Lara Adejoro The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has described the exclusion of medical and dental lecturers from vying for the vacant office of the Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, as unjust and undermining. The MDCAN made this statement in a press release signed by its National President, Prof. Muhammad Muhammad, and its Secretary-General, Prof.
Daiyabu Ibrahim, on Tuesday. MDCAN is the umbrella body of all Medical and Dental Consultants working in government hospitals and universities. The association was reacting to the advertisement by the university announcing the vacancy for the position of vice-chancellor, which excluded medical and dental lecturers from applying for the position.
Some of the requirements listed for the position include that the candidate must hold a good first degree, a master’s degree, and a PhD in relevant fields offered by the university; be a distinguished professor with at least nine years of experience at that rank at a reputable university; have obtained a PhD at least 15 years before the advertisement; have supervised postgraduate students to completion; demonstrate a proven track record of securing substantial research funding, including attracting no less than N400 million; and have a history of obtaining research grants and other resources to enhance the university’s research capabilities, recorded before the advertisement. MDCAN, however, stated that its members offer specialised.