Director of Evidence Based Practice
Stephen Adombire is a PhD candidate in Nursing Science at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada.
Stephen Adombire is a PhD candidate in Nursing Science at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada. He has worked as a Registered Nurse for the past 12 years in clinical and managerial capacities within a district hospital setting of the Ghana Health Service. His specific managerial, leadership, and volunteer roles include being a Ward Manager, Deputy Director of Nursing Services (Ag.), Knowledge Management Focal Person, COVID-19 Response Lead, and the Alumni Coordinator of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s Knowledge Hub for Health Systems Strengthening and Capacity.
Mr. Adombire received a Diploma in Registered Nursing from the Bolgatanga Nurses’ Training College, Ghana, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. In 2017, he was awarded a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to study MSc. Clinical Nursing at King’s College London (KCL), UK. His master’s dissertation was awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in a Postgraduate Dissertation. He holds a Collaborative Specialization in Global Health from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
Stephen has been an active member of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and served as a District Secretary of the Association. He was recently inducted as a member of the Lambda-Pi-at-Large Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nurses. Stephen is also a member of the maiden UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) Alumni Advisory Panel.
Stephen is passionate about contributing to advancing and sustaining evidence-based practice in nursing in Ghana and other low-income settings to improve the quality of health care. His other academic and research interests include knowledge translation, quality improvement, and global health.
