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Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Trust
Professor B. O. Osuntokun, NNMA, OFR, D.Sc. Hon (Unimaid.), Ph.D.(Ibadan), M.D. (Lond.),
D.Sc. (Lond.), FMCP (Nig.), FRCP (Lond.), FWACP (West Africa), FAS (Nig.)
1935-1995
“I shall continue, by the Grace and power of God, my relentless pursuit of excellence. For it is excellence not success that counts. Success is perishable. Excellence lasts forever”
Professor Osuntokun’s words on his 60th birthday in January 1995, and later published as part of his “Nunc Dimittis” on his death in September 1995
Our Mission
The Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Trust aims to reach those in Nigeria and its diaspora (and over time, a wider international audience) who are passionate about the legacy of Professor Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun, the foremost African neurologist of his time, and buy into his vision for the promotion of excellence in the medical sciences in Nigeria.
The main aims of the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Trust are:
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To advance the frontiers of knowledge in the medical sciences in Nigeria
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To promote and award medical fellowships and grants in the neurosciences
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To endow a Benjamin Oluwakayode and Olabopo Osuntokun Chair in the area of the neurosciences at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
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To award prizes to the deserving final year graduates of medicine and designated Nigerian Medical Schools to be called Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize in Medicine
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To award the Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Prize to the best final year student in the sciences at Christ School Ado Ekiti every year in perpetuity.