Vice Chancellor of University for
Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has announced that the
duration of the University’s Medical Programme has been reduced from seven to
six years.
He
said the new tenure, which takes effect this academic year, was a decision by
the Academic Board of UDS to enable the School of Medicine and Health Sciences
run a conventional medical programme as was done in other Medical Schools in
other countries.
The Vice Chancellor announced this at the 24th Matriculation at
UDS Nyankpala Campus in the Northern Region.
In a speech read on his behalf, Professor Ayum Teye said the
development had reduced the number of students admitted for this year academic
to the number, which could just to join their colleagues in the Second Year of
the Medical Programme.
However, this automatically increases the total number of
students, he said.
He stated that the University had also admitted 6,897 qualified
applicants into various degree and diploma programmes this year.
He said only 3,136 applicants had registered and they had been
reported to the various faculties.
The Tamale Campus admitted 935 applicants, Nyankpala Campus –
305, Navrongo Campus – 344 and the Wa Campus – 1,552 applicants.
He urged the fresh students to learn very hard to achieve their
aims.
He also advised the students to steer away from the operations
of the politicians so that they would not be used violence acts during and
after the general election.
