By Obianuju Azukaego
The Governing Council of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), led by its Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Prof. Peter Azikiwe Onwualu, on November 4, paid a historic courtesy visit to the Chief Medical Director of COOU Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Dr. Maureen Uche Umeakuewulu.
Speaking during the visit, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, congratulated Dr. Umeakuewulu on her appointment as Chief Medical Director by the Anambra State Governor.
She emphasised the need to strengthen the institutional relationship between the University’s College of Medicine and the Teaching Hospital, noting that both institutions are interdependent and cannot function optimally in isolation.
She stressed that the existing synergy must not only be sustained but deliberately deepened through practical collaboration capable of producing tangible results.
The Vice-Chancellor further noted that the existing relationship between the College of Medicine and the Teaching Hospital had contributed to the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) approval of 16 new academic programmes, several of which are medically related.
In their separate remarks, the Pro-Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor appealed to the Chief Medical Director to strengthen cooperation, mutual support and institutional collaboration between the two establishments for improved academic and healthcare delivery.
Responding, Dr. Umeakuewulu expressed appreciation to the Governing Council for the visit, acknowledging the importance of strengthening the existing relationship.
She assured the Council that the concerns and recommendations raised during the engagement would receive appropriate attention.
The visit marked the first time in the University’s history that a Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council had paid an official visit to the Teaching Hospital.
Obianuju Azukaego is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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