Accra College of Medicine (ACM) is a private and independent
Medical School
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...
located in Accra.
ACM offers a research oriented medical education that is focused towards solving
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
and
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
’s health problems.
The school was founded in 2013 as a private and independent educational facility in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
.
ACM offers admissions to prospective students of both Ghanaian and non-Ghanaian nationalities resident in Ghana or outside Ghana. The school integrates with public and private health facilities for the advancement of medical education in Ghana.
History
The Accra College of Medicine was founded in 2013 by
Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse
Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse, , is a Ghanaian surgeon and the first Ghanaian-trained female doctor to become a paediatric surgeon. In August 2010, she became the first Ghanaian and second African to be elected President of the Medical Women's Internati ...
, who serves as the president of the institution and her husband;
Adukwei Hesse
Ian Frederick Adukwei Hesse, is a Ghanaian academic, physician and a Presbyterian minister. He was on the faculty at the Department of Physiology at the University of Ghana Medical School, a consultant physician as well as a co-founder and the ...
, who serves as the vice-president of the institution.
Admission
The Accra College of Medicine accepts applications from both national and non-nationals resident in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
and outside Ghana.
For undergraduate applications, the school accepts applications from prospective students with the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) certificates or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) certificates, IGCSE or GCE (Cambridge) 'O' levels certificates, GCE (Cambridge) 'A' Levels certificates, Bccalauréat (French), International Baccalaureate (IB), and certificates from American High Schools.
For graduate applications, prospective students who hold university degrees can be admitted subject to certain requirements. Prospective students who hold university degrees in a science discipline qualify if they graduated with at least a second class upper. Also, prospective students who hold degrees in the ''Liberal Arts'', have taken university level science courses and whose background qualifications would have made them eligible to be admitted into a university science program also qualify for admission based on the results of an entrance exam and an interview.
Level of entry for prospective students is determined as follows;
* Graduate students with a background in any science discipline will begin the programme as second year students while taking compulsory first year courses.
* Graduate students with a background in the ''Liberal Arts'' will begin as first year students.
Affiliation
The Accra College of Medicine is affiliated to the
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
and students are awarded with a
MBChB
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...
degree after graduation. The school is mentored by
University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry.