The College of Health Sciences comprises the Faculties of Allied Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, School of Dentistry, and the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in tropical medicine (KCCR). The strategic mandate of the College is derived from the Act establishing the University, which essentially is to provide higher education, undertake research, disseminate knowledge and foster relationships with outside persons and bodies.

The vision of the College of Health Sciences is to be internationally recognized as a premier centre of excellence in teaching, research and entrepreneurial training in medical, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in Ghana and Africa, producing high calibre health professionals and medical scientists to support sustainable development of the health sector and industry in Ghana and the rest of the Africa.

There has been significant progress in advancing Health OER at KNUST. The following are some highlights: 

1. A policy workshop was held at the institution in February 2009, co-facilitated by OER Africa and U-M. This was followed up by a content development workshop in the same month. Based on this initial work, an OER Policy Committee has been established, which is has completed drafting a document with specific recommendations to make to the Provost.

2. Part of the U-M team (Pieter Kleymeer and Chris Chapman) stayed on for additional discussions with KNUST faculty and staff. Dr. Opare-Sem organized meetings with the Communication Design department, ICT group, and head of ICT at Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital. These meetings helped the team to understand the status of ICT infrastructure at the institution, and assess how these various groups could collaborate on the OER work this year and for the future of the programme. KNUST has done well to connect these individuals and departments, and has continued to keep them a part of the OER planning discussions since February.

3. Extensive progress has been made in producng OER, largely thanks to collaborative efforts between the College and Cary Engleberg, a Professor from U-M who was on Sabbatical in Ghana. The following projects have already been completed. Click on the icons below to access these resources.

TITLE	FORMAT	CC LICENSE	ATTRIBUTION	NEW/ADAPTED
Examination of the Pregnant Woman	|		Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Automated Blood Counts	|		Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Internal Medicine
Buruli Ulcer	|		Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Internal Medicine
Clinical Chemistry (Gluocose Tolerance Test)	|		Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Basic Sciences and Laboratory Medicine
Laboratory Methods for Clinical Microbiology			Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Basic Sciences and Laboratory Medicine
Mental State Examination	|		Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Behavioural Sciences
Microbiology	|		Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Basic Sciences and Laboratory Medicine