TOP 10 BEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA
INTRODUCTION
Medicine as an educational experience is one of the most common professions in the world, next to the teaching profession.
Medicine is not only an art, it is also a study of the life of human beings in all ramifications.
The human body and everything that pertains to the human psychological and physiological aspect.
Medicine as a profession in Nigeria is said to be an art because it is a practice that is done from time to time by people in the medical field who are usually known as Doctors, Specialists or Nurses.
Medicine is also a study because it studies the lifestyle of man and everything that pertains to a man from his birth to his death.
Medicine is a profession in Nigeria that has helped the government to relieve the stress of high mortality rate in the country medicine is a profession that builds up individuals in a way that they are able to know themselves and know the struggles that they are facing medically.
Medicine would be the most depended on the profession by masses in the coming years and this is only right because medicine is somewhat the backbone of the country.
Taking from historical practice, Medicine started in a not-so-professional way, but it managed to find solutions to medical problems of people in various countries, especially in Nigeria.
In the olden days, people practiced medicine in a formal way and in a fetish way.
The type of orientation at this time had nothing to do with education in any way, rather, people capitalized on other people’s ignorance and procured solutions to problems that people were facing, at that time, using different means that some people termed diabolical, while some people termed it magical.
These people who were known as herbalists, read ancient books on Medicine, and made potions and concoctions for people to either drink or inhale, and surprisingly, these potions worked in an effective way, as so many people had different testimonies to give about this kind of practice of medicine.
In this age, there was no doubt a large or widespread of ignorance, and through diseases vanished, they had lasting effects that were not at that time damaging, but soon enough, became very common amongst these people.
This was an aspect of medicine that saved millions of lives back then, and though it was void of professionalism, rather it was more traditional in nature, it still helped to do what modern medicine is doing today.
While people were given potions and mixtures to drink or rub on their bodies, the modern type of medicine requires the administration of tested and trusted drugs to fight diseases in the body and help to boost the immune system well enough. One thing that differentiates the medical practice of then and that of now is the fact that technology took over, and rather than being kept in the dark shadows, a lot of people were brought into the light and into the reality of the modern world and everything it took to function in such a world.
This does not in any way mean that the emergence of technology into the world, to change medicine from the way it was before to the way it is now, makes the two practices different from each other, as it is well known that what modern medicine is doing today was what Traditional Medicine did back in the day and that was simply to save lives and to cure people of their illnesses and diseases.
TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Technology no doubt brought about a widespread of awareness amongst people to let go of the old ways and embrace new ideas and functionalities. Technology helped people come to the consciousness that though the old practice of medicine was effective, it could leave lasting negative results in the lives of so many people. It also brought about a functional sense of encouragement amongst people who were not able to be cured by traditional medicine and still live with such sicknesses or have died as a result of such sicknesses. This era brought about not only hope but a change in the perspectives of people that felt like or thought that everything should be cured with potions and mixtures from herbs and leaves. Not disputing the fact that these items worked wonders before, it is just not the way of man to put new wine in old wineskin.
TOP 10 BEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA
These are the best Universities found in Accra Ghana, and they are not only segregated from other Universities because they are expensive, they have also strived to meet the best and top qualities that the best Medical Universities in the world have achieved. They run their programs in the most flexible ways possible and even produce the best Doctors in the country Ghana.
- THE ACCRA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
This is known as a top Medical school situated in Accra Ghana, and it was brought into existence by a former government in Ghana. This school was known to start off as a low-key school until demands and attention for Medical care grew at a high rate. There was the need to enact a program that would pave way for intending Doctors to be taught and master the art of medicine in all its ramifications. This school tops this list because it is widely known as the best Medical school in Ghana. The school fees for this college is estimated at about $12,500.
- UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SERVICES
This is the second best Medical school in Ghana and it is known for its top priority towards its students who would later go out to be Professional Doctors in their various jurisdictions. This school was enacted in 2007 and it admits nothing less than 50 students every session or even more. The school accepts both Ghanaian applicants and international applicants into its school, and it has one of the best team of professors and Doctors n the country. The Ghanaian applicants are allowed to pay the sum of Ghc14,000 while international students pay the sum of $19,000.
- FAMILY HEALTH MEDICAL SCHOOL
Just as the name implies, this school emphasizes on family health and public health. This school came about in 1997 and it is majorly for family care and Midwifery. This school can be found in Korle Gonno, and it accepts both indigenes and non-indigenes into its curriculum. The indigenes of Ghana are allowed to pay the sum of Ghc40,000 and international students pay the sum $12,500.
- THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
This is the first public school on this list, and it is as surprising that it would be listed as the fourth best Medical school in Ghana. It is also one of the largest Universities located in Korle Bu and is has a large Teaching Hospital which is known to be the largest in the Capital of the country.
The University is government owned and most of the funding and resources allocated to it comes from the government. For Ghanaian students, they are to pay the sum of Ghc7000 as fees.
5.THE KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, KUMASI
This school is situated in the garden city of Kumasi which is said to be one of the largest cities in Ghana. This University was brought into existence about 15 years after Ghana won its independence struggle. Another five years passed by, and that was when the school was opened for operation. This University receives its funds from the Federal government of Ghana, and it is endowed with top and unique materials used by Doctors in the real world. Its students are currently paying the sum of Ghc12,000 for school fees.
6.UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, TAMALE
This school bothers itself with the objective and goal of solving an appreciated number or percentage of Ghana’s Medical problems, and they undergo researches to make this possible in every way. The school has an affiliation with the Federal Government of Ghana, and it is known for its conductive and ever friendly staff members. Students of this school pay the sum of Ghc2,500 as school fees.
- THE UNIVERSITY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES IN HO, VOLTA REGION
This University was brought into service in 2012, and it is the youngest Medical University on this list. This is a new University, and as you can guess, it has all its equipment and tools in shape. The staff of the school is described by the students as very patient and willing to teach them what they need to know.
CONCLUSION
After writing a lot about the medical universities in Ghana, dear reader, you are at the liberty to choose when next anyone close to you wished to enroll for universities in Ghana, and if you wish to enroll likewise, you now have full knowledge.