The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has received a delegation from the Monitoring Evaluation and Technical Support Services (METSS). The delegation, led by the Programme Manager of the United States Agency Department of Agriculture (USDA), Mr.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised the 54 newly-qualified doctors of the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) to be guided and guarded by the Hippocratic Oath they have sworn in the discharge of their medical duties. '’Let your Hippocratic Oath be your guide and guard in the discharge of your duties," he said, while congratulating them on behalf of the government and people of Ghana.
Fifty-four (54) newly qualified medical doctors trained by the University of Cape-Coast School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) have been inducted into the medical profession by the Ghana Medical and Dental Council (GMDC), the professional body which regulates medical practice in Ghana. The 54 doctors are made up of 31 males and 23 females, making 243 the total number of doctors who have graduated from the UCCSMS since 2013. The graduation also coincided with the 10th anniversary of the SMS, which was established in 2008.
The Registrar of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council, Dr. Elvis Atikpui, has hailed the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) as one of the best medical schools in Ghana. “Per the statistics”, he confirmed, “UCC SMS is becoming the best medical school in Ghana. Not only in terms of academic programmes, but also in terms of conduct” Dr. Atikpui made these statements during the 8th SMS White Coat Ceremony to mark the transition of 65 level 400 medical students from the study of the basic sciences to clinical training.
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, has received two officials from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, at his office. The two officials were Prof Keith Spriggs of the School of Pharmacy and Mrs. Emma Tayou, the West Africa representative of UoN. The two officials were also accompanied by Mr.
The Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Prof. J.K Mintah, has charged participants of the skill training programme organised by the Department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC), to put the knowledge they had acquired to good use to enhance their businesses. Prof.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has taken steps to collaborate with the University of Nottingham (UoN) in the areas of staff and student exchanges. As part of arrangements to kick start the partnership, two officials from UoN have paid a two- day working visit to the UCC to interact with management and faculty in the College of Health and Allied Sciences. The two officials were an Associate Professor in Gene Regulation, Dr.
The University of Cape Coast, UCC, has won the 2017 Community Service Award. The award scheme, initiated by the Osei- Kusi Foundation (OKF) and Selfless for Africa, was aimed at providing financial support to students to help them undertake developmental projects in their communities. The University was represented by a team of five (5) students with a code name “Team Solutionists” at the competition.
A two-week International PhD Summer School on the theme " Land Use and Mobile Livelihood: Intersectional Perspectives on Pastoralism, Migration and Displacement" has ended at the University of Cape Coast, UCC. It was organized by the Centre for Gender, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD). Participants, from 16 countries, were engaged with series of academic activities such as Gender methodology and intersectionality, co-operative learning and land tenure, land rights and mobile livelihoods.
The Chairperson of the University Council, Mrs. Nancy Olufola Campbell Thompson, has expressed her willingness to work with management of the UCC to put the University on a higher pedestal. Mrs. Thompson gave this assurance when she interacted with management of the University as part of her familiarisation tour on campus.
