Screening: Meet President Buhari’s Minister Of Education Or Health

Nigerian Senate has approved Professor Isaac Adewole, outgoing vice chancellor of University of Ibadan as a minister in President Muhammadu Buhari government.

Professor Isaac Adewole

A ministerial nominee from Osun state is supposed for the Ministry of Education.

Professor Isaac has a 32 years working experience as a physician working in Nigeria and 23 active years as a clinical teacher in College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.

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During the screening the Osun state nominee was responding to the questions bordering on the health and education sectors of Nigeria.

A great scholar was born on May 5, 1954 at Ilesa, a city located in the Osun. He graduated from the university, he joined University College Hospital, Ibadan and in 1979 did compulsory one year National Youth Service in Sokoto.

He is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gyneacology. He is the 11th and incumbent Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan. Isaac is the only Nigerian professor appointed as member of council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, an association that represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries.

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Read below personal statement Professor Isaac presented before the Senate:

“I have 32 years working experience as a physician working in Nigeria and 23 active years as a Clinical teacher in College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, one of Africa’s best medical schools.

I have served in administrative position over the past 10 years as Head of Department, Dean of Faculty and Provost of the College of Medicine.

I am Principal Investigator of the PEPFAR Program in UCH, Ibadan as well as the Liaison of the UCH component of NU AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) and Frameworks grants (Fogarty International Center/NIH) which provides research training for pre- and postdoctoral scientists and clinicians.

The NU AITRP currently has established collaborations between NU and UI/UCH and Jos University Teaching Hospital and is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and evaluation of the short, medium and long term research training programs.

I am the Co-Principal Investigator of an International Study on the Fertility Intentions of HIV Infected persons funded by the NIH.

I am the President Elect of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC).

My primary duty is to fashion a 5 year strategic plan for the organization and develop Capacity of African Physicians and Nurses to manage, treat and prevent cancer.

I have been involved in developing innovative curricular for medical schools in Nigeria with support from MacArthur Foundation and the UNFPA. Our work has featured integration of Reproductive and Adolescent Reproductive Health into the curriculum of medical Schools in Nigeria.”

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