Academy of Medicine Specialties to Inaugurate 136 Fellows


Posted on: Wed 28-07-2021

No fewer than 136 fellows would be inaugurated on Thursday by the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria in Lagos.

The President of the Academy, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, at a briefing on Tuesday said the Academy was founded to promote excellence in medical research as well as to promote research in the practice of medicine.

He said, “The Academy is a merit-based one, and members shall be a person qualified to practice medicine or dentistry or non-medical practitioners in other related medical sciences. The Academy is both an honourific membership organisation and a policy research organisation.

“Our members are elected based on their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service; serve without compensation in studies and other activities on matter of significance to health. Election to active membership is both an honour and a commitment to serve in Academy affairs.

“Some of the objectives for which the Academy is established are; to advance the art and science of medicine; to promote study and research into medical and related scientific problems; to provide informed advice on medical, health issues and related matters; to publish and circulate or cause to be published and circulated information from research findings for the prevention of diseases or health promotion.”

The five honourary fellows to be inaugurated are; Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire; Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora; Minister of Science and Technology and businessman, Abdul Samad Rabiu.