UHAS GAZETTE No. 7 Vol. 2 | Friday 27 December 2019
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEW APPOINTMENTS...... 4 Deans and Directors ...... 4 Department/Unit Heads...... 4 Faculty...... 5 Research Fellows...... 9 Other Assignments...... 9 PROMOTION/UPGRADE...... 10 Administrative/Professional Staff ...... 10 RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENT/CONTRACT...... 10 Deans and Directors ...... 10 Faculty...... 10 Administrative/Professional Staff ...... 11 STUDY LEAVE/LEAVE OF ABSENCE...... 12 Faculty...... 12 RESIGNATION...... 13 Deans and Directors ...... 13
3 NEW APPOINTMENTS
Deans and Directors
1. Dr. Richard Harry Asmah has been appointed Dean, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
2. Mrs. Maria Bernardine Gwira has been appointed Director of Public Affairs, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
3. Prof. Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor has been appointed Director, Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
Department/Unit Heads
1. Ms. Thelma Mpoku Alalbila has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
2. Prof. Nathaniel Nii-Adu Okine has been appointed Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
3. Prof. Eric Woode has been appointed Head, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
4. Dr. Judith Anaman has been appointed Head, Department of Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
5. Dr. Peter Adatara has been appointed Head, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
6. Prof. Yaw Asante Awuku has been appointed Head of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
7. Prof. Senyo Tagboto has been appointed Head of the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
8. Dr. Eugene Dordoye has been appointed Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine and Mental Health, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
9. Dr. Magalys Lopez Cuba has been appointed Head of the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
10. Dr. Martin Amogre Ayanore has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
11. Prof. Harry Tagbor has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
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12. Dr. Fidelis M. Kpodo has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
13. Ms. Sonia Eleanor Isabella Aboagye has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
14. Mr. Samuel Bewiadzi has been appointed Acting Head, Department of General and Liberal Studies, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
15. Dr. Albert Aniagyei has been appointed Acting Head of the Department of Basic Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
16. Ms. Adjoa Banson has been appointed Coordinator of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation of Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
Faculty
1. Prof. Eric Woode has been appointed on post-retirement contract as Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
2. Prof. Nathaniel Nii-Adu Okine has been appointed on post-retirement contract as Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
3. Dr. Yaw Asante Awuku has been appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, from August 1, 2019.
4. Dr. Richard Harry Asmah has been appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from August 1, 2019.
5. Dr. Dziedzom Komi de Souza has been appointed Associate Professor in the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases Research, Institute of Health Research, from August 1, 2019.
6. Dr. Emmanuel Aadereyir Nachelleh has been appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
7. Dr. Elliot Koranteng Tanor has been appointed Senior Lecturer in the School Of Internal and Therapeutics, School of Medicine from October 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
8. Dr. Baffour Awuah has been appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
5 9. Dr. Slyvanus Kampo has been appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, School of Medicine from October 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
10. Dr. Kwabena Owusu Danquah has been appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from November 1, 2019.
11. Ms. Ernestina Oforiwa Akowuah has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, from September 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
12. Dr. George Pokoanti Wak has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Population and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
13. Dr. Henrietta Terko Kwansa-Bentum has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
14. Dr. Shaibu Osman has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Basic Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
15. Dr. Francis Asamoah Brako has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
16. Dr. Ralph Kwakye has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Basic Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
17. Dr. Felix Odame has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Basic Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
18. Dr. Ulric Sena Abonie has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
19. Dr. Abena Yeboaa Tannor has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Sports Medicine, School of Sport and Exercise Medicine, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
20. Dr. Archibald Ekow Dennis Danquah-Amoah has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Sports Psychology Rehabilitation, School of Sport and Exercise Medicine, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
21. Dr. Mawuli Komla Kushitor has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Health policy planning and Management, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
6 22. Dr. Damarys Florat Gutierrez has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
23. Dr. Enoch Aninagyei has appointed Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
24. Dr. Joana Kwabena Adade has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of General and Liberal Studies, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
25. Dr. Kodjo Tetekpor has been appointed Lecturer in the Department General and Liberal Studies, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
26. Dr. Amos Adapalala Bugri has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy from November 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
27. Dr. Samuel Agyei Nyantakyi has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy from November 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
28. Dr. Veronica Okwuchi has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health from November 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
29. Dr. Edith Camejo Rodriguez has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
30. Dr. Samuel Yaw Aboagye has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
31. Dr. Damarys Florat Gutierrez has been appointed Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
32. Mr. John Kwasi Akortiakuma has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
33. Mr. Wisdom Mensah Kwesi Avor has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
34. Mrs. Bertha Oppong-Yeboah has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
7 35. Mr. Bismark Bright Ofori-Manteaw has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Medical Imaging, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
36. Ms. Wanda Mainka has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
37. Ms. Drusilla Obenewaa Asante has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Sports Medicine, School of Sport and Exercise Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
38. Mr. Divine Eli-Cophie has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Sports Nutrition, School of Sports and Exercise Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
39. Mr. Richard Vikpebah Duneeh has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
40. Mrs. Deborah Naa Ayerkor Lamptey has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
41. Mr. Emmanuel Dziwornu has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine and Mental Health, School of Medicine from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
42. Ms. Mercy Adzo Klugah has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of General and Liberal Studies, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
43. Mr. Isaiah Kofi Arhin has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
44. Mr. Godfred Agongo has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, from December 2, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
45. Dr. Robert Kaba Alhassan has been re-designated Senior Research Fellow and transferred the School of Nursing and Midwifery to the Institute of Health Research with effect from December 1, 2019.
46. Dr. Valentine Cornelius Ikamaise has been appointed Visiting Scholar in the Department of Medical Imaging, School of Allied Health Sciences from November 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020
47. Dr. Godfred Futagbi has been appointed Visiting Scholar in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from November 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
8 Research Fellows
1. Dr. Mustapha Immurana has been appointed Research Fellow in the Institute of Health Research from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
2. Dr. George Akanwarisag Atiim has been appointed Research Fellow in the Institute of Health Research from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
3. Dr. Desmond Klu has been appointed Research Fellow in the Institute of Health Research, from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
4. Dr. Alfred Kwesi Manyeh has been appointed Research Fellow in the Institute of Health Research from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
5. Dr. Ebenezer Senyo Owusu Adjah has been appointed Research Fellow in the Institute of Health Research from October 1, 2019 to July 2025.
6. Dr. Maxwell Ayidenaba Dalaba has been appointed Research Fellow in the Institute of Health Research from October 1, 2019 to July 2025. Other Assignments
17. Dr. Nuworza Kugbey has been appointed Registration/Examination Officer in the School of Public Health from August 1, 20219 to July 31, 2021.
18. Dr. George Aboagye has been appointed Registration/Examination Officer in the School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
19. Ms. Japiong Milipaak has been appointed Registration/Examination Officer from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
20. Mr. Raphael B. K. Aboagye has been appointed Member of Appeals Board from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
21. Mr. Cedric Bobson Dorkenoo has been appointed Secretary to the Appeals Board from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
22. His Lordship, Justice Emmanuel Kwame Ayebi has been appointed Chairman of the Appeals Board from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
23. Mr. Samuel Walter Kofi Buami has been appointed Member of the Appeals Board from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
24. Mrs. Sheila Y. N. Minkah-Premo has been appointed Member of the Appeals Board from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023.
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PROMOTION/UPGRADE
Administrative/Professional Staff
1. Mr. George Lomotey has been promoted to Assistant Registrar in the Academic Affairs Directorate from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2025.
RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENT/CONTRACT
Deans and Directors
1. Professor Harry Tagbor has been renewed as Dean of the School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
Faculty
2. Prof. Fred Newton Binka has been renewed as Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2021.
3. Dr. Nicholas Obuobisa Opoku has been renewed as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
4. Mr. Mark Kwame Ananga has been renewed as Lecturer in the Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
5. Mr. Anthony Zunuo Dongdem has been renewed as Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
6. Ms. Joyce Berkumwin Der has been renewed as Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
7. Ms. Faith Aku Agbozo has been renewed as Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
8. Mr. Gideon Kye-Duodu has been renewed as Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
9. Mr. Bright Mathew Akpalu has been renewed as Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
10 10. Professor Adeleke Clement Adebajo has been renewed as Visiting Scholar in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
11. Mr. Reuben Ayivor-Djanie has been renewed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
12. Mr. Dickson Mawusi has been renewed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
13. Mr. Wisdom Kwami Takramah has been renewed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
14. Ms. Gladys Kaba has been renewed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
15. Ms. Ellen Eyi KLutsey has been renewed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
16. Mrs. Beatrice Bella Johnson has been renewed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
Administrative/Professional Staff
1. Dr. Joseph Kwame Korpisah has been renewed as Head, Department of Physician Assistantship, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
2. Professor Adeleke Clement Adebajo has been renewed as Head, Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
3. Dr. Gifty Dufie Ampofo has been renewed as Acting Head, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
4. Dr. Orish Verner Nduri has been renewed as Acting Head, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
5. Dr. Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh has been renewed as Acting Head, Department of Medical Imaging, School of Allied Health Sciences from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
6. Dr. Martin Ajuik has been renewed as Acting Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022.
11 7. Mrs. Irene Attachie has been renewed as an Acting Head, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
8. Dr. Hilda Amekyeh has been renewed as Acting Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
9. Dr. Cornelius N. Dodoo has been renewed as Acting Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, School of Pharmacy from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
10. Ms. Comfort Yawa Agbadja has been renewed as Chief Nursing Officer (Clinical Demonstrator) from June 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020
11. Mr. Lennox Mac-Ankrah has been renewed as Registration/ Examination Officer in the School of Medicine from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
STUDY LEAVE/LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Faculty
1. Mr. Mawusi Dickson, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences August 2019 to July 2023
2. Mr. Daniel Kweku Dzidzonu, School of Public Health September 2019 to September 2023
3. Ms. Bernice B. Gyapong, School of Nursing and Midwifery leave of absence from October 2019 to September 2023
4. Mr. Kwadwo Amanor Mfoafo, School of Pharmacy October 2019 to September 2023
5. Mr. Konlan Kennnedy Diema, School of Nursing and Midwifery September 2019 to August 2023
6. Mr. Daniel Kweku Dzidzonu, School of Public Health September 2019 to September 2023
7. Ms. Martina Aduenimaa Bonsu, School of Pharmacy October 2019 to July 2023
8. Mr. Agani Afaya, School of Nursing and Midwifery September 2019 to August 2023
9. Mr. Mark A. Aviisah, School of Public Health September 2019 to September 2023
10. Mr. Paapa Mensah-Kane, School of Pharmacy September 2019 to August 2024
12 RESIGNATION
Deans and Directors
1. Mrs. Lucy Brimpong Ofori-Ayeh has resigned as Director of Academic Affairs effective December 31, 2019.
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