UHAS starts medical school

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Nononono 9 years ago

Prof there are disadvantaged students all over the country. Medical school in Kumasi is not giving preference to Ashanti based disadvantaged. UG medical school is not doing that for Gas. UCC medical school is not doing tha ...
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Prof there are disadvantaged students all over the country. Medical school in Kumasi is not giving preference to Ashanti based disadvantaged. UG medical school is not doing that for Gas. UCC medical school is not doing that for Fantis. So please do not build your foundation on TRIBALISM. It is a very slipery road!!!!!
Merciless 9 years ago

If possible admit only voltarians, why not? Maybe that will stem this stupidity of Ghana training people who then leave our shores and never return.

If possible admit only voltarians, why not? Maybe that will stem this stupidity of Ghana training people who then leave our shores and never return.
Owusu 9 years ago

KNUST and UCC should have thought about this a long time ago! UHAS proving smarter! UHAS will blossom and prosper.

KNUST and UCC should have thought about this a long time ago! UHAS proving smarter! UHAS will blossom and prosper.
Edward 9 years ago

Why is consideration given to only students from disadvantaged schools in the Volta region? How about the other regions?

Why is consideration given to only students from disadvantaged schools in the Volta region? How about the other regions?
Kofi - USA 9 years ago

I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION. PROF BINKA SHOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT GIVING PREFERENCES TO THE DISADVANTAGED IN THE VOLTA REGION. THE SCHOOL IS NOT FOR VOLTA REGION ONLY BUT FOR THE WHOLE GHANA. EVERYTHING IN ...
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I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION. PROF BINKA SHOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT GIVING PREFERENCES TO THE DISADVANTAGED IN THE VOLTA REGION. THE SCHOOL IS NOT FOR VOLTA REGION ONLY BUT FOR THE WHOLE GHANA. EVERYTHING IN GHANA IS BECOMING TRIBALISM AND POLITICIZATION. I DONT KNOW WHY I WANT TO TRAIN THERE ANYWAY BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 years ago

Is this really going to be a medical school but not a kind of advanced biological school and not an advanced biological school or nursing school? Where are the facilities?

Is this really going to be a medical school but not a kind of advanced biological school and not an advanced biological school or nursing school? Where are the facilities?
Kay 9 years ago

These people will never change..JESUS

These people will never change..JESUS
ANABA 9 years ago

CHEAP MADE IN GHANA DOCTORS.WHY THE RUSH?or are you going to train glorified nurses to work as doctors?

CHEAP MADE IN GHANA DOCTORS.WHY THE RUSH?or are you going to train glorified nurses to work as doctors?
DAN 9 years ago

beware if private and high fees! they will admit idiots to get fees paid..Happens in USA too but Obama is cracking down of fake schools getting Federal school loans

beware if private and high fees! they will admit idiots to get fees paid..Happens in USA too but Obama is cracking down of fake schools getting Federal school loans
K Ofosuware 9 years ago

Why all this bashing of a great doctor Sodzi Sodzi. At least he's been extremely frank in accepting the fact that considerations will be given to applicants from the region. These things exist in the other universities you've ...
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Why all this bashing of a great doctor Sodzi Sodzi. At least he's been extremely frank in accepting the fact that considerations will be given to applicants from the region. These things exist in the other universities you've all enumerated but it's only not put out there. Grow up guys and let's face realities.
Pumpuni 9 years ago

"This year, UHAS has rolled out a visionary sponsorship programme to train 11 specialists at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons to serve as faculty and to offer service to the region."
It is only in Ghana that we e ...
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"This year, UHAS has rolled out a visionary sponsorship programme to train 11 specialists at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons to serve as faculty and to offer service to the region."
It is only in Ghana that we establish educational institutions before handling faculty issues.
We did the same thing with the worthless JSS system: Schools were established before books and teachers were even thought of as issues that needed to be dealt with.
Jacob Atsu Agbenuzah 9 years ago

Congratulation. It is our expectation that those the school is sponsoring would come back and serve the interest of the school and avoid strike and other vices that retard progress.
Thanks to the council.

Congratulation. It is our expectation that those the school is sponsoring would come back and serve the interest of the school and avoid strike and other vices that retard progress.
Thanks to the council.
NEZER 9 years ago

This is political gimmick predicated on pure tribalism. No wonder medical degrees form Ghana is not worth the paper it is written on outside the country. And yes, preference will be given to "disadvantaged" Voltarians at the ...
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This is political gimmick predicated on pure tribalism. No wonder medical degrees form Ghana is not worth the paper it is written on outside the country. And yes, preference will be given to "disadvantaged" Voltarians at the expense of the rest of the country. This goes to show you the inward-looking nature of these people. Using the people's money to develop their region an reaping where they've not sown
DAN 9 years ago

work as nurses in usa..till they complete 6 years of university work plus internship

work as nurses in usa..till they complete 6 years of university work plus internship
kofi 9 years ago

You are very ignorant.

You are very ignorant.
Maria Saltson 9 years ago

Neizer you are soooo inward looking
Skin pain

Neizer you are soooo inward looking
Skin pain
kofi''' 9 years ago

Massa this policy is in every university in ghana...go to ucc, ug, knust, umat, or asked the chiefs in whose territories the schools are located if they are not given quota ...stop this hate speech and speak with facts...sham ...
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Massa this policy is in every university in ghana...go to ucc, ug, knust, umat, or asked the chiefs in whose territories the schools are located if they are not given quota ...stop this hate speech and speak with facts...shame on you!!!!
princewilly@ymail.com 9 years ago

KETA SCHOOL BOYS[ANCHOVIES]IS NOT DRIED ON THE VOLTA BEACHES ALONE,ITS ON EVERY SHORE IN GHANA.
THERE ARE POOR GHANAIAN'S EVERYWHERE AND THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE THE CHANCE TO STUDY AT UHAS.
THE MONEY USED IN BUILDING VOLTA UNI ...
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KETA SCHOOL BOYS[ANCHOVIES]IS NOT DRIED ON THE VOLTA BEACHES ALONE,ITS ON EVERY SHORE IN GHANA.
THERE ARE POOR GHANAIAN'S EVERYWHERE AND THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE THE CHANCE TO STUDY AT UHAS.
THE MONEY USED IN BUILDING VOLTA UNIVERSITY IS FROM ALL THE GHANAIAN'S WHO PAID TAXES.
Bempah 9 years ago

May you change to be a better person!

May you change to be a better person!
Merciless 9 years ago

Affirmative action my friend. Am Fante yet this is good. Schools in central region have a 30% quota for indigenous students, why not other regions. Let's build our nation with strategy for development not for tittle tattle. M ...
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Affirmative action my friend. Am Fante yet this is good. Schools in central region have a 30% quota for indigenous students, why not other regions. Let's build our nation with strategy for development not for tittle tattle. May Voltarians will show the way whereby indigenes will accept postings to all districts because of their training rather than stay in capitals
Mad 9 years ago

30% quota must be abolished

30% quota must be abolished
MP- AFLAO 9 years ago

JEALOUSY OOOO JEALOUSY.

JEALOUSY OOOO JEALOUSY.
Nero 9 years ago

I happen to have a few observations about this new medical school:
1) I believe the necessity is there to train more doctors.
2) If the facilities are not yet up to par for training, there is precedent- 1st graduates from U ...
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I happen to have a few observations about this new medical school:
1) I believe the necessity is there to train more doctors.
2) If the facilities are not yet up to par for training, there is precedent- 1st graduates from UST completed their training at Korle Bu; U of Ghana med School at Korle Bu started before all necessary structures were completed
3) I don't understand the seemingly bias to the Volta Region, as have several others who have already commented.
4) Prof Fred Newton Binka is a very smart and capable man, and I have faith that he will succeed
joseph 9 years ago

Those of us who are familiar with medical training know that UHAS is not prepared for medical training. It takes about 6 years for specialism in surgery and 4 years for specialism in O and G. The newly qualified specialists u ...
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Those of us who are familiar with medical training know that UHAS is not prepared for medical training. It takes about 6 years for specialism in surgery and 4 years for specialism in O and G. The newly qualified specialists usually are not experienced to teach on their own. So sending people to specialize does not mean they will be ready to handle medical courses at the hospital. One approach will be to encourage specialists to move to Volta region.
Yaw 9 years ago

The UHAS is the brainchild of late President Mills and this will be an enduring legacy. Somebody should kindly draw the attention of franklin cudjoe to this.

The UHAS is the brainchild of late President Mills and this will be an enduring legacy. Somebody should kindly draw the attention of franklin cudjoe to this.
JH New York 9 years ago

I wonder why this School in its infancy and still breastfeeding,want to bit more than it can Chew.
In the first place,how many Specialists are employed at Ho general Hospital.And you set-up a Teaching Hospital to train Docto ...
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I wonder why this School in its infancy and still breastfeeding,want to bit more than it can Chew.
In the first place,how many Specialists are employed at Ho general Hospital.And you set-up a Teaching Hospital to train Doctors, not to talk about basic modern facilities in the form of Hospital equipment,machiney and other installations, while UHAS is now going to sponsor 11 people to Train at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.The bottom line is that,these 11 newly Trained Doctor Specialist whom may lacks work experience,at the specialist levels would immediately start to Teach the Medical Student.Imagine !
My question is: Is anyone forcing this man Anyidoho,Chairman of the Council and Cohorts to Set-up a Medical School at this teething State/Stage of UHAS !
I think the way forward is to start with or continue to do Pre-Medicine to feed/supply Students to the already established Medical Schools until everything is well in place to Start your own medical school. Anyway.
jk Atta 9 years ago

I have come across brilliant specialists at Sogakope brought in by the Comboni fathers from Italy. I think a formal request should be made to the Catholic Church to assist us with staffing ,( part time or permanent,) from the ...
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I have come across brilliant specialists at Sogakope brought in by the Comboni fathers from Italy. I think a formal request should be made to the Catholic Church to assist us with staffing ,( part time or permanent,) from their Jesuit Orders who ran many medical schools South America , Philippines , USA and Europe
kofi Agbley 9 years ago

That is exactly what the university intends to do. read the post well. for those talking abt some few places for disadvantaged students, it is nothing new since all institutions are doing it, knust, ucc, uds etc. indeed cape ...
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That is exactly what the university intends to do. read the post well. for those talking abt some few places for disadvantaged students, it is nothing new since all institutions are doing it, knust, ucc, uds etc. indeed cape coast does it right down to SHS level and gives 30% to all indigenes going to secondary school.

apart from that Volta region contributes to the medical profession (doctors and nurses) and teachers than any other region both in absolute and per capita numbers. we need to solidify these gains, since they voltarians also shun foreign travel and tend to remain or return to Ghana to keep the nation afloat in education and health.
Akwasi 9 years ago

Pls, uhas is for ghana n im proud to be a pioneer uhas medical std frm de ashanti region. We had exams n interview n de best were pickd. Our aim is to help all communities to get better health care professionals esp commmunit ...
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Pls, uhas is for ghana n im proud to be a pioneer uhas medical std frm de ashanti region. We had exams n interview n de best were pickd. Our aim is to help all communities to get better health care professionals esp commmunities in the volta region
yaa 9 years ago

Plz u said u will select 50 Stds for medical stds meanwhile only 30 were picked.hmmmmm Ghana .we will all be accounted for oneday.The world is not fair a bit.i came for de entrance exams n interview have not even hr frm u .

Plz u said u will select 50 Stds for medical stds meanwhile only 30 were picked.hmmmmm Ghana .we will all be accounted for oneday.The world is not fair a bit.i came for de entrance exams n interview have not even hr frm u .
jude 9 years ago

any way what is the cut off point for PA

any way what is the cut off point for PA

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