The Accra College of Medicine commenced as a business in December 2013, and was formally launched as a Medical school on the 15th of December 2015. The College has a for-symbol crest the encapsulates all the school stands for. The four symbols are the Hippocratic symbol, a book and two Adinkra symbols. Adinkra symbols are traditional Ghanaian symbols used to convey various aspects of human life. They also convey the truth about various characteristics and serve both aesthetic and practival purposes. The two symbols used by the Accra College of Medicine are Nsaa and Nyame Nti