Central University, School of Pharmacy ushers 124 students into their clinical years

Central University has held it Maiden White Coat Ceremony to usher level 500 Pharmacy students into the professional field.

The event began at 10am, on the 6th of December, 2022 at the Miotso campus which sits on a 248acre land with 100's of students.

In the presence of the Vice Chacellor, pro vice chancellor, preceptors, parents and invited special guests in attendance, 124 Level 500 students were adorned in a beautiful white pharmaceutical gown in batches of 8 students, each been gowned by a preceptor or a family/mentor who is a pharmacist.

The Dean of School of Pharmacy, Central University, Prof. Kwasi Adomako Ohemeng welcomed all participants and spoke a little on the history on the Doctor of Pharmacy program and how far it has come.

He mentioned that the laboratories at the Central University School of Pharmacy is one of the best in the country with equipment like High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), manual capsule filler and others that help in the professional training of Pharmacy students.



The ceremony was also graced by a keynote speaker; Dr.(Mrs) Florence Amah Nkansah who spoke on the theme; excellence in scientific knowledge skills and professionalism in Pharmacy practice in the 21st century.



The Vice chancellor, of Central University, Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu admonished the celebrants on the fact that there is no room for errors, that any error by the Pharmacist is and will be too costly as the work borders on life and the caring for it.


He edged them to keep forging on to become great and to make the institution proud

To acknowledge the excellent performances of the studets so far, Silvia Amoah, Bawa Nafiu Issah and Benedict Stanley were awarded the 3 best students of the Doctor of pharmacy class of 2024.