The Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Cape Coast has relocated to a new office at the basement of the C. A. Ackah Lecture Theatre Complex (CALC).

The new office, sourced from internally generated funds of the Department, will accommodate Administrators and the Head of Department, as well as Pre-Clinical and Clinical Units headed by Coordinators.

Speaking at the inauguration, the Head of the Department, Dr. Stephen Ocansey, explained that the relocation was necessitated by the Department to provide office accommodation for faculty and administrative staff for efficient functioning of the Department.

‘Due to the increase in student enrolment,’ he continued, ‘the Department has been on a recruitment drive to increase the number of its full-time faculty.’

‘The total full-time faculty currently stands at ten (10), and there are plans to increase this to twelve (12) by 2023,’ he added.

Dr. Stephen Ocansey was optimistic that the creation of the new office accommodation would help the Department perform its core mandate to train Physician Assistants (Medical) to meet the manpower needs of government’s commitment to a rapid expansion in the Ghana Health Service.

Department of Physician Assistant Studies at a glance

·      Established in January, 2016.

·      Focuses on training the middle level manpower in medicine to bridge the high doctor to patient ratio in Ghana.

·      The Department runs a four year BSc. Physician Assistant Studies programme, and currently has about 400 students, having graduated the second batch of its students in 2021.

   Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC