UDS launches joint Medical Training Programme with Galilee Institute of Management

The University for Development Studies (UDS), Prof Haruna Yakubu has announced that the university collaboration with the Galilee International Management institute, Israel, launched an International Medical Training Programme.

The programme aims at training the much needed doctors and other medical personnel for Ghana, Africa and the International community.

Announcing this at the 15^th Congregation at Tamale Campus, Prof. Yakubu however gave the assurance that the programme is not meant to take over the regular training of medical doctors by the UDS School of Medicine and Health Sciences but rather meant to be a useful complement with an international dimension and patronage.   

University for Development studies since the establishment of the medical school has made strides in the area of training the needed health personnel for the country.

The university currently tuned out a third batch of 33 medical Doctors.  By this feat the university is living up its mandate of helping to address the challenge of inadequate health personnel in Ghana.  

The University has been noted across the African sub-region for its uniqueness in it community engagement programme which provide opportunity for students to live in rural communities identifying their developmental potentials and challenges and developing interventions to enhance those developmental potentials.