Experience is a master teacher, especially when it is not own experience. Several scientific studies conclude that hearing about someone’s exceptional story can motivate younger ones to learn. Interestingly, stories with highly surprising outcomes also increase motivation to learn, regardless of whether the story was a regular success, exceptional success or even a failure.

Time with legends, a flagship mentorship programme of the PSGH, spearheaded by the Capacity Building & Mentorship Committee (CBMC) is about to hit our screens in the coming days. Time with Legends offers the platform where young pharmacists seeking new career opportunities interact with senior colleagues who have carved out their profession across many practice areas.

For the maiden edition, our legend is Pharmacist Abraham Gyesi who has over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical space, who also doubles as an author and a business development consultant.

For the maiden edition, our legend is Pharmacist Abraham Gyesi who has over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical space, who also doubles as an author and a business development consultant.

10 fun facts & trivia about the Legend Pharm. Abraham Gyesi

  1. He is a Freemason. He has authored book titled “THE FREEMASONS – WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE STAND FOR AND DO, OUR RELEVANCE
  2. Mr. Gyesi is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, a Fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, and a Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists.
  3. Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (1967) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Management obtained from the Institute of Pharmacy Management International, UK
  4. Mr. Gyasi is the author of a book titled “FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE – THE HIV AND AIDS STORY OF PAPA KOFI AND HIS FAMILY”. This book which is well illustrated and packaged in a reader-friendly manner, takes the form of a story set in Ghana involving Papa Kofi and his family who hail from an imaginary town called Kuropapa
  5. Mr. Gyasi is a proud Akatakyie. He had his GCE O-level Certificate at the prestigious Opoku Ware Secondary School
  6. Between 1971 to 1974, he was a Medical Representative and Area Sales Manager, Sandoz Ltd, for Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone
  7. Mr. Gyesi is a fanatic of traditional African Music, Blues, and Jazz.
  8. In 2008, Mr. Gyesi was instrumental in setting up the Development Partners Project which helped to raise funds to support the newly established school of Pharmacy in University of Ghana
  9. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Gyesi served on the third Pharmacy Council Board
  10. In October 1976 Mr. Gyesi presented a paper titled “THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME TO THE PROFESSION OF PHARMACY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO WEST AFRICA” at the Inauguration Conference of the West African Pharmaceutical Federation held at Monrovia, Liberia

To learn more about Pharm. Abraham Gyesi and his contribution towards our pharmacy profession, kindly join us via Zoom on Pharmacist Rebecca Araba Wallace, our moderator for the session.

Zoom details will be shared shortly