Family Health University (FHU), in the Greater Accra Region, has held its 2025 December graduation ceremony at the forecourt of the university, honouring 318 newly trained healthcare professionals from its Medical School and the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

The event was celebrated under the theme: “Building Bridges and Raising Ladders for the Next Generation of Healthcare Providers.”

Delivering the keynote address, Founder and Vice-Chancellor of Family Health University/Hospital, Prof Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, applauded the graduands for their resilience, discipline and pursuit of excellence throughout their training.

This year’s ceremony saw 73 students graduate from the Medical School.

Of the number, 30 received the Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences after completing their pre-clinical studies, progressing to the clinical phase, while 43 successfully fulfilled their clinical requirements to earn the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree.

Prof. Kwawukume noted that the newly minted medical doctors are well prepared to contribute significantly to Ghana’s quest for accessible, quality healthcare delivery.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery graduated 245 students, comprising 111 Bachelor of Science (Nursing), 64 Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) and 70 Nurse Assistant Clinical graduates.

He praised the graduates for embracing a career that requires not only knowledge and skill but empathy, compassion and a strong sense of service.

The Vice-Chancellor highlighted the University’s steady expansion in academic infrastructure and faculty development.

These include recruitment of additional faculty, expansion of lecture halls, purchase of new vehicles for clinical rotations, and ongoing construction of student hostels, office facilities and more learning spaces.

He underscored the importance of international collaborations in strengthening research and academic exchange.

FHU’s longstanding partnership with the University of Virginia (UVA), he said, continues to yield progress, with both institutions jointly conducting research on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Greater Accra and Volta Regions.

Under its exchange programme, FHU recently hosted 10 UVA students and three faculty members who joined FHU nursing students on a Community Needs Assessment exercise in Old Ningo, supporting continuity-of-care activities under Ghana’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation.

Prof. Kwawukume also highlighted ongoing collaborations with the University of Michigan, including the Schweitzer Mich-Ghana Student Research Grant, which supports maternal and child health research by FHU students.

He reaffirmed the University’s mission to train competent, ethical and compassionate professionals capable of addressing real health challenges, calling on stakeholders to continue supporting FHU’s growth and community impact.

The Guest of Honour, Air Commodore D. A. Akrong, Acting Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), commended the graduates for their commitment and urged them to uphold high professional standards.

He described healthcare practitioners as bridges between “pain and healing, despair and hope,” and encouraged the graduates to support others as they advance in their careers.

Air Commodore Akrong also praised FHU’s leadership for nurturing professionals grounded in humanity and leadership, and lauded families and guardians for their dedication.

Five outstanding graduates received top awards for academic excellence:

Overall Best BSc Medical Science – Bediako Felicity Akunor Dede

Overall Best MBChB Student – Quaye Millicent

Overall Best Nursing Graduate – Gwyn Antoinette

Overall Best Midwifery Graduate – Kuatsenu Jessica

Overall Best Nurse Assistant Clinical – Okoawo Osamudiamen Daisy