Journal of
the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NIGERIA SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
  • Abbreviation: J. Nig. Soc. Physiother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 0331-3735
  • DOI: 10.5897/JNSP
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 62

Perspective

Our Chance, Our Choice, Our Legacy

ADETOYEJE OYEYEMI
  • ADETOYEJE OYEYEMI
  • Graduate Center, Hunter College of the City University of New York, 425 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010; USA; Department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy), University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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  • Article Number - F3A45DE65227
  • Vol.18(1), pp. 68-77 , December 2011
  •  Received: 27 June 2009
  •  Published: 28 December 2011

Abstract

Everyone present is a witness to an event not merely born out of nostalgic yearnings to rendezvous with colleagues and friends after years of hard work and sojourn in the US, but rather, a gathering of professionals, bonded by a shared national and philosophical identity. It was born out of our resolve to look back and discuss our past, present and the future as it relates to our origin. My address will therefore elaborate on our shared philosophical identity, elucidate on how our training in Ife influenced us, and how this in turn places us in a unique position to assist our alma mater and Nigeria.
 

* Keynote address delivered at the inauguration of Ife Physiotherapy Alumni in North America, Detroit, Michigan, June 27, 2009.