Ransford Agyemang

Ransford Agyemang

Master of Nursing | Final Year

Biography: 

I am an enthusiastic young man, born and raised in Sunyani-Fiapre in the Bono Region of Ghana. I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, passionate about ministering to children and youth, and love to sing and play some musical instruments. I had my tertiary education in Valley View University, where I earned a bachelor of nursing degree. I worked as a nursing officer/administrative assistant in some private health facilities and taught in a nursing college in Ghana until I eventually had the opportunity to pursue a master of nursing in research at the University of Alberta. I currently serve as a co-president for the Nursing Graduate Students' Association. I stand for excellence, integrity and service.

What does leadership mean to you?

I believe that, as central as nursing is to health care delivery on the global front, so is leadership in nursing education. Leadership serves the role of pointing to people the way to go, why they need to go that way, and how they can go that way. Without leadership, the centre may not hold, visions may go amiss and missions may lose their value.

What is something you are proud of?

I am proud of the opportunity to contribute to the sustenance of the Nursing Graduate Student Association. I have been able to serve the association as president for over two years. I am also proud of being a recipient of the Peggy and Ivor Field Scholarship for Maternity Nursing, Midwifery, or Women's Health award issued by the Faculty of Nursing in the 2024/2025 academic year.

What does it mean to you as a Black student to pursue a career in health care, and how do you hope to make an impact in your community?

I have come to believe that my identity as a Black person really has no limitations on my social recognition when I possess excellent dispositions. I believe what the world needs is people who are ingenious at what they do, irrespective of creed or colour. Therefore, I will pursue excellence and encourage every Black student in the diaspora to eschew mediocrity and cowardice because, together, we can make the world a better place and change the narrative!

What is your piece of advice for students?

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things... I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”  (Philippians 4:8, 13—New International Version (NIV)).