01/02/2026
I recently had the distinct honor of receiving a signed copy of “A Medical School Like No Other”, authored by my esteemed colleague and predecessor, Prof. Yared Wondmikun Endailalu, the first President of the University of Gondar.
This historical work is far more than a record of events; it is compelling testimony to the courage, resilience, and vision that shaped a defining chapter in the history of our University and its Teaching Hospital. As Prof. Yared so eloquently reflects in his dedication, this legacy has been sustained by generations of educators and leaders who refused to let the flame of medical excellence fade.
For anyone interested in the evolution of Ethiopian medical education, particularly through the lens of Gondar College of Medical Science, and the broader history of Gondar, this book is an essential reading. It vividly captures the spirit of an institution that has profoundly influenced healthcare in Ethiopia and beyond.
How to access the book?
Due to current contractual arrangements, the book is not yet available on Amazon. However, copies can be obtained directly through the publisher or the author’s official website:
• Publisher: Africa World Press & Red Sea Press
https://africaworldpressbooks.com/a-medical-school-like-no-other/
OR
• Author’s Official Website:
https://www.yaredwe.com/
I encourage our global academic community and University of Gondar alumni to engage with this important work. Let us share and preserve our history widely.
A special gift—and a must-read history.
፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥
February 1, 2026
የጎንደር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የመጀመሪያው ፕሬዝዳንት በሆኑት በፕሮፌሰር ያሬድ ወንድምኩን እንዳይላሉ የተጻፈውንና “A Medical School Like No Other” የተሰኘውን መጽሐፍ በደራሲው ፊርማ ስለተላከልኝ ትልቅ ክብርና ደስታ ተሰምቶኛል።
ይህ የታሪክ ሥራ ተራ ኩነቶች የተመዘገቡበት ሰነድ አይደለም፤ ይልቁንም የዩኒቨርሲቲያችንን እና የማስተማሪያ ሆስፒታላችንን ወሳኝ የታሪክ ምዕራፍ የቀረጹ የጥንካሬ፣ የጽናት እና የራዕይ ህያው ምስክር ነው። ፕሮፌሰር ያሬድ በመጽሐፉ መግቢያ ላይ በግልጽ እንደገለጹት፤ ይህ ውድ ቅርስ የህክምና የልህቀት ብርሃን እንዳይጠፋ ባደረጉ ትውልድ ተሻጋሪ መምህራን እና መሪዎች ጥረት ጸንቶ የቆየ ነው።
ስለ ኢትዮጵያ የህክምና ትምህርት እድገት በተለይም በጎንደር የህክምና ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ እይታ እንዲሁም ስለ ሰፊው የጎንደር ታሪክ ለማወቅ ፍላጎት ላለው ማንኛውም ሰው ይህ መጽሐፍ ተመራጭ ነው። መጽሐፉ በኢትዮጵያና ከዚያም ባለፈ በጤናው ዘርፍ ላይ ከፍተኛ ተጽዕኖ ያሳደረውን የዚህን ተቋም መንፈስ በጉልህ ያሳያል።
መጽሐፉን እንዴት ማግኘት ይቻላል?
ከውል ስምምነቶች ጋር በተያያዘ መጽሐፉ ለጊዜው በአማዞን (Amazon) ላይ አይገኝም። ሆኖም ግን በቀጥታ ከአሳታሚው ወይም ከደራሲው ይፋዊ ድረ-ገጽ ማዘዝ ይቻላል፦
• አሳታሚ (Publisher): Africa World Press & Red Sea Press
https://africaworldpressbooks.com/a-medical-school-like-no-other/
ወይም
• የደራሲው ድረ-ገጽ (Author’s Official Website):
https://www.yaredwe.com/
መላው የአገራችን ሕክምና ታሪክ ማወቅ የሚፈልጉ፣ የአካዳሚክ ማህበረሰብ እና የጎንደር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የቀድሞ ተማሪዎች (Alumni) ይህንን ጠቃሚ ሥራ እንዲያነቡት አበረታታለሁ። ታሪካችንን በስፋት እናጋራ፤ እንጠብቅም።
ልዩ ስጦታ—ሊነበብ የሚገባ ታሪክ!
፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥፥
ጥር 24 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም
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