professor of anatomy Vice Chancellor of
After his Common Entrance Examination at Richard Akwei Memorial School, he gained admission to Street Augustine"s College in Cape Coast, where he studied for his "O" and "A" Level examinations. Professor Tagoe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) from the University of Ghana and Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy (1983) from the, United Kingdom.
He has been teaching anatomy for over 25 years in Ghana and abroad and in 2000 he became Professor of Anatomy and Dean at the University of Ghana Medical School. In 2005, he became acting vice chancellor of the university. He served for 5 years and was succeeded in 2010 by Ernest Aryeetey.
Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe is a past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, a position he held from October, 2006 to July, 2010.
Prior to this he held office as Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School and also Provost of the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana. As Vice-Chancellor, he attended several Higher Conferences and presented papers on topics including ‘Provision and Financing of Higher in Africa’, ‘Some Aspects of Intraand Inter-Regional Cooperation in Africa’ and ‘International Code of Ethics for Higher ’.
In 2008, the Government of Ghana conferred on him national honours, the Order of the Volta, for services to higher education in Ghana.
Over the years, he has served on numerous Boards and Committees of the University, and was a member of the University Council between 1995 and 1997. He is the current President of the Anatomical Society of West Africa, a Member of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and a member of the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities.
