DrJoseph Ovosi
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Kaduna State University/Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna
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- Visiting Senior LecturerKaduna State University/Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna
- Consultant PhysicianNigerian Air Force/Ministry of Defence
- 461 Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Medicine, Kawo, Kaduna, Kaduna, 81010, Nigeria
BIO
I am a Nigerian military physician-scientist. I hold a medical degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; and a postgraduate medical training in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. I am also a WHO/TDR Career development Fellow. My interest is in clinical research, drug development and therapeutics, especially in the area of infectious diseases, tropical medicine, toxicology and cardiology.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Lecturer 1/Consultant PhysicianKaduna State University/Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Kaduna, Nigeria1 Sep 2015 - 20 Feb 2017
- Visiting Senior LecturerKaduna State University/Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Internal Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Kaduna, Nigeria8 Nov 2017 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Registrar, Internal MedicineAhmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Internal Medicine, Zaria, Nigeria3 Sep 2007 - 10 May 2010
- Specialist Registrar, Internal Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology & TherapeuticsAhmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria, Internal Medicine, Zaria, Nigeria11 May 2010 - 11 Nov 2014
- Consultant PhysicianNigerian Air Force/Ministry of Defence, Internal Medicine, Kaduna, Nigeria13 Feb 2017 - present
DEGREES
- MBBSAhmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Nigeria4 Nov 1996 - 6 Dec 2004
- PGD, StatisticsAhmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria2 Feb 2010 - 14 Feb 2011
- MSc, Pharmaceutical MedicineHibernia College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland3 Apr 2014 - 7 Apr 2016
- MSc, PharmacologyAhmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria8 Sep 2016 - 23 Jan 2018
CERTIFICATIONS
- Fellowship (Internal Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics)National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria5 Nov 2014 - presentThe National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria is the apex postgraduate medical college in Nigeria saddled with training high quality manpower for specialist practice and clinical educators. I have dual certifications in the specialty of Internal Medicine after 4 years of clinical rotations at both Junior and Senior residency in all the subspecialties of Internal medicine; and subspecialty of Clinical pharmacology & Therapeutics after a further 2 years rotation in the subspecialty. The final examination for the dual certification is based on clinical exam in Internal exam (MCQs and OSCE), subspecialty exam in clinical pharmacology & therapeutics (MCQs and Viva voce) and a defence of dissertation. My dissertation is titled "Comparison of the effectiveness and adverse event profile of tenofovir/lamivudine-verses zidovudine/lamivudine-based HAART regimen in Zaria, Nigeria"
- Certificate in Clöinical Trial ManagementHibernia College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland23 Feb 2015 - presentAs minor award for the MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine. Modules covered include: Clinical Trial, knowledge management and Statistics; Leadership and Negotiation; and Health Economics
- Certificate in Pharmaceutical Research & DevelopmentHibernia College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland18 Aug 2015 - presentAs a minor award toward MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine. Modules include: Discovery and Formulation of new medicines; Drug Development and Therapeutics; Research methods
- Certificate in Medical AffairsHibernia College, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland15 Aug 2016 - presentAs a Minor award towards MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine. Modules studied were: Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory affairs; and Core Competencies in Pharmaceutical medicine.
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- FellowshipNational Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Internal Medicine, Nigeria3 Sep 2007 - 5 Nov 2014Internal Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology & TherapeuticsPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Abdu-aguye I
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
WHO REGION
- WHO African Region
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Kenya