IMSU Records 100% Pass at Medical Laboratory Council Regulated Professional Examination ~ By Onyekachi A. Nwaozor
No less than 240 students of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU), have recorded 100% pass, with no failure, at the First Professional Examination being organized by the Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria.
The breaking good news was shared by the Head of Medical Laboratory Science Department of Imo State University, Rev. Prof. Nnaemeka J. C. Okolie, during an interview with some journalists in his office at IMSU, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
He stated that "without taking this examination, graduates of Medical Laboratory Science would not be recognized by Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) and can not be given License to practice after their graduation. So, this examination is very necessary for the students to be inducted into the Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria"
Going down memory lane, the Head of the Department recalled that, before the current Vice-Chancellor, Professor U.U. Chukwumaeze, SAN, assumed office, there were a lot of challenges on the ground in the Medical Laboratory Science Department, which included a backlog of students who were not indexed and were not recognized by the council.
This was because, what has been happening in the past years was that, previous heads of department were selecting some students for indexing, leaving a backlog of other students not indexed. This accumulated to about 1,000 unindexed, which included those who were eligible to be indexed at that time.
The Vice-Chancellor saw it as a challenge and started working hard to ensure that all eligible Med Lab Science students are indexed. So, it took a lot of struggle, including flying in and out of Abuja, up to six times. On one of the occasions, the Vice-Chancellor went to Med Lab Council's office in Abuja to see them by himself.
According to the Head of Department, "the VC did all he could with his influence to ensure success. They promised that they would look into the case, so we came back. And after a protracted silence from the council, eventually, they decided to index all our eligible students ".
He therefore, thanked the Vice-Chancellor for such a record-breaking achievement, adding that it wouldn't have been possible without him, stressing that all eligible students of Medical Laboratory Science of Imo State University have been indexed, which has never happened since the inception of Med Lab Science at IMSU, describing the feat as a wonderful breakthrough.
Onyekachi A. Nwaozor, is
The Ag. Public Relations Officer, of
Imo State University, Owerri.
