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Rhapsody is a UIMSA MBBS 2k21 class’ magazine aimed at making medical students reminisce about their freshman year.

 The outgoing Inspector general of police, IGP Adamu Muhammad, had his tenure extended by three months on the orders of president Muhammad Buhari, on the 4th February, 2021 amidst widespread speculations and criticism. However, after having spent a little above two months, DIG Usman Alkali Baba has been appointed as his replacement. This was disclosed by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi in a statement release. According to him, “Baba’s appointment was carefully made, after the president considered issues of…

On the 8th of April, 2 members and an Executive of the University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association made history when they were crowned winners of Uniting to Combat NTDs(Neglected Tropical Diseases) and The Youth Combating NTDs Global Story-telling Competition by, Frank Edoho at the conclusion of the Virtual Global Youth Festival. Participants of the Global story-telling competition were asked to submit compelling entries to inspire action to beat Neglected Tropical Diseases in 4 categories(Digital, Audio, Video and Text) and…

The UIMSA preliminary press just had their first publication.The content of this first publication is mind-blowing,ranging from sports ,news,entertainment to a spectacular interview with our very own Rhode Scholar,Miss Bolu Ikwunne.Enjoy! P.S.It is recommended that you zoom each of the pages or use “search using google lens” in order to see the words clearly.

About a week ago, representatives of the executive council of the University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Provost of the College of Medicine, Professor Fatai Adeniyi. From left to right: Olorunyomi Fola-Oyetayo( Sports secretary),Olaoluwa Olorunfemi( President), Professor Fatai Adeniyi( Deputy Provost of the College of Medicine),Jaachima Nwagbara( General Secretary),Anthony Ugah( Special Duties Officer Clinicals). A number of issues were discussed at the courtesy visit. Some of these issues include; the possible vaccination for…

Interviewer: Can you kindly introduce yourself.UIMSA President: I am Olaoluwa Olorunfemi. I am a 600-level medical student. I am a from a family of 5 and I am from Kogi State, Nigeria. I have many interests but most importantly I’m a Madrid fan. Interviewer: Congratulations on your recent election as the President of UIMSA. How has your first few days in office been like?UIMSA President: It was something I was looking forward to but nothing prepares you for this moment…

Interviewer: Please introduce yourself.UIMSA General Secretary: My name is Jaachima Nwagbara. I’m a 500-level medical student, an Igbo young lady from Abia state. I grew up in the northern part of Nigeria, Kaduna state to be precise. I am currently serving the Association as the General Secretary. Interviewer: How was life like growing up as an Igbo girl in Kaduna?UIMSA General Secretary: Well, I think just the fact that I wasn’t exposed to my culture a lot. Nobody around me…

Date of interview: 08-03-2021 Interviewer: Good evening, my name is Napoleon Tejiri. I am from the University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association Press. I will be asking you a few questions. Can we know you? Odeleke Omotola: Hi Tejiri, Good evening. It’s nice being here talking to you. My name is Odeleke Mariam Omotola. I am a 300 level Medicine and Surgery at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. I often describe myself as an ambivert, a feminist and…

The University of Ibadan Medical Student Association (UIMSA), twice as tall, is renown amongst her peers for her giant strides. The association celebrated her diamond anniversary the previous year. This year she is blessed with her 61st set of executives. We will be introducing to you one of the current executives, fasten your belt as you learn about an executive of the giant of Africa. Interviewer: Good afternoon. Can you please introduce yourself? UIMSA vice-president: My name is Eniola Akinnuoye.…

Your own personal, cheerleader, rooting for you and boosting your confidence every step of the way – that would be our ideal inner voice, but in reality, more often than not what we get is an inner critic. According to a study published in Nature Communications, the average person has 6,000 thoughts each day. That’s a lot going on inside our heads, and it would be fair to say that not all of them are going to be positive and…