College of Health Sciences (KNUST) explained

College of Health Sciences
Established:2005
Provost:Prof. Christian Agyare[1] [2]
Location:Kumasi Campus,
Website:http://chs.knust.edu.gh/

The College of Health Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology comprises the Faculties of Allied Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, School of Dentistry, School of Veterinary Medicine and the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in tropical medicine (KCCR). It attained the status of a college by a change in the University Statutes that came into being in January 2005. Prior to this time, the components of the college existed separately as the Faculty of Pharmacy and School of Medical Sciences.

Provost's Office

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Faculties & Departments

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Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

The Allied Health Faculty consist of:

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Medicine and Dentistry

The School of Medicine and Dentistry was created to train Physicians, Medical Scientists and Medical Laboratory Technologists. Students enrolled take a 3-year course upon successful completion they are awarded a BSc in Human Biology. An additional 3-year program continues for the MBCHB or the BDS. At present, the School concentrates on training Physicians at the undergraduate level, and Medical Scientists at the postgraduate levels. The School is involved in the training of postgraduate doctors for the professional membership and fellowship certification of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the West African Postgraduate Medical College[5] [6]

The Medical School consist of the following:

School of Veterinary Medicine

The School of Veterinary Medicine, was also establishment in 2009.[7] It consist of:

Research

Notes and References

  1. News: Prof. Agyare is new Provost of College of Health Sciences, KNUST .
  2. News: KNUST to equip health professional trainees with integrated and case-based learning approaches for improved patient care . 9 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Administration College of Health Sciences. chs.knust.edu.gh. en. 2018-01-03. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103193532/https://chs.knust.edu.gh/about/administration. 2018-01-03.
  4. Web site: College Departments. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904064611/http://www.knust.edu.gh/academics/departments-programmes/departments. 2017-09-04. live.
  5. Web site: About Us MSA-KNUST. msaknust.org. en-GB. 2018-01-03. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213003130/http://msaknust.org/about-us/. 2017-12-13.
  6. Web site: KNUST Medical School is 40 years. Kenu. Daniel K.. www.graphic.com.gh. en-gb. 2018-01-03. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109014611/http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/knust-medical-school-is-40-years.html. 2016-11-09.
  7. Web site: KNUST achieves landmark in veterinary medicine. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2018-01-03. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822070618/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/KNUST-achieves-landmark-in-veterinary-medicine-571993. 2017-08-22.

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