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REINVENT YOURSELF

“All work and no play doesn't just make jill and jack dull, it kills the potential of discovery, mastery and openness to change and flexibility and it hinders innovation and invention.”

– Joline Godfrey, Author

LIVE FREE, LIVE FULL

“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. This need we may call self-actualisation.”

– Joline Godfrey, Author

FIND REST FOR YOUR SOUL

“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.”

Russell Eric Dobda, Meditation Expert

Why Arts?

We believe that healing others begins with being healthy yourself. And a good recipe for rude health is exploring arts for rest, relaxation, and recreation.

In addition, arts provide you with an opportunity to take a break from the mundane routine of your work. It can help you to connect with your deepest self and explore your fullest potentials.

The Curator

Dr. Olufemi Omololu

Dr Olufemi Omololu is a third-generation medical doctor of the Omololu family of Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. A graduate of the University of Ibadan, he had his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. He is currently the Medical Director at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital.

Dr Omololu has always had a keen interest in the arts and has written general topical articles for quite a few magazines and newspapers. Corridors of Care and Life on a Strand are his first published books.

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In this book, Dr Olufemi Omololu provides insights into what happens in hospitals from an insider perspective. This mix of real and fictional stories are satirically and humorously presented, thus making the reader at ease with what may naturally be a disagreeable topic. It is also educative and informative, stimulating a lot of deep thought and reflection.

Corridors of Care is recommended for all healthcare workers. It is also an easy reflective read for the anyone who has ever been in a hospital, and for the general public. Everyone will definitely enjoy the glimpses into the medical world in the Nigerian healthcare system as delightfully and tactfully presented within.

Corridors
of Care

Corridors of Care is recommended for all healthcare workers. It is also an easy reflective read for the anyone who has ever been in a hospital, and for the general public.

Everyone will definitely enjoy the glimpses into the medical world in the Nigerian healthcare system as delightfully and tactfully presented within.

Life on a Strand is a collection of poems and thoughts from the author’s mind and experience. The chronological anthology transcends the reader into a life expedition with some seemingly familiar scenes. The intricate word play provokes deep thoughts on the fragility of our existence. It also displays the pleasures of the ride of life as the underlying question of purpose is asked.

It is quite a fascinating read which will induce a wide range of emotions as the pages are digested.

Life on
a Strand

The chronological anthology transcends the reader into a life expedition with some seemingly familiar scenes.

The intricate word play provokes deep thoughts on the fragility of our existence. It also displays the pleasures of the ride of life as the underlying question of purpose is asked.

About the Launch

This event seeks to start a conversation on Doctors in Arts.

Doctors are generally presumed to be intelligent beings and it is not unlikely that many have other talents which may have been suppressed by the study of science and the long tedious hours it takes to study and practice medicine.