About - Mother Patern College of Health Sciences

Historical Background of the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences

The Mother Patern College of Health Sciences was established in 1989 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia under the competent leadership of the late Archbishop Michael Kpakala Frances to train nurses who would meet the health care needs of the society. The college was first known as Mother Patern School of Nursing, named in memory of Mother Mary Patern (Sr. Annunciata Josephine Owens), a Scottish sister of the Order of the Franciscan Missionary of Mary (FMM) that came along with the first group of missionaries to Liberia in 1936. She was the Mother Superior of the Order of the Franciscan Missionary in Liberia.

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Core Values

Inspired by the social teachings of our Catholic Faith, we at the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences exceedingly value each human person as a unique gift and image of God; therefore, it is our obligation to facilitate learning for our students and to promote the welfare of all our faculties, staffs, and students. We rate honesty, integrity, dedication, commitment, loyalty, and respect as values to the wholesome functioning and consistent development of the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences. At the MPCHS, we believe and value the scholarly works of our staffs and students and the learning outcomes achieved in enabling environments.

Our Vision

At the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences, our vision is to execute programs which are competitive with other programs at our peer institutions locally and internationally for the good of our students. We are a community of committed people abounding with energy and innovations and ready to help our students achieve academic excellence.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide a wholesome education and vocational and technical skills which enable men and women to live in dignity and to contribute meaningfully and professionally to the world of industry and particularly to the rapid development of Liberia in all of its phases in alignment with our Christian Catholic Faith.