Dr. Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi

A public health physician, and academic. Oluwaseun graduated from the University of Ilorin medical school, Nigeria about 18 years ago and subsequently had his postgraduate medical training at the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria where he bagged the fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP). He was subsequently appointed consultant public health physician in the same hospital. He holds a Master’s Degrees in International Public Health from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Environmental Health from the University of Ibadan, and an MBA from the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Furthermore, he holds a Level 4 certificate in teaching and facilitation from the City and Guilds of London. Besides CARTA, he is also a fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH) of the United Kingdom. Currently, Oluwaseun is a Senior Lecturer in Health Policy and Management as well as the Head, Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research interest spans health systems, health policy analysis, and implementation science. He completed his PhD programme in Public Health from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 2020. His thesis was titled, “Scale up of community-based injectable contraceptives in Gombe State, Nigeria.’ Post-PhD he hopes for a post-doctoral position, in a reputable institution, that will help him consolidate my skills in implementation research and health policy analysis.