Intealth congratulates Professor Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa on his election as the next President of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). Professor Olapade-Olaopa, a member of the 2002 class of the FAIMER Institute in Philadelphia, now known as the International FAIMER Institute (IFI), was confirmed in the role during WFME’s annual in-person Executive Council Meeting held in Lagos, Nigeria, March 24 to 25, 2026. He will formally assume the presidency on January 1, 2027, succeeding current WFME President, Professor Ricardo León Bórquez, at the conclusion of his four-year term.
Members of the FAIMER Philadelphia Institute (now the International FAIMER Institute) Class of 2002 pictured together at Sugarloaf Conference Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Professor Olapade-Olaopa is in the front row, far left.
Professor Olapade-Olaopa is the immediate past President of the Association of Medical Schools in Africa (AMSA) and a former (11th) Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. A visionary educator, Professor Olapade-Olaopa is a urologist with expertise in oncology and molecular biology and health systems research and development, as well as medical education. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters and served on a number of international educational committees. Among his many accomplishments, he directed development of the University of Ibadan’s 2010 undergraduate competency-based medical and dental curricula, described as the first curriculum of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa and later adopted as a template for medical and dental curricula in Nigeria. Professor Olapade-Olaopa continues to champion competency-based health professions education implementation globally, most recently hosting a FAIMER Assessment Institute pilot at this year’s AMSA conference.
“As a FAIMER Fellow, I gained insights, relationships, and perspectives that have remained deeply relevant throughout my career,” said Professor Olapade-Olaopa. “The fellowship helped reinforce my commitment to advancing medical education in ways that are locally grounded and globally connected.”
We are proud to celebrate Professor Olapade-Olaopa’s achievement and look forward to his continued leadership and impact on health professions education worldwide.
