Tribute

On Monday, 2 March, Amphitheatre 700 of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMSB) of the University of Yaounde I (UYI) hosted a ceremony to pay tribute to the former Director of the University Centre for Health Sciences (CUSS) and pioneer Dean of the FMBS. The event was attended by Professor Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Minister of Basic Education and Head of the Physiology Department at the FMBS.

 

As a symbol of the transition during which CUSS gave way to the FMBS, Professor Pierre Carteret was visibly moved by the tribute paid to him by the university community. It was an opportunity to express gratitude to the Rector of the UYI for the wonderful occasion. Above all, it was an opportunity to celebrate his peers, including Professors Gottlieb Lobe Monekosso, Guillaume Achu and Victor Anomah Ngu

 

For Professor Esther Meka, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, it was a great honour to welcome such a leading figure of the world of medicine and research. Professor Remy Magloire Etoua, Rector of the UYI, echoed these sentiments, praising the career of Professor Carteret, who was appointed Director of CUSS in 1985 before becoming the pioneer Dean of the FMBS in 1993, following the university reforms

 

For Professor Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Professor Pierre Carteret is, beyond their personal bond, a mentor who guided his professional and academic career. This triggered in him the desire to engage in interdisciplinary research

 

To round off this tribute ceremony, Professor Carteret was handed a sculpture crafted by a Cameroonian artist. A commemorative plaque was also unveiled in his honour in Amphitheatre 100 at the UYI’s Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences