Allen Bankole Oladunmoye Olukayode Oyediran was born in Lagos
on 18th May 1939, eldest child of the late Mr. Augustus Bandele Oyediran and
the late Mrs. Victoria Bolajoko Oyediran (nee Alao Ojo).
His late father was Principal, Methodist Boys' High School,
Lagos, Nigeria's first High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, first General Secretary,
Offa Descendants Union, and first Chairman, Board of Governors, Offa Grammar
School. Olukayode was educated at CMS Girls' School, Lagos, MS Grammar School, Lagos,
and King's College, Lagos, where he was Secretary, Kings' College Society in
1957.
He read Medicine as an AC scholar at Guy's Hospital Medical
School, London, and graduated MB, BS (Lond) in 1964 when he also obtained the
LRCP (Lond) and MRCS (Eng) diplomas.
He undertook postgraduate studies in Britain as a Commonwealth Medical Scholar from 1968 to 1970. In 1969 he became the
first-ever recipient of the D.T.M.&H (Edinburgh) with distinction and, in
addition, was awarded the Greig Medal in Tropical Medicine. He proceeded MRCP
(UK) in 1969, obtained the Certificate in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1970, the Certificate
in Immunology, University of Ibadan in 1975, and the M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
degree of London University in 1976.
He was awarded the Fellowship of the Nigeria Medical Council
in Public Health (FMCPH) in 1974, and the Foundation Fellowship of the West
African College of Physicians (FWACP) in 1976. In 1987 he was awarded the
Membership of the Faculty of Community Health of the Royal Colleges (MFCM), and
elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP)
and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCPE).
He was Hon. Assistant Lecturer in Medicine at St. Thomas's
Hospital Medical School, London from 1966 to 1967, and joined the academic
staff of the then Faculty of Medicine, University of Ibadan, in 1970 as
Lecturer Grade I. He became Senior Lecturer in 1973 and was promoted to the
grade of Professor in 1976. He has been a Consultant Physician at the
University College Hospital, Ibadan, since 1970.
Professor (Chief) Oyediran is the author of many publications
and is on the editorial panel of several learned journals including Tropical
Doctor and the West African Journal of Medicine. He has been examiner for
undergraduate and postgraduate examinations in Public Health at many
universities in Nigeria, Ghana, and the West Indies, as well as for the
National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College
of Physicians.
At the University of Ibadan Professor (Chief) Oyediran has
held many positions of responsibility including the headship of the Department
of Preventive and Social Medicine (1976-79), Chairman, Board of Health
(1976-79) and Chairman, Council Consultative Committee on Community Development
(1977-82).
At the national level he has served on several medical panels including the Kwara State Health Management Board. On the international scene he has served on several panels of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is Currently a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Parasitic Diseases (Schistosomiasis). He was Vice-President of the Association of Public Health Schools in Africa, Asia and Oceania from 1977 - 1979, Secretary-General, West African College of Physicians 1980-84, and is currently executive Secretary, West African Postgraduate Medical College.
Professor (Chief) Oyediran is a member of the Church Committee,
Iyeru-Okin African Church, Offa, Secretary, All Saints' Church Jericho, Ibadan
and member, Board of Governors, Methodist High School, Ibadan, He is a keen
Rotarian (Paul Haris Fellow and past Director, Vocational Service), and member
of the House of Lords.
