As the exit of the Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Prof comes to the fore, the vacuum left will be filled by the young and energetic, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Joseph Ugboaja.
Below are the profile of the Acting CMD
Dr. Ugboaja Joseph is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist by training is the immediate past Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi and Director, Clinical Services, Research & Training as well as chairman, Taskforce on Covid-19 of the hospital.
He holds Postgraduate fellowships in Obstetrics & Gynaecology of National Postgraduate Medical College, Nigeria (FMCOG), West Africa College of Surgeons (FWACS), and International College of Surgeons (FICS). He joined the Hospital management in 2014 as the deputy CMAC, a position he held for 4 years. He was subsequently appointed the CMAC in 2017 for the initial tenure of 2 years which ended in 2019. He was reappointed in 2019 for the final tenure of 2 years as the CMAC of the hospital. His tenure as the CMAC of the hospital brought a lot of innovative changes and improvements in services under the leadership of the CMD, Prof AO Igwegbe. These include the formation of the NAUTH Research Society; the Quality improvement committee; the Clinicopathologic series; the Cancer Society; the Laboratory Quality Management system as well as the introduction of the Annual NAUTH Scientific Conferences.
Dr. Ugboaja has attended several workshops, training, and conferences on Strategic leadership and healthcare management including those organized by the administrative staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). He is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria (IMCON). He believes in transformational leadership and also believes, strongly that leaders should be altruistic, inspiring, motivational, transparent, and accountable.
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He is happily married to Mrs. Ezinne Ifejirika -Ugboaja.
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