MCPHERSON UNIVERSITY RENEWS APPOINTMENT OF DR. DORCAS SHONIBARE AS ACTING DEAN, FACULTY OF NURSING SCIENCES 

The Management of McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, has approved the renewal of the appointment of Dr. Dorcas Olukemi Oluyemisi Shonibare as the Acting Dean, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, with retroactive effect from August 1, 2025, for the 2026/2027 academic session.

Dr. Shonibare is a distinguished nurse, midwife, educator and administrator with decades of experience in nursing education, healthcare administration and professional leadership. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Port Harcourt in 2026. She holds a Master’s degree in Maternal and Child Health Nursing from the University of Ibadan, obtained in 2012, a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing Education from the same institution in 2001, and a Master of Public Administration from Lagos State University in 2006. Her foundational nursing and midwifery qualifications were obtained from the School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan, in 1987 and the Lagos State School of Midwifery, Ikoyi, in 1994. She is a Fellow of the West African College of Nursing (FWACN), a distinction she received in 2021.

Her professional career began at the General Hospital, Lagos, where she served as a Staff Nurse from 1990 to 1993. She subsequently served in various healthcare and educational institutions, including Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Ayinke House, Ikeja, Lagos State School of Midwifery and Lagos State School of Nursing. She held several leadership positions, including Deputy Head of School, Principal and Head of School, before rising through the ranks at the Lagos State Ministry of Health to become Director of Nursing Services, a position she held until January 2025.

Dr. Shonibare has also contributed extensively to the development of the nursing profession through national and professional engagements. She served as a National Examiner and Script Marker for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), was a member of the Council’s Foreign Trained Nurses Committee and participated in the National Result Coordination Committee. She also coordinated the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP) for nurses in Lagos State and the South West zone.

She has delivered more than 65 professional presentations, both physically and virtually, and remains actively involved in academic mentorship and professional training. She supervised undergraduate nursing research at the National Open University of Nigeria and taught entrepreneurship courses at the Lagos State University College of Medicine. She is a member of several professional associations, including the Nigerian Institute of Management, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives and the Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria. She also serves on the boards of organisations including Lead Nurse Africa and Foursquare Hospital, Idimu.

The Management and entire McPherson University community congratulate Dr. Dorcas Olukemi Oluyemisi Shonibare on the renewal of her appointment and wish her continued success in her service to the University and the Faculty of Nursing Sciences.