Africa · Western Africa
Medical Schools in Ghana
6 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 5 cities.
Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.
Last reviewed October 13, 2026.
Medical education in Ghana
Medical qualification structure
- Ghanaian medical schools award a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery; at the University of Cape Coast the MBChB is a six-year programme. Source: sms.ucc.edu.gh · verified October 13, 2026
Admissions context
- KNUST runs an entrance examination and interviews for medicine applicants each year. Source: knust.edu.gh · verified October 13, 2026
Verified medical schools
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Accra College of Medicine
Accra · Medical college · Private
Undergraduate medical programme (degree title not stated on the site) (MBChB)OperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record - View School
KNUST School of Medical Sciences
Kumasi · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (after BSc Human Biology) (MB.ChB)OperatingBasic record - View School
University for Development Studies School of Medicine
Tamale · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences
Cape Coast · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)OperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record - View School
University of Ghana Medical School
Accra · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of SurgeryOperatingBasic record - View School
University of Health and Allied Sciences School of Medicine
Ho · Medical school · Public
Bachelor of Medicine/SurgeryOperatingBasic record
How this country was researched
- Research status
- Initial reconciliation completed
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 7
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 6
- Unresolved candidates
- 1
- Excluded after checking
- 3
Discovery sources
- Medical and Dental Council, Ghana · Medical and Dental Council, Ghana · not accessible
- GTEC accredited institutions · Ghana Tertiary Education Commission · not accessible
- Accra College of Medicine - History · Accra College of Medicine
- Wikidata medical-school candidates for Ghana (discovery hints only) · Wikidata
Limitations: The Medical and Dental Council list of accredited schools was behind a bot wall and GTEC's institution list did not render, so candidates come from university websites, Accra College of Medicine's history page and Wikidata hints. Private medical schools other than Accra College of Medicine and Family Health may exist and were not found.