The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi(NSUK ), Teacher Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, has clarified that the Memorandum of Comprehending (MoU) just recently signed between the university and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, is entirely for academic collaboration and scientific training, not the transfer of ownership or management of the hospital.
Professor Liman made the information during an interactive session with picked reporters on Wednesday at her office in the Senate Structure, following public misconceptions surrounding the arrangement.
She discussed that the MoU provides a framework for partnership in between both institutions to enhance medical education, clinical research study and health care service delivery while permitting each organisation to maintain its statutory responsibilities and institutional identity.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, the collaboration is intended to support the training of trainees in the University’s College of Medication and Allied Health Sciences, consisting of those studying Medication and Surgical treatment, Nursing Sciences, Medical Lab Science and other allied health programmes.
She stressed that the agreement does not in any way move the ownership or management of the Federal Government-owned medical centre to NSUK.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Memorandum of Understanding does not transfer the management or ownership of the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, to Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Both institutions will keep their particular identities and statutory obligations while working synergistically to enhance medical training and health care shipment,” she said.
Teacher Liman specified that the partnership would offer NSUK trainees access to FMC Keffi’s labs, specialised medical equipment and medical facilities for useful instruction, clinical posts, commercial training, internships and other hands-on learning experiences.
She included that under the agreement, FMC Keffi will function as the University’s Teaching and Scientific Training Centre for its medical and allied health programs, an advancement she said would improve the quality of professional training and broaden experiential knowing chances for trainees.
The Vice-Chancellor advised the public, stakeholders and the media to disregard reports suggesting that the university had taken over the ownership or management of the healthcare facility, advising that information on the collaboration should be obtained through official communications from NSUK and FMC Keffi.
She reaffirmed the university’s dedication to strategic collaborations that promote scholastic excellence, development and national development, revealing self-confidence that the partnership would strengthen medical education, produce highly knowledgeable healthcare professionals and improve healthcare shipment in the nation.