Uphold empathy, discipline, national service in medical profession …Vice Pres tells new doctors

GHANA’S Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged the graduating class of Accra College of Medicine (ACM) to uphold empathy, discipline and national service as they enter the medical profession.

She told the doctors that their training was a privilege that came with responsibility, adding that, “You are entering a profession built on service, courage and equity. Go where suffering is; heal where healing is scarce.”

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said this last Saturday during ACM’s sixth congregation and launch of its 10th anniversary.

The event which was held under the theme “A decade of excellence in medical education: A legacy shaping the future”, had graduated 23 newly qualified doctors.

The Vice President applauded the college for providing opportunities to qualified students who may have been denied admission into public medical schools due to competitive cut-off points, noting that ACM’s focus on passion proves that “excellence can come from combining nurturing with perseverance.”

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang also encouraged the college to deepen its research efforts, expand donor support and strengthen international partnerships as it enters its second decade.

Presenting her report, ACM President and Co-Founder, Prof. Afua A.J. Hesse, highlighted significant growth since the college’s inception.

She said enrollment has increased by 114 per cent, while the student population has risen by 840 per cent, with women currently making up 62 per cent of the student body.

The college, she revealed, has made major investments in modern teaching tools, including upgraded 3D Anatomage technology, virtual anatomy labs, cyber patient simulation systems and improved digital infrastructure.

She said ACM also continues its annual full-tuition scholarship partnership with Primetime for outstanding National Science and Maths Quiz participants.

This year’s graduating class is ACM’s largest, with 13 per cent earning distinctions and 65 per cent scoring credits in core clinical disciplines.

Prof. Hesse noted that 97 per cent of ACM alumni are serving in health facilities across Ghana, with two already in postgraduate training in neurosurgery and obstetrics and gynaecology.

A former Minister of Education, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, commended the founders for creating what he described as Ghana’s premier private medical university.

By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu

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