The School of Nursing and Midwifery held its maiden Dean’s award ceremony which celebrates students who obtained Cummulative CGPA of 3.6 and above at level 200 to 400.
The programme was aimed at celebrating academic achievements of students for the 2021/22 Academic Year.
In all, two Level 200 students, two level 300 and four level 400 students were honoured at the event, which was held at the School of Medical Sciences Auditorium.
The Director of CEGRAD, Dr. Georgina Yaa Oduro, who was the guest speaker, congratulated the awardees on their success and cautioned them to refrain from complacency.
She expressed concern over the unprofessional behaviours of some nurses and midwives that was denting the image of the honourable profession.
The Director, therefore, advised the student nurses and midwives to craft a new image of the noble profession.
"Often, the image of the nurse, unfortunately, is sometimes negative but that should not be said of us. As awardees, you should impact on every dimension of your career," she cautioned.
She advised the students to follow the steps of the pioneer in nursing, Florence Nightingale by always upholding the core values of the profession.
Dr. Oduro admitted that the nursing and midwifery was a gendered profession, but hailed men for making positive impact in the noble profession.
The Chairperson of the event, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, commended the awardees and staff of the School.
She encouraged the students to learn from their lecturers to make meaningful impact in the profession.
Prof. Edu-Buandoh, who is also a former Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC, advised the students to follow the steps of the pioneer in nursing, Florence Nightingale by always upholding the core values of the profession.
While admitting the importance of social media, she decried the rising spate of some health workers spending excessive time on social media platforms during working hours, to the detriment of saving human lives.
The former Pro Vice-Chancellor, implored the students to manage their time judiciously in order to progress faster in life.
She charged the students to imbibe the spirit of volunteerism and encouraged them to participate in national development through voluntary activities.
The Dean of the School, Dr. Nancy Ebu Enya, in a short remark, praised the award winners and said the sacrifices and efforts made by nurses in nation building cannot be underemphasised.
In a speech on behalf of all the awardees, Mr. Erzuah Isaac Aidoo a level 400 student with a CGPA of 3.7, extended their gratitude to all faculty in the School for the life-transforming career opportunity they have received. He was optimistic that the knowledge they had acquired would help them to contribute immensely to healthcare delivery in Ghana after their university education.
At the ceremony, the School honoured some personalities for their sacrifices and hard work, which had enabled the erstwhile Department of Nursing and Midwifery to transform into a School status.
Additionally, the School rewarded the Clinical Excellence Awards to three persons for their dutiful work.