Prof. Tolu Odugbemi, Chairman, Board of Trustees and Prof. Wole Atoyebi, Secretary
The Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced the election of new fellows.
NAM is a body registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as an independent, dynamic and innovative national resource of excellence and expertise in medical sciences and healthcare,
In a statement issued by Prof. Oluwole Atoyebi, Secretary of the Academy, in Lagos Tuesday, November 10, 2021, he revealed that, ” the academy had earlier placed advertisements in News media on Thursday, July 1, 2021 requesting interested academics who are registered with the Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria to apply for consideration for the Fellowship of the Academy”.
Prof. Atoyebi noted that many eminent scholars applied but all those who are qualified could not be accommodated for the 2020 and 2021 intakes as there is a limit for yearly intake in line with the Memorandum of Association.
Informed Atoyebi: “Being a merit-based organisation, the Academy has applied its stringent criteria for the various specialties and elected only 39 Academics who applied before the deadline”.
In conclusion, Prof Atoyebi an erudite scholar and Surgeon advised all newly elected fellows who had been communicated individually to urgently complete their registration process on or before November 30, 2021, whilst any inquiries therefrom should be directed to him @ info.named.org.ng
