What does FWACP mean in COLLEGES

The FWACP is the Fellow West African College of Physicians, a professional membership organization for medical doctors and healthcare professionals in West Africa. It was established in 1991 to encourage excellence in medicine and foster collaboration among its members.

Membership in the FWACP is open to any qualified medical doctor or healthcare professional in West Africa who shows evidence of scholarly achievement through their professional practice, teaching, or research. To apply for membership, you must submit an application form to the FWACP Secretariat along with a fee and two letters of recommendation from current members.

The FWACP supports many different activities throughout West Africa that promote good health and wellbeing including education, advocacy campaigns, conferences, workshops and seminars related to advances in medicine or public health topics. The FWACP also provides grants to support research projects conducted by its members or affiliated organizations.

Yes! Members are provided access to a wide range of learning materials through e-learning platforms as well as exclusive offers on continuing professional development courses offered by local universities. In addition, members can receive discounts on services from partner companies and discounts on subscription fees for prestigious journals such as Lancet Global Health and BMJ Global Health.

There are many ways you can get involved with the FWACP! You can volunteer at various events such as conferences or seminars hosted by the college, work on committees that organize these events, join subcommittees focusing on specific areas such as public health or medical ethics, join one of our mentoring programs for young doctors, attend lectures delivered by prominent physicians from around world or become a peer reviewer for our scientific journal.