PROFILE OF PROFESSOR PETER ADATARA
Dean
Professor Peter Adatara is the Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, UHAS, effective August 1, 2023. Prior to this appointment, he was Head of the Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery and an associate professor of Nursing. He is the first male nurse in Ghana to attain the rank of associate professor.
Education
He had his Diploma in Registered General Nursing (RGN) education at the Bolgatanga Nurses Training College and later pursued a BSc in Nursing and MPhil in Health Service Management at the University of Ghana. He holds PhD in Nursing Science from Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. He has recently graduated from the University of Southampton, UK, with MSc in Gerontology. He holds professional diplomas in Business administration and Human Resource Management from the Institute of Commercial Management, UK.
Work Experience
Dr. Adatara has rich and varied work experience prior to joining the University of Health and Allied Sciences. He worked as a lecturer at Faculty of Medical Sciences, Presbyterian University College, Ghana before Joining University of Health and Allied Sciences in 2013. He has also worked in various institutions within the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Services in various capacities as a General Nurse, Nurse Tutor and a Clinical Coordinator. Before joining academia, he worked as a Medical Supervisor, Danone Baby Nutrition and a Medical Supervisor, Projects Abroad, Ghana.
Research Interest
His areas of research interest include maternal and child health, health policy and systems research, health service management and leadership, non-communicable diseases, clinical nursing and nursing education, nursing informatics and geriatric nursing. He has over twenty publications in peer reviewed journals.
Contact
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