Dear Students,
You are welcome to the wonderful world of nursing; the caring profession and the mainstay of the health sector. The World Health Organization in 2019 declared the year 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale; the lady with the lamp and the mother of modern nursing. This is in recognition of the immense contribution of nursing and nurses to the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities.
On behalf of the faculty and staff, I would like to formally welcome you to the Faculty of Science at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) at Ondo City - the first Specialized Medical University in Nigeria. Currently, the Faculty of Nursing Science offers Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) degree program.
There are four academic departments in the Faculty of Nursing Science:
● Department of Nursing Education and Administration
● Department of Community Health Nursing
● Department of Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Nursing
● Department of Adult Health Nursing comprising of Medical, Surgical, and Mental Health Psychiatry Nursing.
The four Departments contribute harmoniously to produce exceptional BNSc alumni.
Your choice of the Faculty of Nursing Science for your studies brings you into the world of nursing and provides support for you to actualize your dreams academically and in service to humanity. The Faculty of Nursing Science UNIMED evolved in 2017 from the Department of Nursing Science under the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences with Dr. O. Abimbola Oluwatosin (Associate professor of Nursing) as the pioneer Ag. Dean of the Faculty. We warmly welcome you to the Faculty of Nursing Science.
Sincerely,
Prof. Samuel Urhobo Akpovi.
Acting. Dean, Faculty of Nursing Science
OBJECTIVES
The goal of the University is to support Nigeria's quest for high quality education, service delivery, research and innovation in the medical sciences. The specific objectives of the Faculty of Nursing Science therefore, are as follows:
1. To prepare nurses to be clinical experts and outstanding caregivers at different levels of health care.
2. To provide nurses with opportunities for professional development and realization of their career goals
3. To promote research for evidence based nursing practice and reforms in nursing education
4. To promote the health and wellbeing of the populace and foster quality service delivery
5. To collaborate with selected Nurses in the selected health care facilities for the training of our students.
6. To hold consultation and collaborate with relevant government and non-governmental agencies on nursing issues
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
The Faculty of Nursing Science (FNS) is a degree awarding Faculty. The four Departments: and the four departments will contribute harmoniously to produce exceptional BNSc graduates. The Departments are:
Department of Adult Health (Medical, Surgical, Mental Health and Psychiatry Nursing)
Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Nursing
Department of Community Health Nursing
Department of Nursing Education and Administration
● Full integration of the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery Akure into the University of Medical Sciences under the Faculty of Nursing Science.
● Visit of Clinical Professor of Nursing Prof Elsie Jolade from the USA
INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING AND MIDWIVERY EDUCATION (IPNME)
Abimbola Bolanle Awoniyi
Qualification:
Designation: Clinical Instructor
Omobola Temilola Oluwaseyi
Qualification:
Designation: Chief Midwife Tutor
Esther Olayinka Awosika
Qualification:
Designation: Chief Nursing Officer
Olufisayo Olusola Gbadamosi
Qualification:
Designation: Clinical Instructor
Oluwaseun Mary Akinmejiwa
Qualification:
Designation: Senior Nurse Tutor
Adeola Oluwakemi Elizabeth
Qualification: RN, RM
Designation: Senior Midwife Educator
Oluwatoyin Paulinah Ajegunmo
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Festus Abiodun Ojo
Qualification:
Designation: Chief Scientific Officer
Rashidat Bolanle Agunbiade
Qualification:
Designation: Counselling Psychologist
Osuolale John Makanjuola
Qualification:
Designation: Mental Health Tutor
Patience Arinola Adamolekun
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Patience Arinola Adamolekun
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Oluwatosin Esther Ogunmuyiwa
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Mobolaji Makanjuola
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Olapeju Oke Ajibade
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Cecilia Olusolape Adeyemo
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Margaret Oluronke Atandero
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Elizabeth Oluwakemi Adeola
Qualification:
Designation: Midwife Tutor
Folasade Rukayat Adewoyin
Qualification:
Designation: Nurse Tutor
Abimbola Gbemisola Owolabi
Qualification:
Designation: Nurse Tutor
Mayowa Grace Elemile
Qualification:
Designation: Nurse Tutor
Abimbola Gbemisola Owolabi
Qualification:
Designation: Nurse Tutor
Oluwaseun Segun Bolarinwa
Qualification:
Designation: Nurse Tutor
Alice Odunlayo Ayelabola
Qualification:
Designation: Nurse Tutor
fnus@unimed.edu.ng
Faculty of Nursing
University of Medical Science
Odosida Campus Ondo City
Ondo State.
Nigeria
