Nkechi Dike is a Lecturer in Anatomy and Clinical Skills in the School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast. She is also an Emergency Physician and a Medical Simulation (Education) Fellow. She had her undergraduate medical education at the University of Ghana Medical School, Korle-Bu Accra and her residency training in Emergency Medicine from Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, under the auspices of Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. She also completed a Fellowship in Medical Simulation from Mayo Clinic Florida.

Dr. Dike has been actively involved in coordinating Clinical Skills sessions since she joined faculty in 2012, worked closely with other clinical departments. She served as a representative of the school and in-country faculty, with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, teaching Life-Saving Skills in emergency obstetrics and neonatal care across Ghana.

Dr. Dike has facilitated and presented papers at several international and in-country workshops and conferences. Her interests include incorporating Simulation-Based Education into medical curriculum with education research and developing Faculty Development Courses in Medical Education. She hopes to improve medical students’ transition to clinical practice using simulation.

She enjoys exploring her other super-powers outside of medicine – she’s Project Management certified;  enjoys career coaching, writing and editing books; a prolific speaker and advocate for road safety and injury prevention. She also curates different story-telling forms, and is a voracious reader of all things books.