The School of Medical Sciences (SMS) of the College of Health Science (CHS) in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST,) witnessed a historic moment since its inception with a record set by one Dr Fathia Ayodele Kareem. Out of the total number of professional medical doctors at its 23rd Oath Swearing and Induction Ceremony, the 25-year old former student of the Wesley Girls Senior High School swept twelve of the fourteen awards to students who distinguished themselves during the period of study.It was a happy moment for family and friends when she took several turns to receive the awards after being sworn in as a medical doctor from the School of Medical Sciences, KNUST. She exclusively told ultimatefmonline.com, that she feels humbled by the awards  admitting that she worked hard but she least expected to be crowned with more than 10 awards. As to whether she expected these awards she said “Yes and No..Yes because i worked hard by studying and no because i did no...

The University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) on the 18th of August 2016 will hold a White Coat Ceremony to mark the transition of level 400 students from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences. The White Coat ceremony, a ritual in medical school that involves a formal robbing of students in a doctor’s traditional wear, the white coat, will be the seventh to be organised by the UCCSMS, the first and only Medical School in Ghana that holds the ceremony. They are expected to take the medical students’ oath which reads in part that they will practice medicine to the highest standards of conduct and seek what is best for their patients without allowing greed or stinginess to corrupt them. 7th White Coat Ceremony Date: Thursday 18th August, 2016 Time: 10:00 Am Venue: School of Medical Sciences Auditorium