The forecourt of Family Health University (FHU) in Accra was abuzz with celebration as 318 graduates from its Medical School and School of Nursing and Midwifery received their certificates under the theme, “Building Bridges and Raising Ladders for the Next Generation of Healthcare Providers.”
Delivering the keynote address, Professor Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, Founder and Vice Chancellor of FHU, commended the graduates for their resilience, discipline, and commitment to excellence.
Seventy-three medical students graduated, including 30 Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences (pre-clinical) students progressing to the clinical phase, and 43 who completed their clinical training, earning the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree. Prof. Kwawukume highlighted their readiness to contribute to Ghana’s pursuit of accessible and quality healthcare.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery presented 245 graduates: 111 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 64 Bachelor of Science in Midwifery, and 70 Nurse Assistant Clinical graduates. He praised them for embracing a profession that demands knowledge, empathy, and dedication to service.
The Vice Chancellor also highlighted FHU’s growth, including the recruitment of competent faculty, expansion of lecture halls, additional vehicles for clinical rotations, and ongoing construction of student hostels and office spaces.
He emphasized the university’s strong international partnerships, including with the University of Virginia (UVA) and the University of Michigan, which support research and academic exchanges in areas like adolescent sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health.
Guest of Honour, Air Commodore D. A. Akrong, Acting Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), encouraged graduates to uphold the highest standards of service, describing healthcare professionals as bridges between “pain and healing, despair and hope.”
Top honours were awarded to five exceptional graduates:
- Overall Best BSc Medical Science: Bediako Felicity Akunor Dede
- Overall Best MBChB Student: Quaye Millicent
- Overall Best Nursing Graduate: Gwyn Antoinette
- Overall Best Midwifery Graduate: Kuatsenu Jessica
- Overall Best Nurse Assistant Clinical: Okoawo Osamudiamen Daisy
Among dignitaries present were Dr. Susu Bridget Kwawukume, Founder of FHU and Hospital; Brig. Gen. Daniel K. Frimpong (Rtd.), Chairman of Council; Gbetsorlor Nii Ashitey Akomfra III, Paramount Chief of Teshie Traditional Council; Hon. Benjamin Ayiku, MP for Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly; and Reverend Father Andrew Campbell of the Weija Leprosarium.
The ceremony concluded with congratulatory messages to all graduates as they embark on their professional journeys.
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