Admission to nursing schools in Ghana
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE COMPLETING THE FORM
Applicant must ensure that you have CAREFULLY read through the brochure/guidelines before filling the form. You will be prosecuted for any forged attachment or false declaration
Entry requirements are indicated in the Guidelines (Brochure)
Ensure that you have filled all applicable portions of the form before submission
Applicants(excluding serving officers) can apply using SSSCE OR WASSCE AND NOT A COMBINATION OF BOTH or equivalent, in the case of foreign students.
APPLICANTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY HEALTH PERSONNELS (SERVING OFFICERS AND AUXILIARY / CERTIFICATE HEALTH OFFICERS e.g.: Health Assistant Clinical, Community Health and Others) CAN HOWEVER APPLY USING A COMBINATION OF BOTH SSCE AND WASSCE
B. BASIC/DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
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Registered General Nursing |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship rotation / National Service |
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Location |
Eastern Region –Koforidua, Nkawkaw |
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Ashanti Region –Kumasi, Agogo, Kwadaso,Kokofu |
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Brong Ahafo Region –Sunyani, Berekum,Ntotroso,Drobo,Techiman |
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Krobo,Seikwa,Techiman(Holy Family) |
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Volta Region –Ho,Keta |
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Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu,Teshie |
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Western Region –Sekondi |
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Central Region –Cape Coast, Dunkwa-on-Offin, Twifo Praso |
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Northern Region –Tamale,Yendi,Kpembe,Nalerigu,Damongo |
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Upper East Region –Bolgatanga, Bawku,Zuarungu |
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Upper West Region–Jirapa,Wa |
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Description |
This programme prepares the individual to give general nursing care in the hospital an |
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in the community. |
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Graduates are required to undertake one year mandatory internship/rotation / National |
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Service after sitting and passing their Licensure Examination conducted by the Nurses |
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and Midwifery Council of Ghana on completing their Academic work. |
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Name |
Registered Mental Nursing |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship rotation / National Service |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region – Pantang |
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Central Region – Ankaful |
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Northern Region – Yendi |
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Description |
This programme prepares individuals in basic nursing with special option in Mental |
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Health and Psychiatric Nursing |
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Graduates are required to undertake one year mandatory internship/ rotation / National |
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Service after sitting and passing their Licensure Examination conducted by the Nurses |
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and Midwifery Council of Ghana on completing their Academic work. |
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Name |
Registered Midwifery |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship rotation / National Service |
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Location |
Eastern Region –Koforidua, Atibie |
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Ashanti Region – Kumasi, Mampong, Offinso |
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Brong Ahafo Region –Berekum,Goaso,Dormaa,Techiman(Holy Family) |
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Volta Region –Hohoe,Kete Krachie |
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Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu,Pantang |
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Western Region –Sekondi, Tarkwa |
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Central Region – Cape Coast, Twifo Praso |
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Northern Region – Tamale,Gushiegu |
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Upper East Region –Bolgatanga,Zuarungu |
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Upper West Region–Jirapa,Nandom,Tumu |
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Description |
This programme prepares individuals in basic nursing with special option in Midwifery |
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Graduates are required to undertake one year mandatory internship/ rotation / National |
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Service after sitting and passing their Licensure Examination conducted by the Nurses |
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and Midwifery Council of Ghana on completing their Academic work. |
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Name |
Registered Community Health Nursing |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Eastern Region– AkimOda |
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Central Region – Winneba,Twifo Praso |
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Upper East Region – Navrongo |
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Northern Region – Tamale |
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Description |
This programme trains a category of personnel who give preventive care within the |
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community. They provide health services such as immunization, health promotion and |
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child welfare clinics. This programme prepares individuals in basic nursing with special |
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option in Midwifery. |
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Graduates are required to undertake one year mandatory internship/ rotation / National |
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Service after sitting and passing their Licensure Examination conducted by the Nurses |
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and Midwifery Council of Ghana on completing their Academic work. |
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Name |
Technical Officer (Health Information Option) |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Northern Region – Yendi |
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Description |
Trainees get in-depth knowledge of health & related issues and acquire skills in ICT that |
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prepares them to competently manage the challenges in Health Information System at |
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all levels. |
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Name |
Technical Officer (Community Health – Disease Control& Surveillance) |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region – Kintampo |
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Description |
The course prepares graduates to take up positions in the health sector and work at |
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various levels as multi-purpose health workers. Graduates are given extensive training |
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in Public Health to fit into various positions in District and Regional management teams. |
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Name |
Technical Officer (Community Health – Nutrition Option) |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
The course prepares graduates to take up positions in the health sector and work at |
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various levels as multi-purpose health workers. Graduates are given extensive training |
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in Nutrition to fit into various positions in District and Regional management teams. |
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Name |
Environmental Health |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region – Korle Bu |
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Description |
This programme is geared towards managing environmental sanitation and educating |
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the community on proper sanitation and food hygiene. |
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Name |
Technical Officer (Dental Surgery Assistant) |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
This programme prepares graduates to work as part of a dental team in a variety of |
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clinical and non-clinical settings. They are also responsible for ensuring the Dentist or |
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Oral Surgeon’s operating list runs smoothly during the course of a clinical session. |
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Graduates are required to undertake one year of internship on completing their |
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Academic work. |
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Name |
Technical Officer (Dental Technology) |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu |
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Description |
This programme prepares graduates to manufacture dental prosthetics including |
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bridges, crowns and dentures according to specifications dentists send to them. They |
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work in specialties that include orthodontic appliances, crowns and bridges, complete |
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dentures, partial dentures, or ceramics. |
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Name |
Community Medicine & Health – Direct Entry |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
This programme prepares graduates to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive |
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healthcare services, as delegated by a physician. They undertake all tasks involved in |
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routine medical care, such as diagnosing illnesses, writing prescriptions, performing |
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minor surgery etc. and refer cases as appropriate. Graduates are also equipped with |
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managerial skills to manage and effectively run health centers without supervision. |
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Graduates are required to undertake one year of internship on completing their |
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Academic work. |
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Name |
Medical Laboratory Technology |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
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Name |
Physiotherapy/Orthotics Technology |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Duayaw Nwanta |
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Description |
The Physiotherapy/Orthotics Technology programme prepares graduates to assist |
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physiotherapists in the prevention and treatment of disability and mobility. Knowledge in |
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orthotics helps graduates to make devices to correct problems with disability and |
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mobility |
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Name |
Prosthetics and Orthotics Technology |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Eastern Region –Nsawam |
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Description |
The Prosthetics and Orthotics Technology programme prepares graduates to assist in |
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the building of equipment to help aid patients with disability and mobility. Knowledge in |
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orthotics helps graduates to make devices to correct problems with disability and |
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mobility |
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Name |
Obstertrician/Gynaecologist Assistant |
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Duration |
Six Semesters (3 years) + 1 year mandatory Internship / National Service |
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Location |
Northern Region – Yendi |
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Description |
The Obstertrician/Gynaecologist Assistant programme prepares graduates to take care |
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of the pregnant woman, her unborn child and the management of diseases specific to |
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women |
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C. POST BASIC /ADVANCED DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES |
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Name |
Peri-Operative Nursing |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu |
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Description |
The aim of this programme is to train Nursing personnel in the management of patients |
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before, during and after surgery. |
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Name |
Critical Care Nursing |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu |
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Description |
This programme trains nursing personnel in the care of critically ill patients who require |
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constant expert care beyond basic general nursing care given in health institutions |
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Name |
Ear, Nose & Throat Nursing |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Ashanti Region – Kumasi |
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Description |
This programmeis aimed at training specialized nurses to diagnose and treat ENT |
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problems and refer as appropriate in the absence of an ENT surgeon. They also serve |
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as nurses for ENT patients. |
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Name |
Ophthalmic Nursing |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu |
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Description |
This programme is aimed at training Nurses for additional and specialized competencies |
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to enable them detect early and manage effectively eye conditions within their |
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capabilities, and refer those beyond them to the appropriate hospitals. Organize and |
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undertake outreach clinics. Undertake public education on primary eye care. |
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It is an international programme accredited by World Health Organization (WHO), and |
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hence has students coming from other countries |
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Name |
Anesthesiology |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region – Ridge |
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Ashanti Region – Kumasi |
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Central Region – Cape Coast |
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Description |
This programme prepares graduates for the pre-surgery, intra-surgery and post-surgery |
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management of patients. |
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Name |
Community Oral Health And Medicine |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
This programme offers students the opportunity to specialize and manage conditions |
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pertaining to oral health in the community and at dental facilities |
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Name |
Community Medicine & Health – Post Basic Entry |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
This programme prepares graduates to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive |
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healthcare services, as delegated by a physician. They undertake all tasks involved in |
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routine medical care, such as diagnosing illnesses, writing prescriptions, performing |
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minor surgery etc. and refer cases as appropriate. Graduates are also equipped with |
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managerial skills to manage and effectively run health centers without supervision. |
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Public Health Nursing |
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Duration |
Two Semesters (1 year) |
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Location |
Greater Accra Region –Korle Bu |
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Description |
This is a programme that trains Nurses to Supervise families in the care of their children |
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against poor nutrition, childhood diseases and home accidents, educate the general |
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public to become aware of their health and environment and the interrelations between |
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them |
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Name |
Community Mental Health7 |
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Duration |
Four Semesters (2 years) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |
This programme aims at preparing individuals to work in the community as Community |
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Mental Health Officers. Their work focuses on Health Promotion, prevention and |
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rehabilitation of Mental Health clients into the society. |
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Name |
Post Basic Midwifery8 |
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Duration |
Four Semesters (2 years) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Eastern Region –Atibie |
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Greater Accra – Pantang |
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Upper East – Bolgatanga |
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Brong Ahafo–Dormaa, Goaso |
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Upper West –Jirapa, Nandom, Tumu |
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Northern Region – Kpembe |
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7This programme leads to the award of a Diploma 8This programme leads to the award of a Certificate
Ashanti – Mampong, Pramso, Agogo
Northern – Gushiegu
Volta Region – KeteKrachi
Western Region – Asankragua
Description This programmes is aimed at equipping graduates with midwifery skills to practice in communities.
D. POST MEDICAL ASSISTANT/ BACHELORS PROGRAMMES
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Name |
Clinical Psychiatry |
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Duration |
Four Semesters (2 years) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region – Kintampo |
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Description |
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Name |
Dermatology and Venereology |
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Duration |
Four Semesters (2 years) + 3 months internship |
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Location |
Brong Ahafo Region –Kintampo |
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Description |