Yaounde Int’l Business School takes training of medical professionals to new level.

The Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was signed by the President of the Board of Trustees and Founder of YIBS, Acho Godfred Taku, and the Director General of CHUY, Prof Ntone Eyime Felicien, on behalf of their respective institutions. 

The event took place at the conference centre of CHUY. It was attended by staff of CHUY, as well as YIBS students and staff.

Speaking during the event, the CHUY Director General, pledged the readiness of his institution to work with YIBS in sharpening the skills of the trainees. 

Welcoming the students to the medical field, Prof Ntone reminded them of the need to respect the ethics of the profession and be disciplined. 

By so doing, he said, they will leave the CHUY with added value in terms of professional skills and attitudes when their training comes to an end.

Prof Ntone also told guests that the focus of their training at CHUY is not to produce state employees or state registered personnel nor to give out certificates. 

The goal, he insisted, is to train the YIBS students to be caregivers and doctors, whose abilities and skills prove their worth. 

Why sign convention with YIBS?

The DG of CHUY told reporters that as a university teaching hospital, one of their missions is to meet the needs of some schools by sharpening the training of their students. 

He further detailed that YIBS’ appeal for a partnership was duly scrutinised and approved by his team.

“Before we receive students here, we have to know exactly what the curriculum of the school is. I will sometimes send my collaborators to meet those schools, evaluate them, then we choose those who could send their students here,” Prof Ntone told The Guardian Post. 

He also precised that: “The second thing is responsibility. You cannot send students who are going to meet in a medical facility with patients without any kind of responsibility, which is why we signed this convention”.

By signing the convention, he reaffirmed that his team now has the obligation to follow-up the YIBS students to ensure that they are acquiring the right knowledge and skills. 

Prof Ntone also saluted the move by YIBS administration to organise a grandiose ceremony in accordance with the Anglo-Saxon style of doing things.

Enter YIBS Vice Chancellor 

In his address, YIBS Vice Chancellor, Prof Anyambod Emmanuel Anya, indicated that the signing of the MoU marks a new decisive page in the history of the YIBS.

He said the YIBS is a professional school accredited by government in 2019 and mentored by the University of Bamenda. 

Prof Anyambod said it was created in response to the aspirations of the Head of State, President Paul Biya, for the training of young Cameroonians to be creative, innovative and nurtured entrepreneurs towards achieving emergence by 2035.

The VC stated that: “In this light, the YIBS lays emphasis on the quality of teaching and leases with credible partners of high repute, under the guidance of a very highly talented Board of Trustees; made up of university professors, bankers, business persons, medical doctors, clergies and entrepreneurs”.

Such a mix in the school’s board, he indicated is, “in order to ascertain the future of the young people of this nation, capable of transforming the rich natural resources of the nation into the richness of its people”.

VC salutes ingenuity of YIBS founder

Prof Anyambod also used the opportunity to salute the cleverness of YIBS founder, Acho Godfred Taku, in creating the institution, which now operates on its own campus.

He described the founder as “a positive thinker”, “a professional”, “an entrepreneur and committed Cameroonian”, striving to achieve big dreams for Cameroon. 

He assured the CHUY Director General that YIBS Board of Trustees, under the command of its president, will do all it takes to provide high-level, quality and professional training to the students, especially those of YIBS School of Medical and Biomedical Sciences.

Prof Anyambod said this is in a bid to improve and to provide high quality health services in the country. 

He underscored that a healthy population accounts for a progressive and a productive society. 

President unveils plans for new campus

While making a presentation on the YIBS, the President of the Board of Trustees, announced plans to establish a third campus for its trainees. 

With YIBS already operating in two campuses at Obili and Simbock, the third campus in Yaounde is set to host the YIBS School of Medical and Biomedical Sciences.

Going by Acho Godfred, a piece of land has already been secured and plans are underway to begin erecting the structures. 

“YIBS is planning to build an independent campus for the medical school. The land has been acquired, the planning is on-going, and we hope to start work on the said land by June this year,” he declared. 

Speaking about the demography of the YIBS, Acho Godfred revealed that just at the start of the current school year, a total of over 1,000 freshmen were enrolled, putting the student population at about 1,800 students. 

Also, in fulfilment of its mission statement of ensuring corporate social responsibility, the YIBS president said they recently visited an orphanage in Nkolbisson, where they offered cash gifts and items.

Other areas of training

It is worth noting that the YIBS offers training at the Higher National Diploma, HND, Bachelor and Masters degree levels. 

It operates professional training programmes for Accountancy, Insurance, Banking and Finance, Project Management, Human Resource Management, Customs and Transit Management, Software Engineering, Computer Graphics and Web Designing, Computer Science and Network, Fashion Designing and Clothing, Educational Management and Administration, Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, medical Laboratory Sciences amongst other fields.