University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED) is a university of

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Ondo City Ondo Town is the second largest town in Ondo State, Nigeria. Ondo Town is the trade center for the surrounding region. Yams, cassava, grain and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown, and is used to weave cloth called Aso Oke fabric which is w ...

, Nigeria, owned by the

Ondo State Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to ...

Government, established in 2015. It is the third specialized

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and Nigeria's first specialized medical university to be

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by the

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. The pioneer substantive

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of the university is Professor Friday Okonofua, a

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professor of gynecology and the founder of Women Health and Action Research Centre, a non-profit and charitable organization

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in Benin City, which focuses on promoting female reproductive research.

History

The establishment of the university was a result of the

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signed into law in 2014 by

Olusegun Mimiko Olusegun Rahman Mimiko ( yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Mímikò ; born 3 October 1954), is a Nigerian doctor and politician, he was the senatorial candidate of the Zenith Labour Party for Ondo Central District in the 2019 Senate elections. He served as ...

, the executive governor of

, to establish a state university of medical sciences. The bill was proposed by the Ondo State House of Assembly under Schedule 1, Section 5(2), and Article 39(1) of Ondo State Laws. The university's first substantive Chancellor, Professor Friday Okonofua, was appointed on March 11, 2015, following the approval of the university by the National University Commission, NUC. The current

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of the university is Professor Adesegun Fatusi

Faculty

The university consists of seven faculties: *Faculty of

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

s *Faculty of

Basic Medical Sciences Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

*Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences *Faculty of Clinical Sciences *Faculty of Dental Sciences *Faculty of Nursing Sciences *Faculty of Allied Health Sciences *Faculty o
Medical Rehabilitation

Faculty of Sciences

Departments under Faculty of Sciences are *Biosciences and Biotechnology Animal Science and Environmental Biology, Environmental Management and Toxicology, Plant Biology, Environmental Control and Toxicology *Microbiology *Physics (Physics Electronics) * Chemistry *Food Science *Science Laboratory Technology * Mathematics *

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

Faculty Basic Medical Sciences

Departments are listed below; *

Anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences

Departments are listed below *

Anatomic Pathology Anatomical pathology (''Commonwealth'') or Anatomic pathology (''U.S.'') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, macroscopic, Histopathology, microscopic, biochemical, immu ...

Morbid Anatomy, Histopathology. *

Chemical Pathology Clinical chemistry (also known as chemical pathology, clinical biochemistry or medical biochemistry) is the area of chemistry that is generally concerned with analysis of bodily fluids for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. It is an applied ...

Haematology Hematology ( always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. It involves treating diseases that affect the produc ...

*Microbial Pathology Medical Microbiology, Parasitological. * Pharmacology and

Therapeutics A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different ...

Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Departments are listed below *

Community Medicine Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

* Internal Medicine * Obstetrics and Gynecology *

Paediatrics & Child Health ''Paediatrics & Child Health '' is a peer-reviewed medical journal of paediatrics and is the official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society. It covers original research, practice guidelines, and continuing medical education. The journal wa ...

Radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...

* Surgery

Faculty of Dental Science

Departments are listed below * Child Dental Health * Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery * Oral/Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Oral Medicine *Preventive and Community Dentistry *

Restorative Dentistry Restorative dentistry is the study, diagnosis and integrated management of diseases of the teeth and their supporting structures and the rehabilitation of the dentition to functional and aesthetic requirements of the individual. Restorative dentis ...

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and developme ...

*Pharmaceutics and

Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. T ...

Pharmaceutical Microbiology Pharmaceutical microbiology is an applied branch of microbiology. It involves the study of microorganisms associated with the manufacture of pharmaceuticals e.g. minimizing the number of microorganisms in a process environment, excluding microorgan ...

* Pharmacology *

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and Biopharmacy * Pharmacognosy

Faculty of Public Health

Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evide ...

and Biostatistics *

Environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

and

Occupational Health Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at wor ...

* Public Health Nutrition *

Health Economics Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and healthcare. Health economics is important in determining how to improv ...

and

Health Management Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks ...

*Women's Studies and Reproductive Health *

Demography Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...

* Health Informatics *

Health Education Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health, as well as sexual and r ...

and

Primary Health Care Primary health care, or PHC, refers to "essential health care" that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. This makes universal health care accessible to all individuals and families in a community. PHC in ...

Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation * Physiotherapy * Occupational Therapy * Prosthetic and Orthotics * Speech Therapy * Audiology

References

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