr Chioma Nto, in their remarks to newsmen, expressed gratitude to God for leading their son through the rigours of qualifying as a medical doctor.

Dr Uchenna Okore Nto was the Class Representative of the Class of 2024 and also served as the President of the University of Nigeria Medical Students Association .

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