The idea of establishing a College of Medicine at the University was mooted right from the take-off of the University in 1981. Indeed, not only was its suggested location and phasing spelt out in line with the then multi-campus philosophy of the University then in vogue, its primary objectives, curricular development, enrolment structure, manpower scenario and cost implication was all outlined even at that stage. As things later turned out, while the Faculties of Arts, Education, the Social Sciences, Engineering, Law, Management Sciences and Agricultural Sciences took off, the College of Medicine took-off about two decades after the idea of setting it up was mooted.

The College of Medicine, Ekiti State University was established in October 2001. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the State Government suspended the scheme in 2004 and promised to review it at a later date. The Provost of the College then was Professor D.D.O. Oyebola while Mrs. B.A. Oloketuyi served as the Secretary. The State Government in 2007 decided to reinstate the College and reflected its desire to do so in its 2007 and 2008 budgets by making fiscal provisions for the take-off. The State at the same time established the University Teaching Hospital which took off on the 14^th January 2008.

The statute of the College was signed into law by His Excellency, Engr. Adebayo Olusegun Oni, the former Executive Government of Ekiti State on the 28^th November, 2008. The extant statue of the College of Medicine as contained in the University Law of 2014 was signed into Law by the Executive Governor of Ekiti State His Excellency, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi in 2014. The Provost, Professor G.J.F. Esan, a specialist Heamotologist assumed duty on April 14, 2009 and commenced preliminary works for the take-off. Immediately after Prof. Esan completed his tenure in 2013, an Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Professor M.A. Araoye became the Provost of the College of Medicine in 2013 till 2015. Professor Kehinde Oluwadiya, took over the baton of leadership of the College in August, 2015 and completed his tenure of office in July2019.

The long awaited accreditation of the MBBS programme of the College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti was finally granted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) in June 2019 under the leadership of Prof. K.S. Oluwadiya. The first ever final MBBS professional examination took place almost immediately after the accreditation from July 18, 2019. All the 43 candidates who sat for the examination passed. Professor James Olusegun Bamidele became the Provost from 1^st August, 2019 to 31^st July, 2023. Prof. A. O. Ajayi took over the leadership mantle from 1^st August, 2023 to consolidate the efforts of the founding fathers. The College has since witnessed tremendous progress since the assumption of duty of the current Provost. The College graduated her fifth set of 58 medical students on the 8^th February, 2024. The College now runs Ph.D. degree in Clinical Sciences effective 2023/2024 academic session.

COLLEGE FACULTIES

Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences —the Faculty has the following departments. Departments of Anatomic Pathology, Chemical Pathology, Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Medical   Microbiology, and Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences — the Faculty has the following departments. Departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science and   Physiology.

Faculty of Clinical Sciences — the Faculty has the following departments. Departments of Anaesthesia, Community Medicine, Dentistry, Family Medicine, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology and Surgery.