College of Health Sciences (KNUST)

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.

For other Colleges of Health Sciences, see College of Health Sciences.
College of Health Sciences
Established2005
ProvostProf. Christian Agyare[1][2]
Location
Kumasi Campus,  Ashanti
Websitehttp://chs.knust.edu.gh/

Provost's Office
  • Provost - Professor Christian Agyare
  • Registrar - H.H Akosah
  • College Accountant - Johnson Owusu
  • College Librarian - Victor Teye
  • Assistant Registrar - Ida Saeed
  • Administrative Assistant -Nana Yeboah

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Faculties & Departments

Source:[4]

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

The Allied Health Faculty consist of:

  • Department of Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Department of Nursing
  • Department of Sports and Exercise Science
  • Department of Sonography

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Department of Clinical and Social Pharmacy
  • Department of Herbal Medicine
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Department of Pharmaceutics
  • Department of Pharmacognosy
  • Department of Pharmacology

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:

  • Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology
  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Veterinary Public Health, Food Hygiene and Food Safety
  • Veterinary Clinical Studies

Research
  • Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine

References
  1. "Prof. Agyare is new Provost of College of Health Sciences, KNUST".
  2. "KNUST to equip health professional trainees with integrated and case-based learning approaches for improved patient care". 9 October 2022.
  3. "Administration | College of Health Sciences". chs.knust.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. "College Departments". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04.
  5. "About Us | MSA-KNUST". msaknust.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. Kenu, Daniel K. "KNUST Medical School is 40 years". www.graphic.com.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  7. "KNUST achieves landmark in veterinary medicine". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

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