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Ultra modern complex of College of
Physicians, Surgeons inaugurated
Accra, Nov. 28, Ghanadot/GNA - Professor P.K. Nyame, Rector
of the College of Physicians and Surgeons on Wednesday said
the college would need the support of the government,
District Assemblies and the people of Ghana to make it a
centre of choice for scientific medicine in the West African
sub-Region.
Speaking at the inauguration of a four -million-dollar ultra
modern complex built for the Ghana College in Accra, Prof
Nyame said, "We aim at producing a specialist who is a
medical expert, health advocate, communicator and team
worker; scholar, administrator and manager.
“He or she must have an insight into economics, policy
analysis, and of course public affairs...This is the stuff
great institutions are made of.”
The postgraduate medical college provides specialist
education in medicine, surgery and related disciplines,
promotes professional development and relevant research.
It started operating on December 9, 2003, with an initial
intake of 64 students which has now risen to 110.
Its new complex, an architectural landmark in the city has
facilities for an auditorium with a seating capacity of 750,
bookshop, library, simulation laboratory for teaching,
examination hall, computer laboratory, a boardroom,
restaurant, gymnasium and bedrooms.
Prof Nyame noted that having modernised the carrier
structure of the medical and dental professions, promotions
were expected to be based on verifiable professional,
educational development and achievement and that the
prospects of doctors was now elegantly linked with
programmes of the college or their equivalent.
He called for the amendment of Act636 of 2003, which
established the college so that it could take cognisance of
the realties of operating a Ghanaian National Medical
College.
Prof Nyame observed that great strides which, had been made
in modern medicine was research and expressed the hope that
a Medical Research Council would be established to regulate
and co-ordinate medical research efforts.
The college, he said would also establish physical medicine
speciality to prepare doctors to handle problems
characterised by ageing and develop a two-year strategic
specialist course in a Family Planning Fellowship Programme
in Maternal and Child Health.
He asked President John A Kufuor to bring into fruition for
posterity sake the vision conceived by Kwame Nkrumah to
build the Legon Teaching Hospital which, "is expected to be
a giant step for postgraduate medical training and a great
leap into modern scientific medical practice in Ghana.
Eight specialists out of 24 candidates, (Internal medicine
two, surgery one, Dentistry three, Laboratory Medicine one
and Otohinolaryngology one) and 10 diplomats who did shorter
courses of 18 months in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, seven
from child health and three from Obstetrics and Gynaecology
passed their examination.
Honorary Fellowship of the college was conferred on
Professor Alex Kwapong, an outstanding academic, classicist
and university administrator who was in the trenches with
the pioneers who established the University of Ghana Medical
School.
Professors Stephen Addae, and Nii Lomotey Engmann, medical
practitioners and academics in the medical basic sciences
were also honoured for their contributions to post graduate
medical education in Ghana.
Honorary Fellowship of the college was also conferred on
their counterparts, Professors Olukoyode Jeboda from
Nigeria, Zephine Vander Spryl and Lizo Mazwai both from
South Africa and Tim Johnson from the United States for
their contributions to the medical profession and post
graduate medical education in Ghana.
GNA
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