CBC Health Services Graduates Three Specialists from its PAACS,
CIMS programs
Three
specialists on June 20, 2015 at the Mbingo Baptist Hospital, MBH, Chapel
graduated from the CBC Health Services’ Pan-African Academy of Christian
Surgeons (PAACS) and Christian Internal Medicine Specialization (CIMS) training
programmes. The specialists are expected to serve CBC Health Services ever
increasing patients.
Dr.
Mwenyemali Benjamin Tony from Congo and Dr. Evaristus Etape Njume from Cameroon
graduated from PAACS as general surgeons while Dr. Tumi Divine Bahtila from
Cameroon is a certified internist. Beginning this year, the accrediting
institution, Loma Linda Univeristy in the United States of America now cosigns
the Diplomas of the PAACS and CIMS graduates.
Addressing
all who turned out to witness the graduation ceremony, the Executive President
of the Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC), Rev. Ncham Godwill, said that the
future of medicine lies in specialization.
Rev.
Ncham rejoiced that the graduation of the three new doctors from PAACS and CIMS
is helping the CBC to go a step further in the realization of its goal to have
specialized hospitals that partner with the government to bring quality health
care closer to the population.
In his
commencement address, Dr. Philip Fischer, Professor of Pediatrics preached
compassion and selflessness, citing the example of Dr. Salia Martin who
recently died fighting Ebola in Liberia.
The
medic exhorted the PAACS and CIMS specialists to exercise humility and go to
God for healing because they are inadequate. The result of their participation,
Dr. Fischer said, will be the spread of the kingdom of God.
In a
Charge to the graduates, Dr. Jason Axt reminded them of the natural gifts they
have been blessed with and encouraged them to use these gifts to help others.
“To whom much is given, much is expected,” he stated.
He
described the graduates as sharp, intelligent minds with the ability to
understand complex problems. Dr. Jason Axt, therefore, charged the trio to show
faithfulness to their patients even though they cannot possibly treat all.
On her
part the fourth Deputy Mayor of Belo Council, Mrs.Chia Janet Fien said she was
happy to see specialist doctors trained every year in her municipality. She
regretted that with the slow nature of decentralisation in Cameroon, councils
like hers are still unable to sponsor hospitals and health centres.
The CBC
Director of Health Services, Prof. Tih Pius Muffih said the fifth batch of
PAACS and the fourth batch of CIMS trained specialists have come with a renewed
sense of optimism and hoped that the Pan-African institution can train more
specialists, provide a modern laboratory and resourceful library that will
promote research in the sub-region and in Africa as a whole. He said he does
not doubt the quality of the graduates passed out from the programmes.
On his
part, the Board Chair of the CBC Health Services Dr. Wefuan Jonah appreciated
the board members and the dedicated people who have made the PAACS and CIMS
dream come true.
In their
response the three graduates expressed gratitude to their families, MBH family,
the CBC Health Services and their tutors who supported them during their
training, lauding the merits of a training that is built on apprenticeship as
70 per cent of their tuition took place in the theatre.
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