PHARMACY COUNCIL INDUCTS NEWLY QUALIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIANS AT OYSCOHEST

The newly inducted Pharmacy Technician Graduates of Oyo State College of Health and Technology Eleyele Ibadan (OYSCOHEST) and three other Colleges of Health Technology have been called  upon to uphold the ethics of their profession. 

This call was made by the South West Zonal Director of Pharmacy Council of Nigeria,  Pharmacist  Nike Ogunlola at the induction ceremony of newly qualified Pharmacy Technicians of four Colleges of Health Technology namely College of Health Science and Technology,  Ijero- Ekiti, Ekiti State, Seventh Day College of Health Technology,  Igbope, Oyo State, Osun State College of Health Technology,  Ilesa and the host College of Health Science and Technology,  Eleyele, Ibadan, held in the OYSCOHEST College auditorium. 

She implored them to proceed further in their academic pursuits.

Also speaking at the occasion, the Chairman and  Special Guest of Honour,  the Oyo State Commissioner for Health,  Dr Oluwaserimi  Ajetunmobi   congratulated the inductees, also urging them  to go for further studies in the University. The Commissioner said Oyo State Government will continue to give necessary financial and logistic support to the College for its development. She commended the College Management for ensuring a conducive learning environment.

The Provost of the College,  Mrs Oluyemisi Oyewo,  in her welcome address congratulated the inductees and their parents/ guardians and charged the newly inducted Pharmacy Technicians to eschew unethical practices and be good ambassadors of the College wherever they find themselves. 

Some of the inductees expressed their delight over their academic attainment thanking the College and the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria for  their support in the realisation of their dream.

They also promised to always uphold professional ethics at all times.

 Pharmacy Technicians programme is one of the nineteen courses currently being run by Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology. 

Also speaking , the Head of Department, Pharmacy Technicians Training , Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology Eleyele Ibadan  Pharmacist Olanike Abimbola  commended the Management of the College for standing by the department and for creating conducive environment for learning charging the inductees to be good ambassadors of the College

The College, established in 1933 has the mandate to train middle level health care providers.