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With over twenty-three years of post-qualification experience, including eighteen years in clinical practice, he has excelled in nursing education, anaesthesia, and public health leadership.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/header>\r\n\r\n \r\n <main class=\"main-content\">\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Professional Overview<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <p>\r\n Dr. Tenkorang-Twum began his nursing career at Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (1998-2001), obtaining a State Registered Nursing qualification. He worked as a staff nurse at Koforidua Regional Hospital Theatre (2001-2004) and trained as a Certified Registered Anaesthetist at Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College in 2005. He later became Head of the Department of Anaesthesia for seven years before joining the Adult Health Department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana in 2018.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section section-alternate\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Academic Qualifications<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <div class=\"credentials-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing<\/strong>\r\n <span>The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/strong>\r\n <span>University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Master of Philosophy in Nursing<\/strong>\r\n <span>University of Ghana, Legon<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Bachelor of Science in Nursing<\/strong>\r\n <span>University of Ghana, Legon<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Certified Registered Anaesthetist<\/strong>\r\n <span>Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>State Registered Nurse (SRN)<\/strong>\r\n <span>Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Professional Experience and Recognition<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <div class=\"info-box\">\r\n <p><strong>Current Position:<\/strong> Lecturer, Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Previous Leadership:<\/strong> Head of Department of Anaesthesia (7 years)<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Nursing Education, Anaesthesia, and Public Health<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Awards:<\/strong> Four Postgraduate Merit Awards from Wits University, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship, QES Scholar at University of Alberta<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section section-alternate\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">GRNMA Leadership Positions<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"subsection-header\">National Leadership<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"leadership-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"leadership-card\">\r\n General Secretary, GRNMA (Current)\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n <\/main>\r\n\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Profile – Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum General Secretary, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum is a Lecturer at the University of Ghana and the current General Secretary of GRNMA. With over twenty-three years of post-qualification experience, including eighteen years in clinical practice, he has excelled in nursing education, anaesthesia, and public health leadership. Professional Overview Dr. Tenkorang-Twum began his nursing career at Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (1998-2001), obtaining a State Registered Nursing qualification. He worked as a staff nurse at Koforidua Regional Hospital Theatre (2001-2004) and trained as a Certified Registered Anaesthetist at Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College in 2005. He later became Head of the Department of Anaesthesia for seven years before joining the Adult Health Department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana in 2018. Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Master of Philosophy in Nursing University of Ghana, Legon Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Ghana, Legon Certified Registered Anaesthetist Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College State Registered Nurse (SRN) Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College Professional Experience and Recognition Current Position: Lecturer, Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana Previous Leadership: Head of Department of Anaesthesia (7 years) Specialization: Nursing Education, Anaesthesia, and Public Health Awards: Four Postgraduate Merit Awards from Wits University, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship, QES Scholar at University of Alberta GRNMA Leadership Positions National Leadership General Secretary, GRNMA (Current)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_srk_meta_title":"","_srk_meta_description":"","_srk_robots_meta":[],"_srk_canonical_url":"","_srk_advanced_settings":[],"_srk_last_sync":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1705","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) - The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ghananurses.org\/new\/general-secretary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"General Secretary - The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Professional Profile – Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum General Secretary, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum is a Lecturer at the University of Ghana and the current General Secretary of GRNMA. With over twenty-three years of post-qualification experience, including eighteen years in clinical practice, he has excelled in nursing education, anaesthesia, and public health leadership. Professional Overview Dr. Tenkorang-Twum began his nursing career at Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (1998-2001), obtaining a State Registered Nursing qualification. He worked as a staff nurse at Koforidua Regional Hospital Theatre (2001-2004) and trained as a Certified Registered Anaesthetist at Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College in 2005. He later became Head of the Department of Anaesthesia for seven years before joining the Adult Health Department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana in 2018. 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With over twenty-three years of post-qualification experience, including eighteen years in clinical practice, he has excelled in nursing education, anaesthesia, and public health leadership.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/header>\r\n\r\n \r\n <main class=\"main-content\">\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Professional Overview<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <p>\r\n Dr. Tenkorang-Twum began his nursing career at Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (1998-2001), obtaining a State Registered Nursing qualification. He worked as a staff nurse at Koforidua Regional Hospital Theatre (2001-2004) and trained as a Certified Registered Anaesthetist at Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College in 2005. He later became Head of the Department of Anaesthesia for seven years before joining the Adult Health Department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana in 2018.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section section-alternate\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Academic Qualifications<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <div class=\"credentials-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing<\/strong>\r\n <span>The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/strong>\r\n <span>University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Master of Philosophy in Nursing<\/strong>\r\n <span>University of Ghana, Legon<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Bachelor of Science in Nursing<\/strong>\r\n <span>University of Ghana, Legon<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>Certified Registered Anaesthetist<\/strong>\r\n <span>Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"credential-card\">\r\n <strong>State Registered Nurse (SRN)<\/strong>\r\n <span>Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Professional Experience and Recognition<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <div class=\"info-box\">\r\n <p><strong>Current Position:<\/strong> Lecturer, Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Previous Leadership:<\/strong> Head of Department of Anaesthesia (7 years)<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Specialization:<\/strong> Nursing Education, Anaesthesia, and Public Health<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Awards:<\/strong> Four Postgraduate Merit Awards from Wits University, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship, QES Scholar at University of Alberta<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n \r\n <section class=\"section section-alternate\">\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">GRNMA Leadership Positions<\/h2>\r\n <div class=\"section-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"subsection-header\">National Leadership<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"leadership-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"leadership-card\">\r\n General Secretary, GRNMA (Current)\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n <\/main>\r\n\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Profile – Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum General Secretary, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum is a Lecturer at the University of Ghana and the current General Secretary of GRNMA. With over twenty-three years of post-qualification experience, including eighteen years in clinical practice, he has excelled in nursing education, anaesthesia, and public health leadership. Professional Overview Dr. Tenkorang-Twum began his nursing career at Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (1998-2001), obtaining a State Registered Nursing qualification. He worked as a staff nurse at Koforidua Regional Hospital Theatre (2001-2004) and trained as a Certified Registered Anaesthetist at Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College in 2005. He later became Head of the Department of Anaesthesia for seven years before joining the Adult Health Department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana in 2018. Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Master of Philosophy in Nursing University of Ghana, Legon Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Ghana, Legon Certified Registered Anaesthetist Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College State Registered Nurse (SRN) Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College Professional Experience and Recognition Current Position: Lecturer, Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana Previous Leadership: Head of Department of Anaesthesia (7 years) Specialization: Nursing Education, Anaesthesia, and Public Health Awards: Four Postgraduate Merit Awards from Wits University, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship, QES Scholar at University of Alberta GRNMA Leadership Positions National Leadership General Secretary, GRNMA (Current)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_srk_meta_title":"","_srk_meta_description":"","_srk_robots_meta":[],"_srk_canonical_url":"","_srk_advanced_settings":[],"_srk_last_sync":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1705","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) - The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ghananurses.org\/new\/general-secretary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"General Secretary - The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Professional Profile – Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum General Secretary, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) Dr. David Tenkorang-Twum is a Lecturer at the University of Ghana and the current General Secretary of GRNMA. With over twenty-three years of post-qualification experience, including eighteen years in clinical practice, he has excelled in nursing education, anaesthesia, and public health leadership. Professional Overview Dr. Tenkorang-Twum began his nursing career at Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (1998-2001), obtaining a State Registered Nursing qualification. He worked as a staff nurse at Koforidua Regional Hospital Theatre (2001-2004) and trained as a Certified Registered Anaesthetist at Komfo Anokye Nurse Anaesthesia Training College in 2005. He later became Head of the Department of Anaesthesia for seven years before joining the Adult Health Department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana in 2018. 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