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Dr. Samuel Akortey Akor
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He is the Deputy Rector. He is a Public Health Physician Consultant and Health Systems Consultant.
He has a Masters’ degree in Health Policy, Planning and Management from the University of Leeds, UK; MCommH from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK; BSc. (Human Biology) and MB ChB from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He is a foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Among his numerous national assignments was his appointment as Director of the Rural Health Training School, Kintampo and also Director of Health Services, Kintampo District (1989-2001). Under his leadership as Director, Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Health (2001-2004), the policy and legal framework for the National Health Insurance Scheme was developed. Subsequently, Dr. Akor was appointed the First Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Council. Prior to that, he had led in the design of the entire National Health Insurance Scheme and the establishment of 125 District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes in the country.
His involvement with MountCrest University College dates back to its formative years in 2009. When academic work began in 2011, Dr. Akor was appointed Deputy Rector but acted as Rector in the absence of the substantive Rector. At the same time, he was also Dean of the School of Medical and Health Sciences. In August 2018, he was appointed Director of the Quality Assurance Unit.
In June 2021, he was appointed Deputy Rector.
In his leisure periods Dr. Akor enjoys reading (including the Bible), listening to an array of music – country, classicals and gospel.