The Medical Laboratory Science Department has recently organized guest sessions and technical visits for level 100, 200 and 300 students in the department. These activities were done to allow the students combine theory and industry best practices that will help them in their future endeavors.
Under the leadership of Assoc. Prof. Hadiza Lawal Abdullah, the Head of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science Department at SUN, Mrs. Rabiatu Ibrahim Mahmud, Mr. Isyaku Alhassan Isyaku and other staff, the guest sessions hosted Dr. Armiya’u Ahmed Yelwa, the Head of Department of Medical Laboratory Science at Kaduna State University and CEO of Arma Biomedical Ltd, Mr. Mubarak Saleh Bagwai, a Medical Laboratory scientist and CEO of Next Star International Co. Limited- a company for Medical Supplies and Contracts who also newly founded the Ceells Biotechnology Company Limited for Medical products manufacturing and production., and Ms. Wasila Aminu Goron Duma, the CEO of TAT Clinic and Diagnostics.
The specialists discussed relevant topics under the theme ‘Medical Laboratory Science Profession in Nigeria: Evolution, Current Practice and Challenges’. They educated the students about entrepreneurship options available for the career and trends that are currently being adopted by experts in the field. The students were talked through personal and professional experiences and highlights of important points they should especially consider.
More so, the department also hosted a virtual session hosting Mr. Abdulaziz Tahir Idris, who is currently a Ph. D candidate in Brazil. Mr. Idris discussed the importance of medical laboratory scientists in the world currently. He noted that the world goes through transformation, and medical laboratory scientists are very vital in this transformation.
The student also paid technical visits to MedServe (NKDC) Laboratory and Centre for Infectious Disease Research under the NCDC, North-West Reference Laboratory in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. At MedServe, the students were given a guided tour and a brief lecture by Aisha Abubakar Jibril, a senior medical laboratory scientist, while Assoc. Prof. Jamilu Bala Abubakar and Prof. Isah Aliyu Abubakar also gave some lectures to the students at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research. Both of them discussed ‘The importance of molecular biology techniques to medical laboratory science today’.
The purpose of the visit was to expose the students to modern techniques and recent trends in laboratory research and activities.
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