The Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti has gone Into partnership with The John’s Hopkins University in the United States to improve medical training.
The agreement was brokered by the Little by Little Foundation, which would enable final year students in the Medical and Health Sciences to undergo one-year intensive training at John Hopkins Hospital in the US
The move is expected to enable ABUAD to rank favourably as one of the leading private universities in Africa and beyond.
Speaking at the signing of the agreement in Ado-Ekiti, the founder of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, commended the grand patron of the foundation, Chief Adegoke Ajayi, for his efforts in ensuring the success of the agreement with the John Hopkins Hospital, the step which he said would further expose the students to the international space.
Babalola explained that ABUAD, in the last 13 years of its existence, has contributed to the development of the nation’s educational and health sectors with quality research, teachings and community service.
He advised the prospective students -beneficiaries of the agreement to remain committed to their careers and be ready to give back to the university and society.
With this partnership, it is hoped that the medical students of the university will soon have their training improved with vibrant international exposure.
