Prof. Victoria Bam is a Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana where she has served for more than 20 years. She is the immediate Vice Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Head of Department of Public Health Nursing. She is a trained nurse-midwife with specialization in Public Health. Her undergraduate training in Nursing was at the University of Ghana, Legon. Her graduate studies were in Health Services Planning and Management at KNUST and a PhD. (Community Health) as a split programme between KNUST and DBL-Institute for Health Research and Development, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She won grants from DANIDA, DFID, NIH/AFREhealth and KNUST Research Fund (KRef). She has conducted research, published in credible peer-reviewed journals and made presentations at local and international conferences. She supports educational institutions and other organizations with her expertise in curriculum development, review and implementation. She serves as an external examiner and assessor for a number of universities in Ghana and other African countries. She is also a reviewer for several journals. She is a Fulbright Scholar, a Foundation Fellow and the President of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM) and serves on the Governing Council of the College. She is a member of the Governing Council of Africa Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREHealth). She is also a member of several other professional bodies. She has won several awards in relation to excellence, leadership, service, innovation and dedication to work.