West African College of Physicians

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West African College of Physicians
AbbreviationWACP
Formation1976;48 years ago (1976)
Type Professional Association
Headquarters Lagos, Nigeria
Location
Official language
Website West African College of Physicians

The West African College of Physicians is a professional society, founded in 1976, for medical specialists in the West African sub-region. [1] The association promotes postgraduate specialist training, professional curriculum development and fellowship certification in six sub-specialties or faculties, Community Health, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Laboratory Medicine, specifically concentrations in Anatomical Pathology, Chemical Pathology, Haematology and Medical Microbiology. [1] The College also serves as a health policy advisor to many participating governments in West Africa. [1]

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History

Established in 1976, the West African College of Physicians has its headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] In the early days, membership of the College was limited to the five Anglophone countries of West Africa: Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Fellowships are categorised by chapters based in 8 member-nations including Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal and Sierra Leone. [1] Membership is now available for medical doctors in Francophone countries. [1] Overall, current members nations include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. The College has plans to expand medical outreach and development initiatives in the two Lusophone member states, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau. [1]

The College’s sister institution is the West African College of Surgeons, a professional society for surgeons in West Africa. [1] [2] It also has strategic partnerships with the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Medical Research Council in The Gambia. [1] There is educational and scientific collaboration between the West African College of Physicians and Britain’s Royal Medical Colleges especially the Royal College of Physicians of London, the American College of Physicians and the South African Medical College. [1] The Annual General and Scientific Meetings are rotated among the 14 member-nations of the College. [1] From time to time, the College embarks on a five-year strategic plan to set health services delivery objectives for the organisation. [1]

College structure

Atop the College’s committee hierarchy is the College Council superintends the Finance and General-Purpose Committee which in turn has oversight of the Education and Research Committee, Accreditation Committee, Examination Committee, International Office/Committee and the Quality Assurance Committee. The Faculties/Faculty Boards report to the Education and Research Committee. [1]

At the administrative level, the President is the Head of the College assisted by the Vice Presidency. Below that level is the Secretary-General and Treasurer who supervise the Administrative Officer, Examination Officer and the Accountant. The Vice Presidency consists of eight Vice Presidents who double as Chairpersons for the national chapters. In each member country, the National Treasurer and National Secretary report to the Vice President/Chapter Chairman. The National Secretary oversees the Chapter Faculties. [1]

Faculties

The six faculties of the College are:

Medical publications

The West African College of Physicians, together with the West African College of Surgeons, co-own the West African Journal of Medicine , with the aim of "providing a medium for international dissemination of information about medical science in West Africa and elsewhere." [1] [3] [4] Additionally, the College publishes the Proceedings of its Annual College Lectures as well as other symposia and scientific conferences. [1]

Fellowship examinations

To be awarded a fellowship in a faculty of the WACP, a candidate must satisfactorily pass the Part I and Part II examinations and complete a clinical rotational training at an accredited institution as well as a written dissertation.

College prizes

The following academic prizes are awarded to outstanding graduating Fellows of the College: [1]

PrizeDescription
Ayo Iyun PrizeFor the best Part I Candidate in Internal Medicine
A. F. B. Mabadeje PrizeFor the best Dissertation in Internal Medicine
S. F. Kuku’s President PrizeFor the best Graduating Fellow in the College
S. F. Kuku’s Chairman’s PrizeFor the best Part II Candidate in Internal Medicine
Egerton Luke PrizeFor the best Part I Candidate in Psychiatry
Awoonor-Renner PrizeFor the best Dissertation in Laboratory Medicine
A. O. Senbanjo’s PrizeFor the best Graduating Fellow in Family Medicine
Tom Thatcher PrizeFor the best Part II Dissertation in Family Medicine
Asuquo Antia Memorial PrizeFor the best Part I Candidate in Paediatrics
A. B. O. O. Oyediran PrizeFor the best Part I Candidate in Community Health
Olubunmi Robbin-Coker PrizeFor the best Dissertation in Paediatrics
Manuwa-Olumide PrizeFor the best Part II Candidate in Community Health
Professor A. C. Ikenne PrizeFor the best candidate in Cardiology Sub-specialty Examination of the Faculty of Internal Medicine

College leadership

Presidents

PresidentTenure of officeCountry of origin
J. O. Mabayoje1976–1978Nigeria
J. N. Togba1979–1980Liberia
J. V. O. Mends1981–1982Sierra Leone
E. F. B. Forster 1983–1984Ghana
J. J. N'dow1985–1986The Gambia
A. Binite1987–1988Nigeria
J. M. Bankole-Arret1989–1990Liberia
D. J. O.Robbin-Coker1991–1992Sierra Leone
J. K. Bandoh 1993–1994Ghana
F. S. Oldfield1995–1996The Gambia
S. F. Kuku1997–1998Nigeria
E. M. F. Luke1999–2000Sierra Leone
V. E. Sirleaf2001–2002Liberia
J. K. Acquaye 2003–2004Ghana
T. Corrah2005–2006The Gambia
Ro.A. Makanjuola2007–2008Nigeria
Patrick Coker2009–2010Sierra Leone
Benson S Barh2011–2012Liberia
Yao Tettey 2013–2014Ghana
Kalifa Bojang2015–2016The Gambia
Ifeoma Egbuonu2017–2018Nigeria
Houenou Agbo Yveline2018–2019Cote D’ivoire
Radcliffe Durodami Lisk2019–presentSierra Leone

Secretaries-general

Secretary-generalTenure of officeCountry of origin
J. O. M. Pobee1977–1980Ghana
A. B. O. Oyediran1981–1983Nigeria
H. O. Adewoye1984–1987Nigeria
A. Iyun1988Nigeria
R. O. A. Makanjuola1989 – 1992Nigeria
A. F. Bella1993 – 1994Nigeria
Kike Osinusi1995 – 1998Nigeria
T. Ipadeola1999 – 2000Nigeria
Y. Tettey2001 – 2002Ghana
J. O. Ogunbiyi2003 – 2004Nigeria
T. K. Caiquo2005 – 2006Ghana
F. E. A Lesi2007 – 2010Nigeria
Bernard Nkum2011–2014Ghana
Clement Ezechukwu2015–2018Nigeria
Albert Akpalu2019–presentGhana

Treasurers

College treasurerTenure of officeCountry of origin
F. S. J. Oldfield1978–1982The Gambia
D. A. Olatubosun1983–1986Nigeria
S. N. Afoakwa1987–1988Ghana
Tolu Odugbemi1989–1992Nigeria
A. E. Ohwovoriole1993–1996Nigeria
P. K. Nyame1997–2000Ghana
I. Egbuonu2001–2004Nigeria
Ngozi F. Onyia2005–2006Nigeria
Mercy Ablorh-Odjidja2007–2010Ghana
Kofo Odusote2011–2014Nigeria
Adabayeri Victoria May2015–2018Ghana
Enobong Ikpeme2019–presentNigeria

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