The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi(NSUK ), Teacher Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, has actually clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) just recently signed in between the university and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, is exclusively for scholastic collaboration and medical training, not the transfer of ownership or management of the health center.
Teacher Liman made the clarification during an interactive session with selected journalists on Wednesday at her workplace in the Senate Building, following public misunderstandings surrounding the contract.
She explained that the MoU offers a structure for cooperation between both organizations to strengthen medical education, clinical research study and health care service shipment while enabling each organisation to keep its statutory duties and institutional identity.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, the collaboration is meant to support the training of trainees in the University’s College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, including those studying Medicine 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 Comprehending 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 duties while working synergistically to improve medical training and healthcare delivery,” she said.
Teacher Liman stated that the cooperation would provide NSUK students access to FMC Keffi’s laboratories, specialised medical equipment and clinical centers for practical guideline, medical postings, commercial training, internships and other hands-on knowing experiences.
She included that under the agreement, FMC Keffi will serve as the University’s Teaching and Clinical Training Centre for its medical and allied health programmes, an advancement she said would improve the quality of professional training and expand experiential learning opportunities for students.
The Vice-Chancellor prompted the public, stakeholders and the media to overlook reports suggesting that the university had actually taken control of the ownership or management of the medical facility, recommending that info on the partnership should be obtained through official interactions from NSUK and FMC Keffi.
She reaffirmed the university’s commitment to tactical partnerships that promote scholastic quality, innovation and national advancement, revealing confidence that the cooperation would reinforce scientific education, produce extremely skilled health care experts and improve health care shipment in the nation.