DONATIONS AND SUPPORT

The newly established college of integrative medical sciences has embarked on a number of projects to advance the development of its facilities. We therefore welcome donations in cash or in kind to support the implementation of our facilities plan, which is presented below: We also acknowledge the support and donation from:

Village Volunteers
Kenilworth Union Church Chicago
Temple University

FACILITIES PLAN / LOGISTIC REQUIREMENTS
Campus and Classroom Facilities

In view of the need to keep down the cost, it is recommended that the school should operate from rented premises and with rented facilities during the formative years. Based on this recommendation, the institution is to rely on other institutions for the use of their classrooms, laboratories and other facilities in order to maximize its resources and capacity during these formative years.

Thus our classrooms, audiovisual centre, ICT lab and library are rented facilities located in the buildings of the Wood Industries Training Center (WITC) at Ejisu-Akyawkrom, near Kumasi. Here on this campus students shall also have access to residential and cafeteria facilities.

Also in the short term CIMS shall procure facilities that are not available at WITC, or that cannot be rented from other institutions. These include laboratory equipment for the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as materials and models for training in clinical skills, nursing and midwifery.

In the medium term the school shall acquire its own campus to accommodate its primary academic and administrative facilities. It shall be located in a town near Kumasi, Ghana.  The planned 50-acre site will include buildings, play, fields and forested areas. The buildings will include:

 
The campus shall be beautified to present a panorama of beautiful and modern buildings interspersed with verdant lawns and tropical flora to provide cool and refreshing environment congenial for academic studies. Campus resources shall also be enriched with recreational facilities, parks sports facilities, as well as a civic area with municipal services such as campus security system and fire security services.

 

Office Equipment

In the short term the school would require various types of office equipment. These include personal computers, printers,  photocopiers, telephone system, facsimile machines etc..

 

Computers and ICT Equipment

CIMS will rent access to the ICT facilities at the WITC during the formative years. Some computers will however be purchased to augment the number that is available at the center. As much as US$50 000 is budgeted for the purchase of ICT equipment including a mainframe computer and a network of about 100 personal computers including printers and software, as well as Internet Access equipment with Local Area Network.  Record keeping and data processing activities will be computerized to facilitate quicker processing, storage and retrieval.
Computerization of the operations of the school will help to achieve the following objectives: -

 

 

Office Furniture and Furnishing

Items of office furniture and furnishing include desks with chairs, filing cabinets, steel safes, air conditioners, electric fans, refrigerators, curtains and carpets. The cost projections for office furniture and furnishing has been based on the number of offices, the total number of staff who require furniture and the kind of furnishing and furniture that will match the status of the staff member. Office furniture and furnishing are estimated to cost US$5000.

 

Vehicles

Vehicle requirements are assessed based on the projected transportation needs of the central administration and the departments of the school as well as that of the office of the Principal. For operational purposes, the central administration will initially be provided with one pick-up vehicle. The president’s office will also be provided with one cross-country vehicle. In the course of time another set of one cross-country vehicle and one pick up vehicle will also be provided for the faculty and departments.
The total cost of the two vehicles is projected at US$300 000 over a five years period indicated in the budget.

 

Laboratories

The increasing popularity of herbal products demands products with assurance for quality, safety and efficacy. PDL will address these concerns through strong clinical pharmacological approaches. It will attract small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in joint development of products at the research & development stage. The link-up with the clinical education department of the School of Integrative Medicine will offer ample opportunity for clinical trials of product before registration.

Other laboratories in the complex shall include:

 

Library

A School library complex will be constructed on campus to provide books and other resources and services to students, staff, faculty and herbal practitioners, other medical professionals and to the public. The planned collection will include books on many aspects of natural sciences and medicine, including  intergrative medicine, botanical medicine, nutrition, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, clinical medicine and psychology. Copies of all required and recommended class texts will be kept on reserve. The library will also subscribe to a good number of journals, and will keep an extensive collection of video and audio tapes.  It will also adopt an ongoing program of instruction for both students and faculty members, which will be designed to teach basic information literacy skills and database search techniques. The planned collection will also include audiovisual equipment such as an LCD projector and laptop computer, slide projectors, a VCR and television, radios, and an x-ray viewer.

Clinics

African Hope Medical Centre shall be established as a teaching clinic of CIMS to provide student training and patient clinical services in a professional clinical setting that emphasizes a holistic and integrative approach to care.
The medical centre will serve the health care needs of a diverse patient population from throughout the region. In an effort to meet the health care needs of our patients and to enhance the educational experience for our students, the center shall provide specialized shifts throughout the year.
The new center shall be designed to provide an environment that promotes health and healing for patients, staff and students. The clinic will have adequate space for patient services and also retail space. A library for students, a student lounge and offices for faculty and administration shall also be included at the centre. Its dispensary shall feature both African herbal medicines and conventional drugs.
African Hope Medical Centre shall establish linkages with a number of hospitals and clinics in Kumasi and other areas to provide clinical training to students. These numerous external clinical learning sites shall create tremendous diversity in the students’ clinical experience.

 

Bookstore

The bookstore will carry a unique selection of health-related books and supplies. All materials and textbooks needed for courses taught at the College will be on hand. In addition, the store will stock a wide selection of hard-to-find books on natural health. Books that will be favored will include books that cover topics like medicine, surgery, maternal and child health, eye care, ear and nose and throat care, skin care, herbal medicine, nutrition, physical medicine, psychology and books on specific diseases - all selected to emphasize the  College’ s focus on integrative medicine.  In addition the store will keep medical supplies medical equipment and lab coats.

 

Herbaria, Arboreta

Other facilities of the School shall include Herbaria, Arboreta and Botanical Gardens which shall be needed for research purposes by the pharmaceutical department of the School.

 

ICT Facilities

ICT facilities with a Local Area Network shall be installed in academic and residential facilities of the School.