Members of the University community are hereby invited to the launch of the joint medical and student exchange programme between the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS) and the University of West Indies (UWI).
The six-year joint medical programme is designed to allow students to complete the first three years of their studies at the University of the West Indies, leading to the award of a BSc. Post-clinical Science degree by the University of the West Indies. Students who successfully complete the BSc. Programme would be admitted to the fourth year of the MBChB programme at the University of Ghana Medical School.
The establishment of the student exchange programme will enable staff and students from the University of Ghana and the University of West Indies to collaborate in ground-breaking research, teaching and learning.
The launch will be followed by a lecture to be delivered by the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (UWI), Dr. Kenneth Connell, on the theme, “From Bridgetown to Accra – Hypertension as a Threat to the Diaspora: Lessons from COVID 19”.
The event is scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Great Hall
Chairperson: Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor
All are cordially invited.
