Fellowship Residency in Ophthalmology

Overview

GCPS Faculty of Ophthalmology fellowship-level residency with a dedicated curriculum in Glaucoma, entered after completion of the College's membership programme. Fellowship programmes start in January and July each year.

The programme

Training type: Subspecialty training programme
Specialty associations: Not yet verified
Learning format: Not yet verified
Duration: Not stated on the official page
Start: January and July each year
Positions: Not stated on the official page
Accreditation: Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Department: Not yet verified

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility: GCPS specialist after Membership, generally 1 year post-Membership work in Ghana and full Ghana Medical and Dental Council registration, subject to specified direct-entry exceptions. Overseas-trained specialists have separate assessment routes.
Qualification requirement: Completed specialist/Membership qualification or an overseas qualification assessed by the faculty
Citizenship requirement: Not stated as citizens/PR only; separate non-Ghanaian specialist route explicitly exists
Practice location requirement: Generally 1 year of post-Membership work in Ghana for the GCPS-trained route; Ghanaian specialists trained abroad normally 2 years practice in Ghana; non-Ghanaian applicants use the separate vetting route
Membership requirement: GCPS Membership or assessed equivalent qualification for overseas-trained specialists
Eligibility restrictions: Qualification, work experience, registration and faculty assessment are route-specific, not a blanket nationality ban
Language: Not yet verified
Teaching language: Not yet verified
Clinical language: Not yet verified
International applicants: Conditional: non-Ghanaian specialists trained abroad submit a written application, evidence of qualifications and detailed CV to the Rector’s Office for faculty vetting
Licence requirement: Full Ghana Medical and Dental Council registration is stated for the GCPS specialist route; foreign-trained route requires individual faculty review
Visa route: Not yet verified
Visa sponsorship: Not yet verified
Visa support: Not stated on the official page

How to apply

Deadline: Not stated for a current fellowship intake; examination-calendar deadlines are separate from admission
Application method: GCPS residency application platform; overseas-trained non-Ghanaian specialists apply in writing to the Rector’s Office for faculty vetting
Documents: Not yet verified
Contact: ophthalmology@gcps.edu.gh; +233 24 369 0073

Funding and costs

Tuition / fees: Not yet verified
Application fee: Not yet verified
Stipend / salary: Not yet verified
Scholarship: Not yet verified
Funding: Not stated on the official page

Intakes

Current subspecialty intake: recorded unpublished on 2026-10-11.

Sources and verification

https://gcps.edu.gh/ophthalmology/https://gcps.edu.gh/admissions-and-training-requirements/https://gcps.edu.gh/rules-regulations/

Evidence by field

Training type: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Eligibility: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Membership requirement: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
International applicants: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Qualification requirement: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Licence requirement: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Practice location requirement: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Citizenship requirement: not stated; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Eligibility restrictions: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Contact: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Application method: confirmed; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1
Deadline: not stated; checked 2026-10-11. Source 1

Fellowship Residency in Ophthalmology – Glaucoma