…15 females, 10 males…
The Periscope Global
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) College of Medical Sciences has graduated first set of 25 pioneer Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students
According to school authority, The pioneer MBBS students were admitted in the 2016/17 academic session with 41students; however, in the course of progression, some were dropped at the end of the first year and some had to repeat leaving 25 students; 15 females and 10 males that have graduated this year, 2024, as follows:
- Dr Esther Adamu Harami
- Dr Mustapha Kwe Manga
- Dr A’ISHA Abubakar Umar
- Dr Abdul rahman Ahmad
- Dr Munirat Khalil Yahaya
- Dr MAIMUNA Babangida
- Dr Muhammad Adamu
- Dr Abdulhalim Abdullahi
- Dr Khadija Muhammad Garba
- Dr Zainab Mika’il Ajiya
- Dr HAJARA Abdullahi Hassan
- Dr Abubakar Yahaya
- Dr Maryam Abubakar Gabi
- Dr HALIMA Ahmad Abubakar
- Dr Abubakar Ishaq Danta Gada
- Dr Ummulkhairi Ahmad
- Dr Rashida UBA Ibrahim
- Dr Kaltume Nabila Abdulhamid
- Dr Muhammad Bashir Usman
- Dr Bulus Viwarta Nehemiah
- Dr HAUWA Mohammed Buba
- Dr HALIMA Musa Abdullahi
- Dr AUWAL Jika Yahaya
- Dr Abdullahi Chindo
- Dr Qauwama Abubakar Bello.
Tremendous achievements have been recorded by the pioneer students, now graduates, in just a few years with the establishment of the Medical College in ATBU,
The ATBU medical students prove to be the best in the nation, where they emerged as the champions in every competition held in the country.
- Emerged First in the Inter-medical Schools Quiz Competition in 2022.
- They represented the northeast in the National Competition held in Lagos state 2022, and they achieved the 2nd runner-up nationwide.
- In 2023, ATBU emerged the first position in the Northeast Region for the second time.
- ATBU Medical Students had the privilege to represent the region in the National Intermedical Schools Quiz Competition held in Kano, where they became the overall winners, that is, the first position in the National.
- On 2023 also, one of our students represented the ATBU in the Inter-Campus Spelling Bee Quiz Competition held in Abuja, came in first in the Northeast, (Zone E), and went on to compete for the finals on the national stage where he finished as the 2nd runner-up in the competition.
- The ATBU Medical Student bagged First Position Award among the Northern Medical Colleges in a grand National Quiz Competition for Nigerian Medical Students Association (NIMSA).
- The ATBU Medical Students Association (ATBUMSA) participated in the NIMSA National Quiz Competition and took 3rd Position In the Nation.
The graduates have indeed heeded to the call of the Provost of the ATBU College of Medicine, Professor Bala Audu, who during orientation programme in 2019, tasked them as medical students to imbibe the spirit of commitment to learning, adding that clinical learning is the essence of medical education.
Audu explained that many factors have been demonstrated to influence students’ development of clinical competence; “These factors include students’ exposure to a large volume and variety of clinical experiences, learning in authentic clinical settings, self-directed learning, and the provision of a supportive environment”.
ATBU, the fountain of knowledge. It is indeed a milestone worthy of commendation.