The University of Ghana Medical School, (UGMS), a constituent of the College of Health Sciences, was established in 1962 with primary obejctives to train:-

•  Broad-based generalist practitioners with sufficient grounding for subsequent specialisation
•  Practitioners functionally attuned to and therefore responding aptly to the needs and exigencies of their environment and able to attain internationally accepted standards
•  Practitioners who have participated in healthcare delivery while under instruction and therefore cognizant of the problems of delivery of healthcare in the rural/urban settings,
•  Individuals who accepts responsibility for self-learning and therefore readily responsible to the call for continuing medical education, and
•  Advocates for community health needs

Job Summary

Short-Term Appointments:
The UGMS will also consider applications for the following:-

•  Visiting Scholar/Lectureship
•  Adjunct Lectureship

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Candidates with PhD degrees only will be considered for the Basic and Para-Clinical Sciences Lectureship Appointments

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applications/candidates for the various positions must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching, research and service delivery. Detailed information about the UGMS and Departments are available at the website: www.ugms.edu.gh

All prospective applicants/candidates should complete an application form (typewritten) and submit along a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates/transcripts and other relevant documents (twelve copies) and forward it to the:

Executive Secretary
UGMS
P. O. Box 4236
Korle Bu, Accra

Closing Date: 19 February, 2013

Application forms may be obtained from the Executive Secretary's Secretariat (Korle Bu) or downloaded from the University of Ghana website:

www.ug.edu.gh