The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has instructed all Medical Doctors, Dentists, and Dental Surgeons practising in Ghana to add their academic titles to their name tags effective January 1, 2024.
The association in a presser stated that the decision will help the association improve patients’ rights and patient safety in its quest to deliver quality healthcare.
“Medical Doctors and Dentists with additional academic titles will prefix these titles with their academic titles as appropriate. For example, Medical Doctors or Dentists with a professorial rank appointment and/or a PhD qualification may be designated Prof. Dr. (Med), Prof. Dr. Dr. (Med), Dr. Dr. (Med), Prof. Dr. (Dent), Prof. Dr. Dr. (Dent) or Dr. Dr. (Dent) as may apply. All Medical Doctors and Dentists/Dental Surgeons practicing in Ghana are therefore to take note and change their name tags, practitioner stamps and other relevant materials to reflect the change,” the release stated.
GMA urged its members to wear their name tags at all times at work to ensure clear and easy identification in the interest of patients and public safety.
“All Medical Doctors and Dentists should readily show their designations when asked by patients
or the public. We implore the media and the public to take note of the new designations and refer to the Medical
Doctors and Dentists as such”, the release noted.
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