Dr Olumide Oluwagbolahan Awe

ICOBA SET 1967-71-73

A medical doctor with specialist interest in Mental-health, and experience of General-Practice and the UK Pharmaceutical industry. Currently focused on Forensic Psychiatry with particular reference to ‘Personality Disordered’ and ‘Complex Needs’ patients [of multiple diagnoses] in the category of ‘Difficult to Treat’. Proprietor - Awe Medical Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, established in 1989 Currently working with the Complex Needs Services (Adult Psychiatry) of Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust at Chase-Farm Hospital, Enfield, North-London. Married to Abimbola (nee Rockson), a Dental Surgeon in private practice in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK; and the union is blessed with 3 children.

SCHOOL OFFICES (1972-73)

House Captain - Townsend House Social Prefect Deputy Head-Boy

ICOBA RELATED ACTIVITIES

NYSC 1977-78 – Given the option of a Primary assignment at Holy Child College, opted to change to Igbobi College. Served under late Mr. T.A Ojo, Principal. Worked diligently to help beef up the evident declining standards at the time. Executive Member of the Ibadan Chapter of ICOBA, 1978-1980 Set-Chairman, ICOBA 67-71-73 set from 1991-1994 Chairman, ICOBA-UK from 2009 to date

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, PQ, Canada – BSc (Chemistry) Hons College of Medicine, University of Ibadan – MB, BS St. George’s Hospital University of London Medical School – PG. Dip Forensic Health University of Hertfordshire – Certification in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN General Medical Council (GMC), UK Associate Member Nigerian Association of Rural Surgical Practitioners Member Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry, ABPI Member British Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Psychotherapies, BABCP

INTERESTS

An avid reader of fiction, biographies & general interest magazines. A keen and fairly skilful squash-racquets player: (when I have the energy - considering that I was once a University Captain in the dim past!) Enjoys board games such Scrabble and Monopoly. Likes to travel and see foreign places. Appreciates music (especially Country) and period movies.