Accra, Oct 17, GNA –
As part of their annual orientation programme, Family Health University College
fresh Medical Students paid a familialisation visit to Teshie Mantse, Nii
Ashitey Akromfra III, to find out how they operate.
They also visited
the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) opposite
their College.
At the Teshie
Manste’s palace,the Chief and his
elders, welcomed the Registrar of Family Health University College Medical
School, Mrs. Rita Kaine, staff and the
fresh students into the Palace.
The students were
briefed about the history of Teshie, how it started with a small fishing
community in 1916 and now grown with a large population to a Municipal status.
The elders said
knowing the importance and benefits of education and health care, they released
the land to Prof. Kwawukume for the establishment of the school and hospital.
They said both the
school and the hospital had lifted high the image of Teshie as they facilities
benefitted the community and its environs.
Teshie Mantse and
his elders commended Prof. Kwawukume, Chief Medical Director of Family Health
Hospital, Dr Susu Bridget and the entire management for serving the community
with all their heart.
The students were
advised to take good care of themselves and concentrate on their books in order
to become good Doctors that would make their parents proud.
The Registrar of
Family Health University College Medical School, Mrs. Rita Kaine thanked Teshie
Mantse for the wonderful reception accorded them and pledged on behalf of
management and students, their commitment to call on them in times of any
challenge.
At the Kofi Annan
International Peacekeeping Training Centre, the students were taken through
various programmes offered at the Centre.
Meanwhile,
Management of Family Health Medical School, (Ghana’s Premier Private Medical
School) led by its President, Prof. E. Y. Kwawukume, as part of its social
responsibilities, would next year launch an Endowment Fund in March, 2020, to
provide financial support for the needy, but brilliant Ghanaian students from
both rural and urban areas.
The Fund shall
constitute gifts, grants, donations, and bequests, as may be given by a
corporate body, a group of persons, or an individual.
Persons may
contribute, or devise money, or other personal, or real property to the Fund;
and to ensure its success, contributions towards the Fund shall be administered
and managed by a Board of Trustees.
The long-term
benefits of the Endowment Fund will ensure the continued support of a diverse
group of students from low income background within the country; help to make
medical training accessible to more Ghanaian students; and increase the
doctor-patient ratio in the nation to an acceptable level.
The beneficiaries of
the fund will chiefly be needy students.
In another
development, the Family Health Hospital will introduce Dialysis Machine to
filter patient’s blood to remove excess water and waste products when the
kidneys are damaged, dysfunctional, or missing.
Family Health
University College comprises a Medical School, and Nursing and Midwifery School
with a general and a specialist
hospital, supporting the schools, on the same campus.
Family Health
Medical School is Ghana’s premier private medical school with a hospital,
modern facilities, laboratories and lecture halls.
It is affiliated to
the University of Ghana and accredited by both the National Accreditation Board
(NAB) and the Medical & Dental Council (MDC).
The School offers a
six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) programme for
WASSCE and ‘A’ Level candidates, and a four and a half-year Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) programme (Graduadte Entry Medical
Programme) for first degree holders in science related disciplines.
The School has
students from Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Liberia, Cote d’IVoire, the United
States of America, Britain, Canada, and Pakistan.
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