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The College of Medicine Educational Unit Director, Prof. Adebola Ogunbiyi and other members of her team planned a successful White coat ceremony for the latest clinical students of the College of Medicine, the 2k17 set of MBBS and BDS students on the 30th October, 2017. This would be the first of its kind in the history of the college, what a lucky set. The ceremony had present Prof. Olubunmi Olapade-Olaopa who is the Provost of the college of Medicine, Dean…

SHINE IN THE DARK

October 26, 2017

Prelim Press

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She was slowly fading away Deeper and deeper she fell It was like she was a living mannequin With no clothes on to attract Friends drifted away Maybe she was too weird, she thought With a closet filled with boring sweatpants and hoodies And no glittery shoes or stilettos. Reminiscing on the good old days Where she was all that mattered She was made of brains The star in everybody’s eyes Everybody made her feel special Until brains didn’t matter…

The Beginners Guide To Writing Vol.1

October 24, 2017

So you want to be a writer, the next J.K Rowling, Maya Angelou, Chinua Achebe, Shakespeare, Edgar Alan Poe, Virginia Woolf (without the suicide part of course), then you have come to the right place. Before we begin, Have a notebook or notepad A decent pen A computer or laptop (you can always borrow) A dictionary Let’s begin. Write something By write something, I mean a sentence (BTW a sentence is meant to make sense), a line, that image you…

WORDS WITH BAM BAM

October 19, 2017

Preclinical Press

WORDS WITH BAM BAM Sunday, the 15th of October dawned brightly, the morning filled with such warm colours. As the midday heat tapered into a welcoming evening ambiance, the UIMSA Press, represented by Jaachimma Nwagbara and Amaji Obinna of the Preclinical school had a sit-down with the immediate past president of the University of Ibadan Medical Students Association (UIMSA). Please, could you introduce yourself? I’m Mr. Adedotun Bamiduro. I served as the UIMSA President in the last tenure. I hail…

THE NIGERIAN PILGRIM

October 9, 2017

Prelim Press

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It’s a beautiful morning The shrill of my alarm wakes me up ‘Oh no! Not now, I need some more sleep’ It takes my head a few seconds to realise ‘Oh shit! I have a bus to catch’ I run through my morning activities Rinse my mouth, stroke my tangled hair My bags strapped to my back, I take flight to catch my morning bus Arriving the park just in time, I get settled in ‘It’s gonna be a long…

WOULD YOU DATE YOUR CLASSMATES?

October 9, 2017

Preclinical Press

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WOULD YOU DATE YOUR CLASSMATE NOW/ IN THE FUTURE? Over the past week, I conducted a survey with the above title on members of 2k18 class. I have to say, I received some note-worthy responses and here they are: YES I believe dating girls outside our class will be tasking considering difference in interests, our tight schedules and problems with commitment. Over a period of time, we would have come to understand our classmates. NO I will feel suffocated and…

ZONED

October 9, 2017

As most people know, this is a very popular term, and unless you have been living under a rock or underneath a crushing pile of books, you may not know even if you have been zoned in the past. ‘Friend zone’ was coined by Joey Tribbiani, a popular character from F.R.I.E.N.D.S , in 1994 in the episode ‘The one with the Blackout’. So for the sake of those living under the crushing pile of books, Friend zone according to…

“…towards the UIMSA of our dreams!”

October 7, 2017

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I was seven, and ill! While on admission on an hospital bed, naïve and ignorant me would fondle with the bell of my attending doctor’s stethoscope. I would wrap my hands round the cold round metal, wondering how such can be used to hear sounds from the human body. I would go on to reassure myself of my dream- becoming a doctor, being able to take care of my family, and other people when they fall ill. Years down…

Wishes to Sleep

October 5, 2017

Preclinical Press