By Monday Ajegena
The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has inducted 35 students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), with a call on them to guard against compromising laboratory results.
The induction ceremony, which took place at the university’s campus, marked a significant milestone in the students’ academic journey.
Speaking at the event on Tuesday in Lafia, Prof. Tosan Erhabor, Registrar of the council, emphasized the importance of professionalism, ethics, and continuous learning in the medical laboratory field.
He charged the inductees to uphold the highest standards of practice and to contribute positively to the healthcare sector.
Erhabor stressed that compromising laboratory results is unacceptable and that the council has zero tolerance for unethical practices.
He warned that anyone caught falsifying patients’ laboratory results would face severe sanctions.
“At the council, we have zero tolerance for unethical practices such as falsification of patients’ laboratory results, among others.
“Anyone caught indulging in such practices will be severely sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.
In his remarks, Prof. Shehu Abdul-Rahman, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of FULafia, congratulated the inductees, their parents, and lecturers on their achievements so far.
He encouraged them to remain committed and to seek opportunities for growth and development in their chosen profession.
The VC explained that Medical Laboratory is a special discipline with several regulations and said the institution had followed the necessary guidelines in training the students.
The Vice-Chancellor announced that the Medical Laboratory Department is now granted the status of a Faculty and appealed to MLSN to increase the admission slots for the newly established faculty.
Abdul-Rahman explained that the Senate of the institution has graciously approved the upgrade of the department to a faculty.
On his part, Prof. Akyala Ishaku, induction lecturer, charged the inductees to embrace the evolution in the field of the medical laboratory as they pursue further careers.
He explained that there are a lot of breakthroughs and paradigm shifts from carrying out diagnosis in a laboratory to a real-life solution.
Ishaku added that laboratory scientists should take advantage of technology and Artificial intelligence to meet the needs of patients in the comfort of their homes and offices.
He called on the management to seek collaboration with partners that would help in building a modern laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment.
The induction lecturer, therefore, donated N500,000 to the best-graduating student in the department and offered to sponsor the second graduating student for the post-graduate programme. (www.krestnews.com)