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The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) has recognized Emergency Medicine as a field of specialist practice and recommended the training of Emergency Physicians to take care of patients presenting to emergency centers in the country. An Emergency Medicine residency-training program under the auspices of the GCPS started in October, 2009.

With help from a ‘diaspora’ faculty, the GCPS conducted admission examinations and the first batch of residents started training at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Currently, there are trained Emergency Physician Specialists who attend to emergency cases at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ridge Hospital, Tema General Hospital, Cape-Coast Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Upper West Regional Hospital, Ho Teaching Hospital as well as Nyaho Hospital.

In the 2010-2011 academic year, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology introduced a degree course in Emergency Nursing for the purpose of training nurses. This two-year program affords diploma holders in nursing an opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge that are specific to Emergency Nursing. Entry requirements include a diploma in nursing and institutional sponsorship.

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