Family Health University College holds matriculation
The Family Health University College (FHUC) has held its 2020/2021 matriculation ceremony in Accra with a call on students to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the institution to build a better future for themselves, their communities and nation.
The Founder and President of the University College, Prof. Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, who made the call said the fundamental principles of the institution was to produce “holistic graduates” who combined academic and personal pursuits to drive development in their communities.
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A total of 188 students were matriculated. They were made up of 54 for the Family Health Medical School, 63 Nurse Assistant Clinical (NAC), 55 BSc. Nursing and BSc. Midwifery (NAC Top Up) and 16 BSc (Diploma Top Up) in the Family Health School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Experience
Prof. Kwawukume told the fresh students that the core values of the institution, the promotion of innovation and lifelong learning, should be exhibited continually.
“Always remember to demonstrate professionalism, integrity and respect for all manner of persons that need your help," he told them.
He gave an assurance that the well-experienced faculty members of the institution, together with the administrative and other supporting staff, were equipped to make their stay an enviable one.
"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence therefore is not an act but a habit," he stated.
He said the enrolment of the fresh students at Family Health University College meant that they had entered a new phase and had begun the most liberating chapter of their lives.
Good citizens
The Provost of the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana, Rev. Prof. P. F. Ayeh-Kumi told the matriculants that the university was not inaugurated to only train students in academics but to become good citizens.
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He charged them to put in their maximum best to make the institution and the country proud by exhibiting good behaviour.
Rev. Prof. Ayeh-Kumi further entreated them to be supportive of each other, committed, loyal, and to remember their parents, guardians, and where they were coming from.
He urged them to observe all the COVID-19 protocols in order to stay safe.
The Chairman of the Council for Family Health University College, Brig. Gen. Dan Frimpong (Retd.), admonished the fresh students to be punctual at all times in class, to learn together as a team, and to be disciplined in all that they do.
Dr Sharon Nana Yaa Gyasi-Dankyira who was the valedictorian for the pioneer group of 30 doctors that graduated from Family Health Medical School last year, encouraged the students to make use of the facilities available at the Institution to study hard to achieve success.