LASUCOM Outliers 2022

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Medical students have been confined to the predictable cycle of lectures, clinics, and libraries for so long. The routine is changing, and more frontiers are being explored by some medical students. The increasing number of medical students leading different frontiers both in medicine and outside medicine has resulted from intentional growth and capacity building across various colleges. The Lagos State University College of Medicine, known to be one of the fastgrowing medical colleges in Nigeria, has constantly churned out exceptional individuals with excellent academic records who have continued to shine in their chosen fields within healthcare and beyond.

In LASUCOM, many students have grown out of this predictable routine, in addition to outstanding academic records. They have begun to engage in other interests and get recognized in those fields even as students. These excellent students make incredible waves in Social Impact, Research, Art, Technology, Finance and many more. These individuals have managed to distinguish themselves, reshape their minds, successfully manage their limited time, build leadership skills and experience over time and have gone on to make unconcealable impacts.

For these individuals who have gone out of the demanding medical school to create exciting niches in other areas, It is my joy to celebrate these fantastic persons in the LASUCOM Outliers. These folks do not hav superpowers but have unlocked some locks; discipline, SMART goals, consistency, time management and the ability to prioritize without hurting their medical journey. It is also an opportunity to send a message to every other person who might be inspired by the achievements of these individuals, a motivation and inspiration that they can also explore their interests as students and build relevance in such appeals.

The LASUCOM Outliers is a publication of the LASUMSA Secretariat to celebrate all our high-flying medical students raising the bar daily and inspiring generations of medical students across the globe. As we boast of several incredible young high-achieving medical students and alumni, this list is not definitive, as many more achievers could not be captured in this year's release. This is the tip of the iceberg of talented students making a difference in various spaces across Nigeria and the globe. As an association, we continually push our members to be the best in academics and non-academic activities. We always stand with the cliché, you can be anything and everything you want to be.

General Secretary 2022/23, Lagos State University Medical Students’ Association

2022 lasucom outliers

Durodola

Ayomide

urodolaAyomideisathirdyear medical student of the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja. She is a member of the National Sickle Cell Foundation and is most passionate about creating awareness and proffering solution to sickle cell disease management, treatment and prevention, aswellasotherhaematologicaldiseases.

She is the Founder and current president of the Lagos State University Sickle Cell Society, an initiative that aims at creating an haven for people living with the sickle cell disease in LASU. The primary goals of the society is to; eradicate the stigmatisation of sickle cell champions, educate young people on the importance of the haemoglobin phenotype test, and to create awareness about this hematological condition within and outside the school community. Since the inception of the society, the foundation has organised awareness campaigns to thousands of people through the LASU radio and television stations such as MITV, Lagos Television (LTV), and NTA with an awareness walk across the university's main campus and various socialmediaplatforms.

Under the aegis of the LASU Sickle Cell Society, she has conducted a free sickle cell clinic in conjunction with Doctoora. About fifty people benefitted from the initiative.

Overtime, she has gained experiences from working with different people on various projects and has also learnt the merits and lessons that comes with being a team player. She has served as a content creator for TEDx LASU, and Menstrual Health and Pad Bank Initiative (which she currently volunteers for). She currently serves as an Editor for LASU Life, an online platform that showcases LASUandLASUitestotheworld.

She is also the current campaign manager for Cardiac community, a notfor-profit organisation that advocates for cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria with a majorfocusonpulmonaryhypertension.

Under the aegis of the organisation, she helped plan the 2022 walk4PH in which hundreds of people were sensitised on pulmonary hypertension, and the Pulmonary Hypertension MasterClass, a workshop aimed at educating medical and paramedical professionals, and medical students on pulmonary hypertension.

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Furthermore, she is very enthusiastic about Research and Journalism (most importantly, medical journalism), and currently serves as an intern journalist at Medical Mirror. She also writes for Medzone TV. She has served as a researchassistant.

Under LASUMSA, she has served as a memberofthe2022PublicityCommittee, Editorial Board Member of the 2022 LASUMSAScalpelmagazine.

As an ardent proponent of the Sustainable Development Goals, she has served as a Sponsorship and Partnership staff of the Lagos Model United Nations. She alongside Oluwatoyin Salami of the faculty of Law, UNILAG, drafted an Idea FairTopicfortheLMUN'22conference.

Ayomide is the current Head, Editorial committee,RotaractClubofLASUCOM. Her passion for the sickle cell community which she coordinates led her to vie for the post of Honourable at the Lagos State University Student's Parliamentary Council (32nd administration) for the purpose of passing bills in favour of the sicklecellchampions.

Under the 32nd LASUSU SPC she has served as a member of the Bye election committee for the School of Agriculture and is currently a member of the Committee for Information, Strategy, and SpecialDuties.

She is a Rotary Youth Leadership Academy Fellow. She was a Fellow and a scholarship recipient for the Mental HealthFellowshipGlobalCohorts.

Her favourite quote is that of Alfred Nobel's "For the greatest benefit to humankind"

SHEKONI

Mayowa

ShekoniMayowaiscurrentlyafourth- year medical student at the Lagos State University and has served in capacities for different associations including the office of public relations of the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS-LASU), he currently serves as general secretary of the RotaractClubofLASUCOM.

With numerous volunteering experiences in the non-profit space, he has a keen interest in SDGs 3 & 4 regarding “good health and well-being” and “quality education” respectively. He has immense experience volunteering with organizations including Lead Footprints Africa (LFA), Women at Risk International Foundation(WARIF),TEDxetc.

Mayowaisapassionateteacherwithover seven years of experience. He is a mentor and teacher to numerous young individualswhoareindifferentregionsof the world. In 2021, Mayowa founded Nephrine Tutors, a hybrid teaching organization with a mission to ensure quality education for the young populace while helping make dreams come into fruition.

At Nephrine Tutors, he believes that learning goes beyond the walls of the classroomandhasbeenabletointegrate emotional intelligence, and personal development which has seen Nephrine A level tutorial Centre tutoring over 60 students with record-breaking results even on a national level. Many of his students are spread in different schools across Nigeria and the world at large makingimpacts.

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepareforittoday.”–MalcolmX

He believes strongly that quality education and proper mentorship are great for driving positive changes among teenagers and young adults. In 2020, he officially started LightVille, a non-profit organization that offers free mentorship and guidance to secondary school students and pre-undergraduates, while helping them make the right and proper career decisions. LightVille was in operation briefly before the 2020 lockdown and saw the successful registration of students for the 2020 UTME and as well offering free consultations. Lightville is currently in a rebranding phase for better services to humanity.

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He would go on to start Student lead Africa in 2022 with great minds, an organization that firmly believes brilliance is attainable in all contexts of the life of students across the globe. Through the annualconferencetaggedINSIGHT,fresh college students are introduced to intellectual novelty and entrepreneurial opportunities with a connection made between educators, mentors, business owners and students. The maiden edition, INSIGHT 2022 saw the registration and attendance of over 400 students from different schools in every region of the country with professional speakers from Germany, the united statesandNigeria.

Mayowa’s passion for health inspired him to convene the annual campaign ‘No Soda November’ which currently is in its third year. The campaign with reach to hundreds and thousands of people on social media platforms promotes healthy living and its benefits. He also believes strongly that tech will drive massive changes to the health sector of the nation and he is working towards providing solutions to the problems facingthesector.

Asides from academics, Mayowa Is a part-time graphics designer, a guitarist and a football lover. As the coach of his class(Conquistador)footballteam,heled the team to setting a ground breaking record of winning the Provost cup as a rookie class (first ever appearance in the competition).

YUSUF Taesirat

Taesiratisamedicalstudentandaself taught multidisciplinary art practitioner of 5 years duration with an interest in tech education. Using the art media of photography and digital illustration, she explores ideas around Self expression, the Nigerian Culture and global conversations withemphasisongender,religiousandethnic identity and representation. Regardless of theartmediumTaesiratutilises,sheseesher art as a way of documenting, bearing witness to experiences and visualising her creativity.

From working with Facebook, having exhibitions all over the world ,organising and curating an exhibition in the USA, winning grant awards and co-building an educational tech community, Taesirat recent shows includes Exhibiting in Art Basel, Miami as an artist with Coldscollective, A Perfect Day groupexhibitionatSuperchiefArtgallery,Los Angeles, USA and Balance group exhibition atImnotartgallery,Chicago,USA.

Apart from being an artist, Taesirat also wears many hats by working in the Web3 andtechspaceasaSocialmediamanager,a Junior writer, a Community Builder/ ModeratorandanEducator.

She has worked with WARIF as an advocate against gender based violence on campus and in the community through the UN Spotlight Initiative Prevention of Campus Sexual Violence Programme. She was also spotlighted by the Studentpreneur initiative as part of the top 100 inspiring Nigerian Students.

Among her accomplishments includes Curating and organising an international exhibition in Chicago,USA, The Untapped exhibition, showing art works by African women living in the continent and in diaspora.Taesiratisalsoactiveintheartand technology world by being a member of the Black women photographers community, Contributor for Vogue Italia, member of The Boys Club crypto DAO,Contributor to the Luupe- 100 visions of fatherhood, Contributor to a NFT NYC panel on diversity on the blockchain,Grant Awardee- Robert Giard Foundation Artist Grant, guest curator for VSCO social media for BHM, Moment 2020 Creator Grant Awardee and the first Nigerian woman who is a member of the PLEASRDAO.

She is currently Co-building an educational art and technology community at NonFungible Frens and is on the journey of expanding her knowledge in the tech space by learning Decentralised finance as a ScholarwithShefiCryptoCohort7.

LANA Promise

anaPromiseisayoungsocialimpact leaderwithaheadfullofdreams.Heis the first Lagos State Youth Ambassador, having emerged overall best participant at the IBILE Youth Academy of the Ministry of Youth & Social Development in 2017 as a highschoolleaver.

Simultaneously, he served with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Lagos as a member of its Youth Participatory Platform in 2018, providing youthful recommendations and efforts for interventions and serving on technical workingteamsforpolicyformulation.

In the same year, he became a Youth Ambassador for the Innovative Tools for Expanding HIV Self-Testing (ITEST) project, also known as '4 Youth By Youth' of the St. Louis University, United States, in partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), where he was a Youth Research Facilitator at the 2022 InnovativeBootcamp.

In2019,hewasselectedasoneof50young leaders from around the world by the HesselbeinGlobalAcademyoftheUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. A Fellow of the United Nation Academic Impact (UNAI) Millenium Campus Network program in 2019, Lana is a prominent studentleaderonthemedical

campusoftheLagosStateUniversity,where he is a Doctor-in-Training, and was recently awarded the 'Political Icon of the Year 2021' by the Campus Headies Awards and 'Honourable of the Year 2022' by the Lagos State University Medical Students Association Senate, among other recognitions.

Promise is a serial volunteer, avid reader, gifted writer, ideator and speaker, among other things. He is Founder of Involved Medics, an initiative launched in June 2022 to encourage active participation of medical and allied health students and professionals in politics and decision-making processes in Lagos State, through mentorship programs and trainings to expose targets to public leadership and help them position to influence the health system positively, while forging key partnerships in the political space.

Coordinator of the Moremi Youth DevelopmentProjectforyoungpeopleinthe Alimosho Local Government in Lagos, Lana also currently serves as the Co-founder/ Executive Director of PolicyDeck Nigeria, an organization working to promote public policy awareness among citizens for accountability and people-centric governance. He continues to work on other project ideas intended to close identified gapsthatexistinsociety.

ORILOYE Abdulbasit

riloyeAbdulbasitisa500levelMedical studentofLASUCOM.

He is the 15th Speaker of the LASUMSA SENATE where he has discharged his legislative duties to the association after a maiden term in the 13th Parliament where he servedas

Secretary of the senate committee on sportandsocial Secretary of the senate committee on informationandprocedure.

In the 15th LASUMSA SENATE he spearheaded through some milestones organisingthe Parliamentary retreat 1.0 themed; “workingsystems,youngparliamentarians on call”. This retreat featured the following facilitators; Mr Ottun Taiwo (Deputy Clerk, Lagos state House of Assembly) and Hon. Ayotunde Adenuga (Legislative Leader, Ikeja LGA). Members of the LASUMSA SENATE equipped with the pre requisite knowlege to carry out theirparliamentaryduties

High Level Roundtable/CVR Advocacy Flagoff with Involved medics; For Lagos statemedicalstudentsandprofessionals.

Otherpositionsoccupiedinclude

Secretary of the 2021 Alumni relations committe

PastSecretaryoftheLASUSULeadership conferenceplanningcommitte

Member of the 2018, 2021 LASUMSA healthweekcommittee

Member of the 2018, 2021 Lasumsa Socialcommitte

Assistant chairperson Freshers week committee.

He has served as interim personal Assistant to the leader of the legislative house, Ikeja Local Government (Hon. Ayotunde Adenuga ), where he further expanded his network and facilitating projects and programs within the Ikeja LGA and beyond. He served in this capacity for a year to acquire legislative skills,leadershipskillsamongstothers. Activities facilitated also include the PVC drive for students of Lagos state university college of medicine in partnershipwithLASUMSA.

He is the Co-lead for the “Involved Medics” Initiative which has worked to ensure to active participation of medical student and students of health sciences in governmental processes across the state by organizing trainings, mentorship programs and partnerships with key leaders in the society, preparing the next generation of leaders from the Health sciences and encouraging the participation of medics in governmental process.

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This initiative is currently running and brewing the next generation of leaders who will make meaningful contribution to thehealthsectorandothersectors.

He is the Chairperson of “commit to quality health” an initiative under the Junior chamber International Nigeria, which is the foremost organization for training young leaders internationally. Through “commit to quality health “ he has organized medical outreach programs to key less privileged communities and across General hospitals in the state, providing assistance to those seeking medical services at these institutions. This in a bid to achieve universal health coverage forall

Delegate at the JCI NIGERIA southern conference 2022 at edo state, benin cit

Delegate at the JCI NIGERIA national convention2022atibadan,oyostate

He is a member of “Near Foundation” which is in affiliation with the ABINAT group(aTurkishbasedbusinessgroupin Nigeria) where he has contributed to the activities of the foundation in reaching out to less privileged community and assisting people in need across different parts of the country through scholarships,communityprojects,charity donations.

Received certificates of recognition from Junior Chamber International for his contribution to achieving universal health coverage

Award of appreciation from the National Union of Nursing Student Association SENATE for his contribution to youth participationingovernment. Recognized among the most outstanding new members of Junior Chamber International.

He is one with keen passion for good governance and accessible health care forall.

OLAOYE

laoyeMohammed-il-AwwalAkorede isa5th-yearmedicalstudentatthe Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM). He transited to the College of Medicine with a CGPA of 4.90andhaspassedhisFirstandSecond ProfessionalExamsatasitting.

Olaoye Mohammed-il-Awwal Korede popularly known as Awwal/theakorede is passionate about welfare, lifestyle, human-to-humaninteractionandcreating a sustainable environment for everyone to thrive. Awwal is also a Social Media Lifestyle Influencer on Twitter and Instagram (@theakorede) whose niche cut across human lifestyles ranging from Health,FoodandBeverages,andFintech. He uses his experience in digital marketing and content creation to work for Brands and Digital Marketing Agencies in running social media campaigns and awareness translating to sales and increased customer and consumerbase.

He is currently working in Food and beverage industry by creating social media awareness and content through a Nigerian-owned brand that produces Quality yet affordable beverages for Nigerians popularly known as Rites Foods.

Rite Foods is the Parent Company of Bigi table water, Bigi Drinks, Fearless energy drinks, Sosa Fruit juice and Rite sausages.

Notably, he has worked with Brands directly or through Digital marketing agencies such as Bolt(formerly Known as Taxify), Dro health, Sumo Bank, Parralex Bank,PurplePayandBitsikaAfrica.Other Notable Brands he has worked for in social media campaigns include Peak Milk, Durex, Plaqad, Indomie Noodles, 2sure sanitiser, Tangerine Life and Mastercard Foundation. He has a mark in the entertainment industry having worked with Headies Awards and artists likeBellaShmurdaandOlakira.

He served as the Welfare Director, LASUMSA 2021-2022 Executive Council which earned him the title of “Best WELFARE DIRECTOR” because he was able to achieve a lot of things regarding ensuring a safe, welcoming and encompassing environment for all students. He won the “Rookie of the Year”asa200Lstudent,“MrLASUCOM” and “Ideal Medical Student” at the 2022 LASUMSADinnerandAwardsNight.

Mohammed-il-Awwal

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As part of working with Bolt, A Special Discount (THEAKOREDE) was created such that people especially LASUCOMITES could use it to get discounted rides up to 2500 naira off their trips. He also helped LASUMSA secure sponsorship deals with Rites foods (Bigi water, Bigi drinks, Fearless energy drink, Sosa Fruit juice as well as Rite sausages) for the LASUMSA Healthweek2022.

Awwal is a self-taught Front-end web developer who deals in building web projects. He is also passionate about teaching and mentoring. He started a LASUCOM Tech hub alongside Adetunji MohammedandIfetolaMaryamwherehe volunteered to teach tech skills such as Web Development (HTML, CSS and JavaScript), Figma in creating superb UI/ UX designs at no cost with over 45 LASUCOM students have benefited from thelearningwithinaspaceof3months. Amidst all, Awwal has a keen interest in Behavioral Medicine, Leadership, LifestyleMarketingandTech.

ODUKOYA Tolani

Tolani Odukoya {tolaniodukoya.netlify.com} has over 3years of experience working as a youth development strategist and you can easily regard him as a serial disruptor of tech innovations.

About 4years ago, Co-founder and Executive director of The Mindset Initiative For Sustainable Education a social enterprise committed to increasing access to inclusive quality education for poor and vulnerable children in underrepresented and underresourced communities through mentorship and global citizenship education and holistic human capital development.

He also founded ‘iLab Consult’ a human capital development company that helps individuals and students increase their career and employability status by providing and preparing them for opportunities that are best suited for them. At iLab Consult we help young professionals craft CVs, personal statement, and business proposals and also prepare them for job interviews.

Last year, Tolani started co-building a health tech startup ‘iKarely Health Limited’ - a digital healthcare product that helps people get healthcare services at their convenience and comfort by connecting them with a healthcare professional, anytime, from anywhere!

This is Africa’s foremost indigenous healthcare product and the first of its kind in Nigeria.

Currently, he's co-disrupting a blockchain Edtech product 'Mentoora'. Mentoora is a startup that helps increase the knowledge and adoption of Web3 & blockchain, incubates individualls on the relevant soft skills needed to be able to harness job opportunities in Web 3., and also connects them with job sources. Simply put, Mentoora is the Andela of the Web. We train, incubate and mentor people in preparedness for Web 3.0 Untapped job market.

In addition to being a Harvard Crossroads Emerging Leader where he was mentored by the Harvard faculty board and professors, Tolani is a fellow of the Young Professional Boot camp and United Nation Millennium Campus Network and Global Youth Ambassador at Theirworld amongst others.

Following his selfless contribution to the fight against the Covid19 pandemic, he was recognized by the Lacasera group of companies and The Future Africa Award as a Covid19 hero and Beating Corona hero respectively.

Tolani is currently studying medicine and surgery at Lagos State University, Nigeria, and earned a certification in Civic Leadership from the Young African Leadership Initiative a flagship of Barack Obama’s program.

ASHADE Itunu

ItunuAshadeisafinalyearmedical student at the Lagos state university teaching hospital (LASUTH) who aims to become one of the strong voices in the health-sector in Nigeria and beyond. She has over 4yrs of experience actively working in the public health space with special interest in sexual and reproductive health; promoting the importance of age- appropriate sex education, sexual health rights, access to contraceptionandendingunsafeabortions.

She believes that health education is one of the most important yet under-utilized tools to combat the many health challenges in Nigeria.Thishasshapedherintobecominga content creator who thoroughly enjoys using her skills to contribute her quota in providing simple, accurate and easy-to-understand health information using platforms such as writing blog posts (with about 5 articles to her name), organizing and volunteering at outreaches, using graphics, videos, podcasts, radio as well as television to provide public health information. Through these platforms, she has been able to educate over 5,000 people about various aspectsoftheirhealth.

Itunu is passionate about leadership and has held several leadership positions including serving as the Lagos state campus ambassador for Women first digital (WFD), 2021, chairman, Lagos state university medical students’ association (LASUMSA) entrepreneurshipsummit2021,the29th

Assistant general secretary of Lagos state university students' union (LASUSU), assistant national officer on reproductive health for the Nigerian students' medical association (NiMSA), 2019 and as a member oftheLASUMSAsenatein2018.

She loves to look good and believes that she does not have to break the bank while at it hence she enjoys searching for quality and unique fashion items at affordable prices. This led to the birth of her fashion brand (Odarah Emporium) where she has been providing quality fashion items at pocketfriendly prices to her customers for over 4years.

Itunu is a fellow of the Carrington youth fellowship initiative of the U.S Consulate in Lagos(class of 2022/23)where she is currently working with other change-makers to execute a project that would solve a major publichealthchallengeinLagosstate.

When she is not working, she enjoys watching movies, travelling, visiting new places, cooking, and spending time with lovedones.

OGOMIGO Ortega

rtega Ogomigo is final year medical student of Lagos State University College Of Medicine and a direct response marketer with over 4 years experience. He is the best selling author of 8 books on copywriting, network marketing, sales, networking, and freelancing.

In 2019, Ortega trained some 5029 entrepreneurs from over 47 countries. He has shared platforms with Paul Foh (Africa's Number #1 sales coach), George Essien (Nigerian leading public speaking coach), Dayo Adetiloye (Top Network Marketing Coach and blogger in Africa)...

Ortega's work has piqued the interests and worked with some interesting folks including Steve Harris (Africa's leading business strategist) Bankole Williams (fondly called the "mind guy". Africa leading personal development coach), Tony Jeton Selimi (million-dollar strategist) Larry Benet (the super-connector), Dr. Obom Bowen (a coach who grew 26 businesses to hundreds of millions of dollars) and several others...

He has helped his clients rake in hundreds of millions over the years. Ortega currently manages 5 businesses.

Some of his achievements are:

- Became the corporate social responsibility (CSR) lead for Mzuzah Inc. in 2018

- Created 8 digital products on "copywriting, sales, network marketing, freelancing, money making" while in medical school that helped and still help clients and readers drive sales rolling into 100s of millions of naira.

- Trained entrepreneurs on African Number #1 sales coach and Forbes Council Member Paul Foh's group on Copywriting in 2019 and 2020

- Got African brand legend, Dr. Charles Otudor interested in connecting from a single mail in 2019

- Worked with Bankole Williams as a client and partner in 2019 and 2021

- Trained over 5000 entrepreneurs from 47 countries on Copywriting and business in 2019

- Created my first membership site in 2020 - Created a book in 24 hours from scratch that has helped the readers make some 7 figures.

- Became a board member for Mzuzah Inc. while still maintaining my role as CSR lead.

- Created a revolutionary movement: 10x Undergrad to help students escape the after-school struggle to which we interviewed over 33 experts to share their proven strategies and behind-the-curtain secrets

- 10x Undergrad podcast has been listened to by people from over 11 countries in 2021 alone

- Learnt Cold emailing and Lead Generation professionally in 2022 - Built and co-founded 3 agencies

ADEWOLE Olajumoke

AdewoleOlajumokeisanastute medicalstudentwithprofound interest in building effective public health response systems in resource-limited settings. A very passionate academia who is committed to achieving academic excellence amidst equipping herself with relevant experiences forging her career trajectory in Public and community health.

Asatestamenttoheracademicprowess, she currently holds distinctions in 7 courses namely Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Haematology, Chemical Pathology, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Noteworthy to mention that she is one of the first two people to bag a Distinction in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and one of the two people to bag a distinction in Paediatrics for a third time in the 23-year history of the CollegeofMedicine.

Intending to develop 21st century leadership skills, she was selected amongst a pool of thousands of applicants as a 2020 Millennium Campus Fellow where she was trained on the essential rudiments of social impact, Sustainable Development Goals etc. She further kick-started a social justice revolutionaimedthattacklingthe

menace of Malaria prevalence in subsaharan Africa through engaging lowmiddle income communities to adopt strategies towards eradicating malaria in their regions. Through this initiative, she has taken her campaign to schools, communities and to Nigerians at large throughpivotaltraditionalmedia.

Her penchant for success motivated her to apply for a Peace First micro-grant whichshegotselectedforonherproject on Menstrual Hygiene and Stigmatization duringtheCOVID-19Pandemicwhichgot funded by the grant organization in the United States of America. In a bid to increase her impact metrics, she accepted to be the Campus Director for National Malaria Elimination and Sensitization Project for the Nigerian Medical Student Association in 2021 where she particularly conducted an awareness campaign walks in communities creating awareness about malaria prevention strategies and conducting free screening exercises. Interestingly, she was appointed to serve astheDirectorofPublicHealthAdvocacy for the southwestern region of the Nigerian Medical Students’ Association where she lead advocacy against public health issues in the southwestern region ofthecountry.

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Aspiring to become an avid researcher, she participated in the first LASUCOM Scientific Research conference and emerged Frist position in the Research presentation competition with her paper on the “Knowledge and Attitude of Nigerian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Research and Research-orientedcareers“.Shewasalso selected as a research Intern and a practicum student on the Diet, Chronic Kidney Disease and Apolipoprotein 1 nephropathy Study at Boston University UnitedStatesofAmerica.

In addition, she is quite gifted with the ability to write and direct dramas and plays and served as the 2022 Drama coordinator in the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria Students’ Arm, LASUTH Chapter and conclusively, she’s very intentional about inspiring other medical students to solve inherent problemsintheircommunity.

SANGOSANYA Oluwagbotemi

SangosanyaOluwagbotemi(commonly calledGB)isa600levelmedical student in one of Nigeria’s best universities, Lagos State University College Of Medicine who transited with a cumulative Grade Point of 5.0 over a 5.0 scale. He has Over five years experience in Volunteering and he is passionateaboutAcademia.

He is a co-founder of Star Healthcare Consultancy. Star healthcare Consultancy is a public health consulting firm that is incorporated as a company in Nigeria under the corporate affairs commission with the registration number 3136111. We offer consulting services to NGO’s, Charitable Organizations, Universities, Government agencies, Private firms and individuals to help them achieve their corporate social responsibility in the areas of health services tomembersofthegeneralpublic.

We focus specifically on health system strengthening by providing support programs to ensure access to quality health as well as organize medical checkups and seminars for staff of diverse professions. So far, we have been able to conduct more than 5 outreaches for Omo Alausa foundation. This is a charitable organization whereby in each session of the outreach we attended to 550 people at EPE. Second being at Ikorodu and so on in different places. A minimum of 300peoplewasattendedto.

Oluwagbotemi’s passion for Academia promptedhimtojoinLASUCOMQUIZTEAM

in 2017 where he attends weekly meetings for Six hours and has represented the college of Medicine in several Inter-medical school Quiz Competitions.He represented at Babcock University where LASUCOM came Secondposition.

Oluwagbotemi is the Current Quiz team president. He led the team to Afe Babalola University where the Nigerian medical student association (NIMSA) Quiz was held in August 2022. The Quiz competition was among Medical schools in the South-west region. LASUCOM came Second position gracing the school to have a place in competingduringNIMSAGeneralAssembly. In September, He led the team to compete in the Federation of Medical Student Association (FAMSA) where 33 Medical schools across Africa contested. LASUCOM came First position. And he has led the team to other Quizzes like Professor Ogbera Intercollegiate Quiz Competition where LASUCOMcamefirst.

He Joined the Rotaract Club Of LASUCOM in 2018. He served as the Assistant Sergeant at Arms and also the Sergeant at Arms. He has Volunteered for various outreaches even at the District level during the Pandemic in 2020.

Oluwagbotemi Joined the LASUMSA Senate in 2019/2020 due to his desire for the progress of LASUMSA where he was a member. In 2020/2021, he came back as a returning Honorable where he served as the ChairmanofSpecialDutiesCommittee.

Aisha BADA POSTHUMOUS OUTLIER AWARD

Aisha Bada was a medical student and photojournalist with a basic medical sciences background at the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Nigeria. She was a recipient of personal mentorships from world-renowned photographers in various genres of photography; Jide Alakija, Andrew Esiebo, Ed Kashi, Kristi Odom, Aisha AugieKuta and Sodiq Adelakun.

Her first encounter with journalism was at age 13 when her father enrolled her in training after he noticed her interest in storytelling. During her first year in medical school, she got involved in photography to tell stories. She said, “My interest in medical stories grew when I lost my grandfather, who inspired me to study medicine. He told me he was misdiagnosed to have had cataracts when he had glaucoma. This story piqued my interest in medical stories. I owe it to myself to do more research on similar medical stories, document them in photographs to further communicate visually with other people.”

Aisha was a certified participant in Canon Storytelling Masterclass 2019. She also participated in an international group exhibition during the month of the photography festival with other Indigenous Photo members at Daniels and Fischer Clock Tower in Denver, Colorado. She had interviews with Radio Now 95.3FM, Wellcome Photo Prize, No Wahala Mag and got spotlighted on The Guardian Newspaper.

She had a central medical story idea during the #EndSars protest in 2020 to capture a series on “Protest during a pandemic” but couldn’t find images. This became an eyeopener for her in the field of medical photojournalism. Subsequently, she worked on a project called “Lost Yet Again”, which delved into the daily activities of medical practitioners working on the frontline in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was featured in World Press Photo as a Black Woman Photographer.

“As a Nigerian, I have spent 95% of my days living, working and schooling in Lagos. Lagos state has been my centre of growth. I create my work in and around the hospital, in other people`s spaces that are subjects for medical stories, and in public spaces challenged by physical, biological or social factors. I am driven by my subject`s feeling of not being heard because of factors that society inflicts on people with health problems. This is why I create still images, to give people a voice so they can breathe.” she narrated, sharing an insight into her life.

Aisha, a very energetic and passion-driven woman known for her academic brilliance and international recognition in medical photojournalism, maintained positive relationships with her friends and colleagues in the college of medicine and beyond. Aisha left a great legacy; her memories live in everyone’s hearts.

2022 Alumni Outliers

Dr. Olawale KEMBI

Dr Olawale Kembi is an Occupational Health and Safety Advisor with comprehensive educational Background.

He holds an MB; BS degree from Lagos State University College of Medicine and a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Occupational Health, Safety and EnvironmentfromtheUniversityofBirmingham.Heis also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of PersonnelManagement(CIPM).

Dr Olawale Kembi Currently works as the Senior Manager, Occupational Health, Employee Welfare, Compensation and Benefits at Nigerian Communications Commission. He has excellent organisational and priority management skills and can multi-task and deliver quality service within a high-volumeclientserviceenvironment.

Email:kembiolawale@yahoo.co.uk Twitter:Dr_kembi Instagram:Dr_Qhembi

Rt. Hon. Dr. Azeezat YISHAWU

Dr Azeezat Yishawu is a Medical Doctor and the first female speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament with over six years of operational experience in Grassroots Mobilization, Youth Civic Engagement and Education for girls out of school. Dr Azeezat Yishawu is an alumna of the Lagos State University College of Medicine with an MB; BS degree.

She is a Board Member of Agender35 by ElectHer, a Carrington Youth Alumnae, a Fellow at the USA International Visitor Leadership Program, a fellow of Young Women Political Leadership School, and a fellow at the Legislative mentorship Initiative. She advocates for good governance, SDGs 3, 4 and 5. She is an expert at galvanising resources for quality political leadership- especially for young people.

Azeezat is passionate about equal access to Education and reducing barriers to girl child education. She has consistently worked on impactful projects, and championed frontline conversations focused on such. Her initiative, the Safe Pad Project, is targeted at keeping girls in school during their menstrual periods by promoting easy access to pads and advocating for an excellent sanitary school environment.

Email: yishawuazeezat@yahoo.com Twitter: azeezat_yishawu Instagram: Azeezatyishawu

Dr. Aduragbemi BANKE-THOMAS

Aduragbemi is an Associate Professor in the School ofHumanSciences,UniversityofGreenwich.

Aduragbemi is a physician, public health practitioner, health systems and policy expert, and global maternal and newborn health researcher. Before his foray into academia, Adura worked across multiple sectors, including clinical, research, and nongovernmental organisations located in several countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and America. He continues to provide technical assistance to several public and private organisations implementing public health

He was recently an AXA Research Fellow/AXA Future Research Leader Grantee at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He continues to lead several ongoing research projects in maternal and newborn health and is open to supervising PhD students with a strong interest in his research areas. His current research project on geographical accessibility of emergency obstetric care in subSaharan Africa, South East Asia and Latin America (OnTIMEproject)isfundedbyGoogle.

He holds a first degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from Lagos State University, Nigeria; a Master’s Degree in management of Public Health Policies and Action from École des Hautes études en santépublique(SchoolofAdvancedStudiesinPublic Health), a Doctor of Philosophy, International Public HealthfromLiverpoolSchoolofTropicalMedicine.

Dr. Temitope AKINTUNDE

Dr Temitope Akintunde is a global health expert and management consultant with over 14 years of experience in leading the design and management of complex healthcare programs at international, national and sub-national levels across Africa, Asia andNorthAmerica.

She has worked across organisations in the private and non-profit sectors, including McKinsey & Company and The World Bank Group. She is currently Deputy Director, Technical Assistance Management and Delivery at Nutrition International, Ottawa. Temitope is a published author and a member of the Board of Directors of the Parent ResourceCenter,Ottawa.

She holds a first degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from Lagos State University, Nigeria; a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Harvard University; and is a certified Project Management Professional(PMP).

She loves to cycle and is passionate about travel and personalfinance.

Twitter:@takintunde1 Instagram:temiJ1

Dr. Babatunde AJAYI

Dr Babatunde Ajayi is appointed the Special Assistant on Health to the Honorable Commissioner for Health. He is an astute and result-driven Public Health Physician with extensive experience and training in primary health care delivery, occupational health and safety, emergency medicine,

As a health systems efficiency expert, he led the oxygen strategy for Lagos State during the covid19 pandemic, where he managed the production, supply, distribution and end-user availability of

As a public health fellow of Erasmus Mundus, Dr Babatunde Ajayi obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree from the Lagos State University before proceeding to the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, where he received a Master’s in Public Health and subsequently a Master’s in Business Administration at Warwick

Dr Babatunde Ajayi is a highly analytical and adventurousmanknownforaddingvaluetosystems and organisations with the assailable vision of makingarevolutionaryglobalimpact.

Dr. Anne-Marie OSIBAJO

Dr Anne-Marie Osibajo, MD, MPH is a behavioural neurologist & neuropsychiatrist who practices at Mount Sinai School Of Medicine with affiliations with various medical centres in the United States.

Dr Osibajo bagged an MB; BS degree from Lagos State University and Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She was the Chief Resident at Richmond University Medical Center, New York City during her residency training.

Over the past twelve years, Dr Osibajo has been the Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Physician with the National Institute of Health, a Health Outcomes Researcher for Anne Arundel County (Maryland), a Consultant & Specialist for the World Health Organization, and a Research Associate for Johns

She brings her broad expertise in psychiatry, medicine, drug interactions and public health to the Therapy Center of New York’s clients.

Dr. Abayomi OGUNDERU

Dr Abayomi Ogunderu is a distinguished medical doctor with an excellent academic profile. He graduated from the reputable Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, with an MB; BS degree in

While pursuing his degree, Dr Ogunderu made some outstanding academic feats and was lauded with awards. In 2004, he was among the top 5% in neuroanatomy; he had a distinction in Morbid Anatomy in 2006 and 2008, and he emerged as the winner of the inaugural edition of LASUCOM Encyclopaedia organised by Les Medique Francais. As a member of LASUMSA, he was an active member of the LASUMSA Quiz team; he also served on the LASUMSA Academic Committee, where he

Dr Ogunderu completed a residency in internal medicine at the Rochester Regional Health-Unity Hospital, Rochester, New York, in June 2017. He worked as an attending physician in internal medicine for six years. Dr Ogunderu is a fellow at Critical Care Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York. He is a FellowoftheAmericanCollegeofPhysicians(FACP).

Emailaddress:yomisteve@gmail.com

Dr. Yemisi Kila UVIE-EMEGBO

DrYemisiKilaUvie-EmegboisaConsultantAnatomic Pathologist and a Lecturer at the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, with over a decade of experience in pioneering excellence in healthcare leadership, healthcare policy, clinical research, and leadership roles within thepublicandprivatehealthcaresectorinNigeria.

Dr Kila was the class valedictorian of the pioneer class at the Lagos State University College of Medicine. She holds a BSc (Second class upper) in Biochemistry, MBBS, FMCPath and a Certificate in Leadership & Management in Health. She was awarded the best female house officer during her internship training and a certificate of distinction during her National Youth Service Year. She also served as the Chief Resident during her residency

She is a member of the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, the West African Division of the International Academy of Pathology, the International Society of Gynecological Pathology, a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, College of Nigerian Pathology, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, and Nigeria Medical

Dr Kila is currently the immediate past Secretary MWAN Lagos State Branch. She has served in different capacities in MWAN – as an internal auditor, Assistant Secretary, Secretary, Chairperson of the 21st Biennial and 40th Lagos MWAN Anniversary Local Organizing Committee (LOC), and a member of the Committee of the MWIA 2019 Triennial ConferenceandCentennialCongressreport.

Dr. Moshood

OMOTAYO

Dr Moshood Lanre Omotayo is a trained health specialist, global development expert, seasoned academic and an unrelenting philanthropist. He holds a first degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from Lagos State University, Nigeria and enrolled at Havard University, USA, where he earned his Master's in Public Health. In his unrelenting quest for knowledge, Dr Omotayo proceeded to do his PhD in Human Nutrition, Epidemiology and Social Policy at Cornell University before heading to the University at Buffalo and Buffalo General Hospital to complete his postgraduate clinical and research training. He was named the Lewis and Esta Ress Fellow at Cornell University for the 2013 academic year and the Lydia Darling Scholar for the

Upon concluding his postgraduate training, Dr Omotayo joined the Massachusetts General Hospital as an Assistant(attending) in Emergency Medicine, with a secondary appointment as an Instructor in Emergency Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Senior Scientist at the Division of Global Health Innovation. He is currently a lecturer at Harvard University, lecturing to medical students and clinical fellows. Over the years, Dr Omotayo has conducted research and provided technical support to governments in Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi and India. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, United Nations Agencies, and the aid agencies of the U.S. and Canadian governments have funded his research. He has over 20 publications and 200 citations in

He is involved in many social causes as a student and in his professional career. Dr Omotayo is active in community development and has supported individuals and development-focused groups. He is a member of several professional and sectorial bodies and has deep experience in public health and development-related issues. He sits on the boards of Feeding The World Inc., Foresight International and Avicenna Consulting.

Dr. Temitope

AKINJOGBIN

(Nee Olatunji-Bello)

Dr. Temitope Akinjogbin (Nee Olatunji-Bello) is a graduate of Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria, where she earned her MBBS degree in 2012. She served in multiple capacities as one of the class representatives and as an executive member of Christian Medical and Dental Association - Students and Les Mediques Francais. She was an active member of LASUMSA where she also served as the chairperson of the Health Week committee in 2011.

Dr. Akinjogbin earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Health Management with a distinction from City, University of London in 2015 after which she returned to Nigeria to work with Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation as a Quality Improvement Advisor. She then completed her Internal Medicine residency with superior performance at WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA in 2019, where she also served as Chief resident. Dr. Akinjogbin proceeded to complete her Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN in 2020. She also completed the Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program (Clinical Trials Concentration) at Harvard Medical School in 2020 where she earned a distinction and recognition of excellence for the capstone project proposal. She is currently a 3rd year Cardiovascular Disease Fellow at University of Florida Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL and will be completing her fellowship in June 2023.

Dr. Akinjogbin is ABIM board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, and will be board eligible for Cardiovascular Medicine at the end of her fellowship. She is also board certified in Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. She was elected Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) in December 2022. Dr. Akinjogbin served as a member of the ACC.org Geriatric Cardiology editorial team, presented at various academic conferences and has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals. She will be continuing her career in academic medicine at the end of her fellowship. Her primary clinical and research interests are in the fields of Geriatric Cardiology, Noninvasive Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging.

Dr. Akinjogbin is happily married and blessed with a lovely Email: temiolatunjibello@gmail.com Twitter: @TemmyB

Dr. Olabode OSHODI

Dr Olabode Abdul Lateef Oshodi is an outstanding and well-respected Medical Doctor with a global academic background. He holds a MB;BS degree from the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja and a Master of science (M.sc) in Human Anatomy from the University

In a bid to broaden his scope of Administrative knowledge, he advanced to study at the Nigerian Institute of Management where he bagged Membership Degree (MNIM) and also pursued a Diploma in Health Management Program (HMP6) at the Pan African

He is currently running a Master Degree in Public Admin (MPA)andhisDoctorofMedicine(MD)degree.

Dr Oshodi is currently a Consultant General Surgeon at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) and an Associate Fellow of the Medical College of Surgeons (AFMCS). He is also a member of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Nigerian Institute on Management (NIM), Medical and Dental Council of

Dr Oshodi has authored a number of research papers in the medical field with the aim of improving the quality of surgery in Nigeria. He has also collaborated with colleaguesincarryingoutresearches. He has served in various capacities as a leader throughout his journey in his medical career. He once served as a member of Judicial Panel for EndSARS victims Lagos State Government, as the Chief Resident, SurgeryDepartment,LASUTH,amongstmanyothers.

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