You may have heard about teaching hospitals and be wondering why some hospitals are called teaching hospitals.

It is not all the hospitals that bear that name but there are vital reasons why some specific hospitals have that name attached to their names. Examples, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Akomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ho Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and others.

A teaching hospital is a hospital that partners with medical and nursing schools, education programs, and research centers to improve health care through learning and research. By being at the forefront of medical education and research innovations, teaching hospitals tend to provide many advantages by improving quality care with new treatments and cures.

Many doctors consider teaching the new generation of doctors as one of the most important ways that they, themselves, stay current in medicine and innovations in the field. So, “teaching hospitals” are sought out by doctors who want to practice medicine in an environment that is committed to best-in-class care, learning, and innovation.