page_title: University for Development Studies
section_title: School of Medicine and Health Sciences
hierarchical_section_title: University for Development Studies / Faculties / School of Medicine and Health Sciences
caption_attribution_description: English: The front view of the building of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
context_page_description: The University for Development Studies, Tamale was established in 1992 by the government of Ghana with a view to accelerating the development of the then 3 Northern Regions of Ghana. President Jerry John Rawlings player a crucial role in its founding as he used his prize money from World Food Prize of $50,000 as seed money for its founding. It was set up as a multi-campus institution. It is the fifth public university to be established in Ghana. This deviates from the usual practice of having universities with central campuses and administrations. It was created with the three northern regions of North Ghana in mind. These are the Northern Region, Upper East Region and the Upper West Region.
context_section_description: The first batch of students were admitted in 1997
  Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine
  Department of Community Nutrition
  Department of Microbiology
  Department of Pharmacology
  Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
  Department of Physiology & Surgery
caption: Entrance of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences block
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