Accra, Nov 19, GNA – Fifty-four (54) final year students from Family Health Medical School have completed their mandatory District Clerkship Rotation in three regipns.
The District Clerkship Rotation affords medical students hands-on practical experience in all specialties under the guidance of seasoned consultants and specialists.
Additionally, the Clerkship introduces the medical students to the types and management of medical problems seen in district hospitals.
A statement from the school and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said students are required to examine patients, attend ward rounds, assist in the theatre, laboratory and carrying out assignments as scheduled for them.
The statement said they also worked with District Health Management Teams (DHMT) to carry out health promotion and preventive programmes, such as health education and promotion, communicable disease control and environmental sanitation.
“Also, during the Clerkship, the students familiarisedthemselves with the administrative set up of the health sector-from region down to the local level”.
The statement said the District Clerkship Rotation this year took the final year students to District/Municipal Hospitals and Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) facilities in the Eastern, Central and Volta regions of Ghana. In the Central Region, students were stationed at St. Francis Xavier Hosiptal; Assin Fosu, St.Luke Catholic Hospital; Apam, Winneba and Agona Swedru Municipal hospitals.
In the Eastern Region, the students were stationed at Suhumand Nsawam Government Hospitals and the Volta River Authority Hospital in Akosombo.
In the Volta Region, the students were at Keta Municipal Hospital, Battor Catholic Hospital and Richard NovatiCatholic Hospital in Sogakope.
It said Selected final year students stationed within the KetaMunicipality in collaboration with Keta Municipal Hospital and Anloga Health Directorate joined the Chiefs and people of Anlo State to celebrate this year’s Hogbetsotso festival.
“ The medical students with health authorities pitched their tent at the festival grounds to provide free health screening and counselling to the residents and visitors to the festival and community.
“Beneficiaries at the screening were taken through HIV testing and counselling, breasts screening and counselling, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Blood Pressure Testing and other health related screenings and counseling”.
It said in the Central Region, the students together with District Health Promotion Officers embarked on a media tour via Radio Peace, a community-based radio station to educate the community on Peptic ulcer disease, its causes, signs and symptoms and its prevention and treatment.
“With high prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the EffutuMunicipality, the students educated the adolescents on reproductive health related issues and the need to concentrate on their academics and channel their energies rightly”.
Family Health Medical School is Ghana’s Premier Private Medical School which provides student-centred learning strategies that promote smart-learning among students.
It offers a six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) Programme for WASSCE and ‘A’ Level candidates, and a four and a half-year Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) for first degree holders in science-related disciplines.
GNA