DELSU inducts doctors

The College of Health Sciences of the Delta State University (DESLU) in Abraka has inducted 40 graduates of Medicine and Surgery in a ceremony attended by high-profile medical practitioners.

The induction held in the school’s 750-capacity Hall A saw the graduates taking the Hippocratic Oath.

The Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Victor Peretomode, represented by the Registrar, advised the inductees to be guided by the oath and ethics of the profession in discharging their duties. The VC described Medicine as a “noble profession”, urging the inductees not to cut corners in their practices.

Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Prof Ebeigbe, advised the graduates to set good precedent in the profession, urging them to use their resourcefulness in improving the healthcare system in the country.

The highpoint of the event was the speech by Precious Ovobite – the Best Graduating Student, who won several prizes. He thanked their teachers and parents for supporting them all through the period of their training. He promised that the inductees would always abide by the Hippocratic Oath.