The School of Allied Health Sciences has held a handover ceremony for two former Heads of Department to newly-appointed ones.

Prof. Alexander Egyir-Yawson of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Dr. Richard Okyere of the Department of Health Information Management passed the mantle of responsibility and leadership of their respective departments to the new heads.

The freshly appointed heads are Prof. Kofi Amegah (Department of Biomedical Sciences) who will run a three-year term and Dr. Nathan Kumasenu Mensah (Department of Health Information Management) who will run a term of two years.

Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences, Prof. Desmond Omane Acheampong

The Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences, Prof. Desmond Omane Acheampong, congratulated the new Heads of Departments and advised them to run an open-door administration and be tolerant of divergent views.

He also tasked them not to be selfish but rather draw the milk of human kindness in them to serve their departments dutifully.

Prof. Acheampong underlined the need for the new office holders, in discharging their duties, to treat everybody equally and refrain from discrimination.

 “If you are a leader and you leave office and there is nobody to take over, it means you were not a leader. A leader mentors. So, by the time you leave office, there should be someone more competent to take over from you. So let us try as much as possible to delegate responsibilities while in office,” he further advised.

Prof. Alexander Egyir-Yawson and Dr. Richard Okyere, the outgone heads of department

On behalf of his colleague, Prof. Alexander Egyir-Yawson, pledged the unflinching support of the old Heads of Department to the new.

He thanked the Vice-Chancellor and all staff of the School of Allied Health Sciences for their support and the opportunity given them to serve the University.

For his part, Dr. Nathan Kumasenu Mensah, thanked the immediate past Heads of Department for their exceptional leadership from which they had learnt a lot.

He urged all staff to support them to make their departments a better place for all.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC