Principal Officers

Professor Yussuf Abdullah D. was born on the 3rd January, 1963 in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State Nigeria. Prof. Yussuf Abdullah D. started his elementary education at Army Children School Ikeja Lagos. He attended New State High School, Mushin, Lagos between 1978-1988, for his secondary education before proceeding to the Prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, between 1982-1988 where he bagged his MB; BS Degree. Yussuf, between April, 2010-July 2010, and June 2011- September 2011, was a student at the Postgraduate School of University of Ilorin. During the period, he obtained Certificates in Health Planning and Management and Health Information Management in jointly bankrolled programs of the University of Ilorin and Federal Ministry of Health. Besides, from June 2013-September 2014, he studied at the Post Graduate School of University of Ilorin. In December 2015, he bagged Masters of Community Health (MCH), also from University of Ilorin. He has over 50 published articles in leading scientific journals.

(a) Within the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital/University of Ilorin:-

Head, Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, August, 1^st, 2017- Till dat

Head, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, August, 14th, 2017- Till date.

Member, Strategic Plan Review Committee, 2013-2018 Strategic Plan, University of Ilorin, September, 2013- September, 2014. 

Sub-Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, August, 2011 to 2014.

Member, College of Health Sciences Sub-Committee on University of Ilorin Institutional Accreditation, 2011.

College representative, University of Ilorin Committee on National University Commission on Unilorin Institutional Accreditation, 2011. 

Acting Subdean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, August, 2010- July, 2011.

Vice Chairman, Public Private Partnership Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, May, 2010 to date.

Member, Project Monitoring Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital,   May, 2010 to date.

Member, Project Endowment Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, May, 2010 to date.

Head, Department of Behavioural Sciences, College of Health Sciences,   University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin. August 1^st 2009 - 2012.

Acting Head, Dept. of Behavioural Sciences, College of Health Sciences,

University of  Ilorin, Ilorin, Aug. 1^st, 2009 – July, 2011.

Chairman, DTLC Committee, Dept Behavioural Sciences, University of       Ilorin, Aug. 1^st, 2009 – July, 2011.

Member, Technical Sub-committee, Patient Quality Care Committee, University  of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin. August, 2009 to date.

Member of Senate, University of Ilorin, August 1^st 2008 to date.

 Member, College of Health Sciences Academic Board, University of Ilorin, August 1^st 2008 to date.

Coordinator, Medical Education Resources Unit, (MERU), College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, August 1^st 2008 - July 31^st 2009.

Departmental Examination Coordinator, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin, Jan., 2006 - July, 2009.

 Member, Medical Board, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Aug., 2006 - 2012.

Member, Medical Education Resources Unit (MERU), College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Aug, 2006 - July, 2008.

Member, Better Services Provision Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Aug, 2005 - 2012.

Member, Senior Staff Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, 2005.

Member, Faculty of Health Sciences Monitoring and Evaluation Merit Award Committee, 2004.

Member, Interview and Assessment Panel for Regularization of Temporary       Appointment for Academic Staff, University of Ilorin, Aug, 2002 - Jul, 2003.

Member, Evaluation and Monitoring Committee of VEPA, University of Ilorin    Teaching Hospital, 2003.

External Supervisor/Assessor, Master of COMM. Health / Master of Public     Health Dissertations, Dept. of Epidemiology and Community Health,University of Ilorin, 2002 - 2010.

Head, Dept. of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital,      Ilorin, Aug. 1^st, 2002 - Jul. 31^st, 2003.

 Coordinator, Dept. of Behavioural Sciences, College of Health Sciences,

 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Aug. 1^st, 2002 - Jul. 31^st, 2003.

Member, College of Health Sciences Ad-hoc Committee on the investigation     of alleged publication by Medical students, 2002.

 Member, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ad-hoc Committee on

 the Handling and Management of Cult member patients at the U.I.T.H., 2002.

 Supervisor, COBES, Pre-clinical Medical Students, 1994.

(b) Within the Community:-

Vice-President, Ilorin Emirate Community Forum, Unilorin Chapter. Dec., 2010 - 2012.

Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Police Medical Board, Nigerian Police Headquarter, Ilorin. 2009 Till date.

Asst. General Secretary, Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, U.I.T.H. Branch, 2002-2005.

Leader of an informal search party to encourage young medical graduates to take    up specialty (residency) training in the Teaching Hospital.

Donor of a stand-by fund in the Department of Behavioural Sciences for the assistance of poor psychiatric in-patients.

Consulting Editor, Specialist Doctor, a medical journal published by Willad Publications, Lagos.

Stabilizer of the Community through provision of mental health educations  and  expertise in Mental Health to the populace (As Guest Lecturer), training of Nursing student (Basic and Post-basic)/Medical students/ Masters Degree students/ Doctoral (Phd) students/ Resident doctors, and various local publications.

                                               

(c) National Level:-

     Membership of National Committees/Teams e.g.,:-

 Chairman, Faculty Board of Psychiatry, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos, August, 2018 Till Date.

 Acting Chairman, Faculty Board of Psychiatry, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos, March, 2018- August, 2018.

 Member, Governing Board, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos, March, 2018 till date.

 Member, Docimology Committee, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos, March, 2018 till date.

Secretary, Faculty Board of Psychiatry, National Postgraduate Medical     College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos, August 2015 – March, 2018.

Member, Senate Committee on Credentials, Fellowship Awards (SCCFA), National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos, August, 2015 till March, 2018.

Member of the Accreditation Team of the Faculty Board of Psychiatry, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, to the Department of Psychiatry, to Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, October 2016.

Member, Editorial Board, Nigeria Journal of Psychiatry, 2013 till date.

External Examiner, Dept of Mental Health, School of Medicine, College of    Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, August, 2010 - 2012.

Dissertation Reviewer (Part II (Final) Fellowship), Faculty of Psychiatry,    National Postgraduate Medical College, 2009 till date.

Examiner, Parts I & II Fellowship Examinations, Faculty of Psychiatry, National Post-graduate Medical College of Nigeria, 2009 till date.

External Examiner, Dept of Mental Health, School of Medicine, College of    Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, May, 2008 - 2010.

Member of the Accreditation Team of the Faculty Board of Psychiatry, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, to the Department of Psychiatry, Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Sept. 2008.

Member of the Accreditation Team of the Faculty Board of Psychiatry,      National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, to the Department of Psychiatry, Federal Medical Centre, Iddo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, 11^th – 13^th , July,    2007.

Validation of Questionnaire for Ph.D Candidate in Health Education, University of Ilorin, Feb., 2005.

Resource Person, Primary and Part I Fellowships of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, 2005 to date.

Examiner, Primary Fellowship Examination, Faculty of Psychiatry, National Post-graduate Medical College of Nigeria, 2005.

Various publications of research findings/clinical experiences in National  Journals/Books of Abstract.

Participation in National Conferences on Mental Health.                                

(d) International Level:-

Member, Review Editorial Board of Frontiers in Public Mental Health, A Swiss Gold Open Access Academic Publisher of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 2013 Till date.

Participant in International Conferences/Workshops on Mental Health.

Publications of research findings in International Journals.

Trainer of Doctors/Specialists who have variously taken up positions in the      Diaspora.

 (xix) EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Reading, Sporting activities (Table and Lawn tennis, indoor games)

Dispute resolution in the community, and Community development.

AWARDS:

- The Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) CEOs in Leadership Award, 2023. - 9th Management Board of UITH Award of Service, 2023
- Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Kwara State Chapter, Award, 2023.
- Federal Character Commission (FCC) Award for Compliance, 2023.
- National Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatic And Nutrition (NAPGHAN) Award, 2023.
- Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria Fellows’ Award, 2023.
- Nigeria-Isreal Partnership Projects For Intra- Arterial Chemotherapy Treatment of
Retinoblastoma Award, 2023.
- The Nigerian Youth Parliament Award, 2022.
- Commander 303 Medium Air Force, Ilorin, Award, 2022.

- Commandant, 33 Armoured Brigade, Sobi, Ilorin Award, 2022.
- Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated
Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIA) Award, 2022. - 13th Head & Neck Course, Dept of ENT Surgery Award, 2022.
- Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) Award, 2022.
- College of Biomedical Engineering & Technology Award, 2022.
- Integrity Icon of Nigeria Award, 2022.
- Northern Youth Council of Nigeria Award, 2022.
- National Youth Leadership Forum Award of Excellence, 2022.
- National Forum of Heads of Federal Government Establishments (Kwara Chapter) Award, 2021.
- National Association of Nigerian Students, Kwara State Axis Award, 2021.

- Association of Professional Secretarial Staff of Nigeria (APSSON) Award, 2021.
- Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria Award, 2021.
- National Association of Health Information Management Students, UITH Chapter Award, 2021.
- Supreme Meditech Limited Award of Excellence, 2021.
- National Youth Leadership Forum Award, 2020.
- Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association Award, 2020.
- World Pharmacist Day Award, 2019.
- 11th HNDC Course Award, 2019.
- Nigerian University Nursing Students Association, UITH Chapter Award, 2019.
- National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Award, 2019.
- The UITH Head and Neck Course Team Award, 2018.
- Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Award of Excellence, 2018.
- Kwara State Internal Revenue Service Award, 2018.

- International Fellow of American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), Atlanta, Geogia, May, 2016.
- Saraki Adinni of Oke-Odo Community, Sango, Ilorin, 2014.
- Fellowship (FIIA), Institute of Industrial Administration of Nigeria (FIIAN), Dec., 2010.
- European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) award, Hamburg,
Germany, 2008.
- Life membership award by the Association of Resident doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital branch, 2000.

- Outstanding Resident Award for Excellent performance in postgraduate medical examinations by
the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital,1996.
- Certificate of Merit by Lagos State School Management Committee, 1981.