Type public | Established March 2015 | |
Motto For Learning and Community Services Location Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria | ||
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED) is a university of medical sciences in Ondo City, Nigeria, owned by the Ondo State Government, established in 2015. It is the third specialized medical university in Africa and Nigeria’s first specialized medical university to be accredited by the National Universities Commission.
Contents
- History
- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Basic Medical Sciences
- Clinical Sciences
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Public Health
- References
The pioneer substantive Vice Chancellor of the University is Professor Friday Okonofua, a Nigerian professor of gynecology and the founder of Women Health and Action Research Centre, a non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Benin City, which focuses on promoting female reproductive research.
History
The establishment of the university was as a result of the bill signed into law in 2014 by Olusegun Mimiko, the executive governor of Ondo State, to establish a state university of medical sciences. The bill was proposed by the Ondo State House of Assembly under the Schedule 1, Section 5(2), and Article 39(1) of Ondo State Laws. The university's first substantive Chancellor, Professor Friday Okonofua, was appointed on March 11, 2015 following the approval of the university by the National University Commission, NUC.
Faculty
The university consists of six faculties:
Faculty of Sciences
Basic Medical Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Medicine