Assesssing Herbal Medical Practitioners in Professional Qualifying Examination in Ghana, a Model |
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| Authors: | Yaw Adusi-Poku Laud K-N Okine F K Hlortsi-Akakpo Theophilus C Fleischer M L K Mensah Peter Arhin George Agyemfra Togbega Dabra VI and E N Mensah |
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| Institution: | 1.Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine (CSRPM), Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana;2.Traditional & Alternative Medicine Directorate (TAMD), Ministry of Health, Ghana;3.Department of Herbal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, KNUST, Ghana;4.Traditional & Alternate Medicine Directorate, Ministry of Health (TAMD), Ghana;5.Weija, Accra, Ghana;6.West Africa College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana |
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| Abstract: | About 70% of Ghanaians depend on Alternative health practice for their primary health care needs. Hence, there is the need to streamline and regulate these practices. Graduates from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (K.N.U.S.T), Kumasi-Ghana were assessed by the Professional Qualifying Examination Board of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC), Ghana, after two years of internship training. A model of assessment took into consideration, the scope of the university training, internship and the primary health care needs of the society. |
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| Keywords: | Practitioner Model Professional Qualifying Exams Herbal Medicine |
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