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THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL

The Medical and Dental Council is the statutory agency under the Ministry of Health established under Part II of the Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013 (Act 857) responsible for the regulation of the training and practice of medicine and dentistry in Ghana.

 

Functions of the Council

  • Assess facilities and contents of programmes for the training of doctors and dentists and physician assistants in training institutions;
  • Ensure that the pre-registration training of newly qualified doctors and dentists and physician assistants in accredited training institutions meets the required standards;
  • Conduct examinations for the registration of foreign trained medical and dental practitioners and physician assistants;
  • Compile and keep registers of registered practitioners;
  • Prescribe and enforce professional standards and conduct for practitioners;
  • Conduct examinations for the registration of locally trained medical and dental practitioners and physician assistant who do not meet the prescribed conditions for registration; and
  • Perform any other functions that are ancillary to the object of the Council.

 

Core Values

  • Integrity: Provision of honest leadership, we share what we see with our stakeholders
  • Transparency & Accountability: Commit to take responsibility, be open and accountable for our actions
  • Excellence: Commit to achieving highest standards with open-mindedness and a willingness to continuous learning
  • Fairness: Equal respect to all persons and treat them without prejudice
  • Collaboration & Strategic Partnership: We recognise healthcare as teamwork, so we will work with others to support safe, high-quality care for the public good.

 

Mission

  • Assure and maintain public health, safety and wellbeing
  • Promote and maintain public trust in the professions and members of the professions
  • Ensure and sustain public confidence in the healthcare system
  • Prescribe and enforce professional standards and conduct

 

Vision

The vision of the Council is to be an internationally acclaimed competent, innovative and accountable regulatory authority for medical and dental practice in Ghana, for the public good.

 

Shared Value

“Guiding the professions, protecting the public”

 

Object

The object of Council as provided for under section 27 of Act 857 is to secure in the public interest the highest standards in the training and practice of medicine and dentistry in Ghana.

 

MEMBERS OF THE 10TH BOARD OF THE COUNCIL 

  • Prof. Paul Kwame Nyame (Board Chair)
  • Dr. Divine Ndonbi Banyubala (Registrar)
  • Hon. Mahama Asei Seini – Deputy Minister for Health (Rep. from the Ministry of Health)
  • Prof. Margaret Yaa Mansa Lartey (Rep. for the Medical Schools)
  • Dr. Constance Addo Yobo (Elected Board Member – Dental)
  • Dr. Ernest Yorke (Elected Board Member – Medical)
  • Mrs. Stella Otema-Badu (Rep. from the Attorney General Dep’t)
  • Mr. Samuel Adjapong (Minister for Health’s Nominee)
  • Amb. Mrs. Ambassador Cecilia Gyan Amoah (Nominee)
  • Ms. Rebecca Bantey (Elected Board Member – PA and CRA)

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE 

This conference is accredited for a total of 10 CPD Points. In-Person and Virtual attendance is FREEIf you were unable to attend any, you have an opportunity to now do so at your convenience, and at NO COST.

Kindly download the programme to see what each of the presenters delivered; on what day, and at what time.

 

MODERATORS FOR DAY ONE

Prof. Yao Tettey

Prof. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi

 

 

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Overview

Course Description

As part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Medical and Dental Council (MDC), the Council is organizing this conference titled; MEDICAL TRAINING & PRACTICE CONFERENCE - 2022. Under the theme; Medical Training & Practice in Ghana: The Past, Present & Future.

SUB-THEMES

Boosting local production of general duty and specialist doctors and dentists
Research in Health Professions Education and Practice
Medical and Dental Education within and without the University Framework

Course Content


Lecture Sessions

  • Medical Training & Practice Conference - 2022 (Day 1) 8 hours

Downloadables

  • MDC DAILY PROGRAMME/AGENDA (FULL)

About Facilitators

  • 2 Courses on CES

Prof Yao Tettey

MBChB, DCP, FWACP, FGCPS, FRCP

Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Ghana Medical School

Consultant Pathologist, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra – Ghana

Professor Yao Tettey is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana and a Consultant Pathologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra Ghana.

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  • 1 Course on CES

Professor Yaw Adu-Gyamfi

MBChB, FRCA, FWACS, FGA,

Member of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and the National Technical and Coordinating Committee

Ministry of Health -Ghana

Professor Yaw Adu-Gyamfi was the first of the pioneers to go for postgraduate studies, in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care.

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  • 1 Course on CES

Prof. Margaret Y. M. Lartey

MBChB, MSc, MPH, FGCPS, FWACP

Dean, School of Medicine and Dentistry

School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Ghana

Professor Margaret Y. M Lartey is a Physician with specialist training and interests in Dermatology and Infectious Diseases. Her scholarly works have been mainly in Infectious Diseases with few in Dermatology even though she actively practiced both disciplines.

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  • 1 Course on CES

Prof. Alfred Edwin Yawson

MB ChB, MSc (LSE), DLSHTM, FWACP, FGCP

Associate Professor, Head of Department Community Health, Consultant Public Health Physician

University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Professor Alfred Edwin Yawson has over nineteen years of medical practice and research experience. He has a BSc.

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  • 1 Course on CES

Professor Peter Donkor

MBChB, FWACS, FGCS, MPH, PhD

Professor/Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Ghana

Professor Peter Donkor is Professor/Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Ghana.

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Professor Richard M.K. Adanu

MBChB, MPH, FGCS, FWACS.

Rector - GCPS

Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons

Professor Richard MK Adanu is the Rector of Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is a Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist and Women’s Reproductive Health Epidemiologist.

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