Titilola Obilade

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Titilola Obilade Biography

Titilola Obilade (born 25 April 1971) is a Nigerian academic and scientist. She grew up on the campus of the University of Lagos. Her father taught at the Faculty of Law from where he later became an Emeritus Professor. She is the first female graduate from the university’s International school to become a medical doctor, and the first female medical doctor from Nigeria with a fellowship in Public Health to attain double master’s in Public Health and International Law as well as earn a PhD from a non medical speciality.

Titilola Obilade attended the reception classes (as the Kindergarten was called then) of the University of Lagos and the University of Lagos Staff School (Primary School). She won numerous prizes both in her secondary school and in her primary school. Titilola Obilade was also made the class captain in every class through primary and secondary schools. She was among the second set of students to attend the secondary school founded by the University of Lagos; The International School University of Lagos (ISL). Titilola Obilade attended ISL from 1982 to 1987. She graduated from ISL with her streak of Firsts. In the West African School Leaving Certificate, Titilola Obilade obtained seven distinctions including A 1 in Additional Mathematics. At the age of 16, she obtained one of the highest scores in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Examinations (JAMB) to study medicine at the University of Lagos. Six years later, she became the first female graduate from International School (ISL) to become a medical doctor. Titilola Obilade performed her National Youth Service at the now defunct Nigeria Airways, treating staff and intending passengers.

In 2006, Titilola Obilade extended her scholarly pursuits to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where she obtained a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and a PhD in Instructional Design and Technology, now called Learning Sciences and Technologies. Once again, Titilola Obilade achieved another First for Nigeria. She became the first female medical doctor with a fellowship in Public Health to obtain a PhD from a non-medical specialty and the first medical doctor from Nigeria to obtain a PhD in Instructional Design and Technology.

After completing her fellowship, Titilola Obilade was employed by the University of Lagos at the Institute of Child Health and Primary Care at the College of Medicine where she later became the head of the Maternal and Child Health Unit. In this capacity, Titilola Obilade taught final year medical and dental students as well as post-graduate students. One of the notable actions during Titilola Obilade’s tenure as the head of the Maternal and Child Health Unit was in the rescue of 61 final year medical students. These medical students were on the required rural posting at Ijoko village in Ogun State, Nigeria. On the 26th of April, 2006, the medical students and their facilitators were attacked by a group of hoodlums. The students had been caught in the crossfire between the supporters of two opposing chiefs. Titilola Obilade mobilized Lagos public transport drivers and with the help of these drivers traveled to the warring regions and they were able to safely evacuate all the students. Some of the students and one of the facilitators sustained non-life-threatening injuries. In recognition of her bravery, she was given an award by the students.

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