Caribbean Medical Schools – The Storehouse of the Professional Educational Institutions

Caribbean medical schools are viable choices for educational institutions that can be considered when one has decided to build a career in the medical profession. These schools have received accreditation from the international board and are great starting points for those that seek to become doctors one day. 

The medical schools in the Caribbean are the feasible choices while considering the educational institutions regarding the medical profession. These schools are properly accredited by the relevant International Board and acts as one of the good destinations for a good career in the field of medicine.

The place you chose to study should be peaceful. It holds right for the Caribbean Medical Schools. The main highlight of the placid nature is the location of the institution and surroundings which is really beautiful. Besides the exciting location of the Caribbean Medical Universities, it has even more advantages. The cost of education is cheap and affordable in the Caribbean Medical Schools when compared to other institutions in the US. This makes the Medical Schools in the Caribbean a very good option for the people who seek medical education abroad. 

There are different online portals or the education portals that provide list of universities that are located in the Caribbean region. The Caribbean medical schools listed here are recognized by the world health organization. As it takes more time and effort to collect brochures, contact details of a university, the portal has featured some of the top universities in the listings. This promotes the students to choose a best medical school in the Caribbean with a short span of time.

This internet driven technology saves the people to drive into each university that the students are interested in. This medical education portal is useful for the students who are willing to study medical education in the Caribbean region.

The details provided in this portal are updated at regular intervals or periods of time.  It ensures that the students would receive the up to date information regarding the Medical Schools in the Caribbean for different courses and programs. To get enlisted in the portal, the Universities or the Medical Schools should get registered and further the modifications can be done accordingly.

St.George’s University Hosts Two-Day Conference on Early Childhood Development

Relationships Help Positive Childhood Outcomes

More than 190 caregivers, parents, and teachers convened at St. George’s University’s Bourne Lecture Hall at the end of June for the inaugural Caregiver Conference on Early Child Development. REACH Grenada and the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF) brought together experts in early childhood development and infant-parent mental health, to focus on the importance of early adaptive interactions that benefit both the child and caregiver. Also in attendance were representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Eastern Caribbean division as well as the Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children.

“Infant and parent mental health is synonymous with healthy social development,” said Dr. Richard Honigman, REACH Grenada's Advisory Board Chair and a general pediatrician with over 30 years of experience. “Healthy social development is about how the child fits into the world around them, how they experience and interpret the world, and their place in the world. It embodies relationships with others, smoothing developmental progress and increasing ability to control behavior, express emotions, and the ability to explore.”

Dr. Edward Tronick, University Distinguished Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston and Harvard Medical School, delivered a keynote address on how infants make sense of their world.

“Infants are trying to make sense of all of their new experiences and their parents are critical in helping them do so.” Dr. Tronick stated. “When the child and the parent are successful in making sense of the world for the child, her or she feels secure and develops normally. When making meaning about the world is unsuccessful the child, like an adult, becomes confused, anxious, even fearful, and development is compromised.”

The Minister of Social Development, Hon. Delma Thomas, endorsed the initiative undertaken by the organizers reaffirming the Government’s commitment for strategic alliances geared at social development. “The support we get from organizations such as REACH Grenada, WINDREF, UNICEF and others are always timely,” she stated. “You can rest assured of our commitment to work as partners because we are working towards the same goal. It is therefore critical that as we go forward we continue to share ideas and improve the quality of care our nation’s children receive.”

Over the course of two days, other topics were discussed such as “The Developing Child in Relationships” as well as “How Messy Social Interactions Lead to Positive Infant and Child Development” and “Working with the Child/Family System.” UNICEF and the Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children have expressed interest in assisting REACH Grenada and WINDREF to plan future conferences, with the hopes of eventually expanding to other nations.

Source: www.sgu.edu

SGU Establishes Two-Week Selective at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in India

The international experience at St. George’s University just got a boost with an agreement with the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Karad, India, that allows SGU basic sciences students to complete a two-week selective at KIMS where students will gain exposure to a variety of medical specialties and to the practice of medicine in an alternate medical system. The partnership also encourages mutual visits from faculty and students and joint research activities.

The KIMS experiences joins more than 40 selective courses offered in the basic sciences, including in Grenada and the Caribbean region, as well as Kenya, Sweden, India, Thailand, and the Czech Republic.

“When students apply for residency programs outside of the US, it is a plus to demonstrate international experience,” said Dr. Shivayogi Bhusnurmath, Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair of SGU’s Department of Pathology. “It improves their candidacy and compares favorably to those getting experience only in the US.”

St. George’s University students are eligible to complete two-week selectives in medicine, surgery, OB/GYN, pediatrics, radiology, radiotherapy, intensive care, alternative medicine, and casualty at KIMS, an institution that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  Ariel Breitbart and Terra Wilkins, both first-year students in SGU’s Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Program, returned from the Krishna selective in the winter and spoke highly of the experience.

“This experience is one that will change the perspective of all medical students,” Ms. Breitbart said. “In addition to the medical experience in the hospital our eyes were opened to culture that we never would have experienced otherwise. ”

“This selective gives you everything it advertises and so much more,” added Ms. Wilkins. “My hope is that more students utilize this opportunity for what it is, a selective that provides truly remarkable insight into the astounding profession we’ve chosen, the colleagues we share it with, and for many of us our first real taste of medicine.”

In addition to the two-week selectives, as of July 2014, SGU students can complete a one-month tropical medicine elective at KIMS. It will include didactic lectures by clinicians related to patient management, examination of patients with tropical diseases, and hands-on experience with labs that support diagnosis of these diseases. As international students comprise approximately 30 percent of SGU’s student body, in many cases they return to their home countries to practice medicine upon earning their MDs. In the tropical medicine selective, students can not only learn about patients suffering from malaria, leptospirosis, or even a snake bite in lecture is one thing, but visit with them in a clinical setting. 

The selectives further bolster St. George’s University’s pipeline with KIMS. In February 2013, the University established a one-month elective at the institution, the first such opportunity available in India for SGU’s fourth-year students. The experiences in India are just one aspect of SGU’s mission to provide students with the opportunity to learn from an international faculty and gain hands-on medical training in a variety of settings, thus affording them a unique global perspective as they continue their careers.

Source: www.sgu.edu

Walden University Celebrates 52nd Commencement With Largest Graduating Class in Attendance

Commencement speaker Dr. Condoleezza Rice shares insight on importance of higher education to a crowd of more than 6,600

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state, addressed more than  1,100 graduates and 5,500 guests, faculty, administration and staff attending Walden University’s 52nd Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Gaylord National Resort near Washington, D.C.  Dr. Rice, who received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa degree, from Walden at the ceremony, shared her compelling personal story and experiences from her distinguished career in higher education and diplomacy. She also offered the audience inspiring insight into the importance of education and the responsibility that comes with earning an advanced degree.

“Education is such a privilege. … I want you always to remember that, [for] those of you who took this chance to receive higher education, … this is a very special gift,” Dr. Rice told the Walden graduates.

In her speech, Dr. Rice also  recognized Walden’s “great mission” of positive social change and the important role its students play in using their education to “… reach back, and down, and across …” to make a difference in the world.

“I know, too, that this is a very global internationalstudent body. Walden reaches out to people all over the world who just want that promise of education,” she said. “Those of you who have been a part of a truly international community, a global community, can now be ambassadors for a world in desperate need of people who can translate, people who are not afraid of those who are different, and people who recognize the differences as a source of strength across our human community.”

The newest alumni are part of a graduating class of nearly 5,500 students representing 50 U.S. states and more than 70 countries who have completed their bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or education specialist degree programs at Walden during the past six months. The graduating class also included the first graduates from the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program, which began in the School of Management in fall 2012.

Several alumni and faculty were honored before the ceremony, including:

Dr. Saulat Jahan, 2014 Ph.D. in Public Health graduate from Saudi Arabia, who received the Harold L. Hodgkinson Award for her dissertation, “Gestational and Pregestational Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Meta-Analysis of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes.” This award is bestowed upon a graduate whose dissertation is judged as meeting the highest standards of academic excellence.

Dr. Walter McCollum, 2004 Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences graduate from Fort Washington, Maryland, who received the Outstanding Alumni Award. This award recognizes an alumna or alumnus who exemplifies Walden’s mission to effect positive social change. He was cited for his work in humanitarian projects around the world.

Dr. Peter B. Anderson, College of Health Sciences from The Woodlands, Texas, who received the  Bernard L. Turner Award, given to the faculty dissertation chair of the Harold L. Hodgkinson Award recipient.

Walden proudly hosts diverse speakers from around the world who present an array of experiences and viewpoints with the hope of inspiring scholarly conversation. Dr. Rice joins the list of accomplished individuals who have addressed Walden commencement audiences, including former President Bill Clinton, former Secretaries of Education Richard W. Riley and Margaret Spellings, former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Laureate Dr. Óscar Arias Sánchez, former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Rt. Hon. Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, and social change leaders Lilly Ledbetter, Dr. Tererai Trent and Paul Rusesabagina.

The Walden University community gathers to honor its graduating students twice a year at summer and winter commencement ceremonies. An archived version of the webcast will be available at

www.WaldenU.edu/commencement.

Source: www.waldenu.edu

Graduation Ceremony of Pioneer Doctors from Texila American University

Texila American University graduated its pioneer batch of doctors on 7th June 2014. The graduation ceremony was held at   Marriott Marquis, located in 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.   It was a historical moment for everyone involved for the years of hard work in developing a University with the quality of education it provides today!

The University commenced its humble beginning in 2010 only with the On-campus programs in Medicine. Further it expanded its program views across On Campus programs for nursing as well. Further it collaborated with decade’s old Partner Universities to provide Academic support to Distance and Online Programs.

Currently, TAU holds the students from 35 different countries.

Today, Texila American University is a thriving Medical School rendering education to the students from different nationalities. Since its inception, Texila American University has been in the forefront rendering education with high professionalism and exactness.

The graduates were admitted to the University for the four year Doctor of Medicine courses.

Added to this, the First Graduate has matched into the residency (Post Graduate) program in the United States. 

The Oath taking Ceremony was the highlight of the occasion, with the participants promising to lead their life accordingly.  The Chief Executive Officer of the University commenced the graduation speech on behalf of the institution. Further, The Dean, Vice-Chancellor and other Board members also conveyed their influencing messages to the graduates. The function was concluded with the National Anthem.

St. George’s University Awards Inaugural NeuroResearch Excellence Award

Neuro Research Student Group Founder Honored for Excellence in Neuroscience Research

St. George’s University fifth-term medical student Sunita Hingorani was recognized for her contribution to the founding and growth of the NeuroResearch Student Group, a contingent of SGU students dedicated to research in neuroscience. Thus, when it came time for Dr. Tuula Jalonen, Professor of Neuroscience at SGU, to award the inaugural NeuroResearch Excellence Award, Ms. Hungrani was an easy choice.

“I wanted to recognize someone who shows excellence in neuroscience, in research and in their other studies, someone who is motivated, has good ideas, and shows leadership and enthusiasm for research,” said Dr. Jalonen, who serves as Ms. Hingorani’s academic advisor. “Sunita is all these things. She kept the group together and pushed and motivated her peers to keep working. I really felt she was the perfect person for this first award, and I can already see other excellent researchers coming up within the group.”

NeuroResearch has grown from a membership of five in 2012 to more than 30 students, all with a thirst and passion for research and neuroscience. Students who join the group devise their own research project or join one of several ongoing projects. The group’s goal is to conduct research significant to neuroscience and with potential benefit for the Grenadian community.

Thus far, the group has researched the use of Propofol by physicians, neuropathic pain in sickle cell disease, awareness of Alzheimer’s disease in Grenada, the prevalence and mechanisms of HTLV-1 infection, migraine, depression in schoolchildren, ‘neurophobia’ among medical students, and diabetes and NMDA receptor activity in cells. Through the support of Dr. Marios Loukas, SGU’s Dean of Medical Research, NeuroResearch has acquired a patch clamp for the Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, which will assist them in their research in the upcoming semester.

“The research we do is so relevant,” said Ms. Hingorani. “I find myself connecting most of my classes to neuroscience.  The research we conducted has  helped me remember more of what I was learning in class.  I’m sure that my experience in NeuroResearch has prepared me to be open to new ideas in my future career.”

Members of NeuroResearch Student Group have presented at two SGU Research Day events and at the One Health, One Medicine conference. In July, Dr. Jalonen will also present a poster on a mathematical model of HTLV-1 at the Federation of European Neuroscience Forum in Milan. Even though Ms. Hingorani is leaving Grenada for her clinical rotations, her hope is to remain involved in NeuroResearch as much as possible.

Source: www.sgu.edu

UWI Mona Lecturer appointed to IACHR Board

UWI Mona Senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Tracy Robinson has been elected to the Board of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The board of officers elected on March 20 is composed of Tracy Robinson (Jamaica), Chair; Rose Marie Antoine (Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago), First Vice-Chair; and Felipe González (Chile), Second Vice-Chair. The election was held, in accordance with the IACHR rules of procedure, at the beginning of the Commission’s 150th regular Period of Sessions. The other members of the IACHR are José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Rosa María Ortiz, Paulo Vannuchi and James Cavallaro. The Executive Secretary is Emilio Alvarez Icaza (Mexico).
 
Commissioner Tracy Robinson is a citizen of Jamaica. She was elected at the 41st OAS General Assembly in June 2011 for the standard four-year term, which began on January 1, 2012. She is a lawyer and teaches Gender and the Law, Constitutional Law and Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights, among other law subjects, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She has been a consultant for international agencies such as the United Nations Fund for Women and UNICEF, and she has advised Caribbean governments on topics related to legislation on gender and children rights, among others. Commissioner Robinson has been editor of the Caribbean Law Bulletin and she has written and published reports on a range of topics, including gender, the rights of LGTBI persons, sexual harassment, sexual rights, sex work and the law, and the rights of the child. She has a Bachelor of Law from University of the West Indies and an LLM from the University of Yale, as well as a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from Oxford University.

Commissioner Rose-Marie Belle Antoine has dual citizenship of Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. She was elected at the 41st OAS General Assembly in June 2011 for the standard four-year term, which began on January 1, 2012. She is a lawyer, Professor and Dean of the University of the West Indies, specializing in human rights, financial law, comparative law, administrative law, public service law, discrimination law and labor law. She has also lectured abroad, including in the United States. Commissioner Antoine has substantial international consultancy experience. She has served as senior legal advisor to all of the governments of the Commonwealth Caribbean and to governments outside of the region, such as the UK, Venezuela, USA and Canada, and to several international and regional organizations. These include the European Union, UNICEF, UNIFEM, the ILO, the IADB, the World Bank, and the OAS, among others. She is an award-winning author who has written eleven books and numerous reports and articles and drafted laws on a wide range of topics, including discrimination, constitutional reform, public service reform, juvenile justice, mutual legal assistance, women’s rights, health, sexual harassment, trafficking in persons, labor law, free movement of labor, HIV, financial law, anti-drug trafficking and anti-corruption. Commissioner Antoine is an Oxford Commonwealth Scholar and a Cambridge Pegasus Scholar, holding a doctorate from Oxford University, an LL.M. from Cambridge and an LL.B. from the University of the West Indies. Professor Antoine also holds diplomas and certificates in international human rights from the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.

Commissioner Felipe González is a citizen of Chile. He was elected during the 37th regular period of sessions of the OAS General Assembly in 2007 for the standard four-year term, which began on January 1, 2008. He was reelected in 2011 for a second term, which started January 1, 2012. He was the IACHR Chair in 2010. Commissioner González is Professor of International Human Rights Law and Constitutional Law at Chile’s Diego Portales University. He founded and directed that university’s Human Rights Center, where from 2002 to 2006 he managed the preparation and publication of an Annual Report on Human Rights in Chile. He also founded and coordinated a Latin American Network of Legal Human Rights Clinics. He is S.J.D. from the Carlos III University of Madrid, and he holds a Master of Law degree from American University and a Master of Advanced Human Rights Studies from Carlos III University. He is a Professor at the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University and a Visiting Professor at Carlos III University. Previously he has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Lund University, the University of Deusto, and the University of Alcalá de Henares. He also worked for the International Human Rights Law Group (now Global Rights), first in Washington, D.C., and then in Santiago, Chile.

A principal, autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), the IACHR derives its mandate from the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The Inter-American Commission has a mandate to promote respect for human rights in the region and acts as a consultative body to the OAS in this area. The Commission is composed of seven independent members who are elected in an individual capacity by the OAS General Assembly and who do not represent their countries of origin or residence.

Source: myspot.mona.uwi.edu

Texila American University Offers Medicine & Nursing Programs At Affordable Cost

Caribbeanschools.com is an educational website that provides a complete list of medical schools in the Caribbean. This website also provides details about the clinical transfers, exams and other related queries in brief

Here is a fact that many students choose medical schools in the Caribbean because the cost of living and the tuition fee of the program is comparatively low when compared to US and Canadian medical schools.

Texila American University is one of the best medical schools in the Caribbean located in Guyana, provides medicine and nursing programs at affordable cost. The main aim of the university is to provide quality of education at an affordable cost. Students will get an opportunity to do their clinical rotations in United States

TAU offers Doctor of Medicine programs for 4 and 5.5 years based on the eligibility of the students. Students may opt to choose normal track or US track. The eligibility of 4 year doctor of medicine program is completion of diploma or bachelors degree and for 5.5 year program the eligibility is completion of high school

TAU College of Nursing provides 4 years Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Fee of the program is comparatively low compared to other Caribbean medical schools. The university is partnered with the University of West England UK, to provide a world class education in nursing

About CaribbeanMedicalSchools.com

Caribbeanmedicalschools.com is an educational portal that brings all university details together that is located in the Caribbean region. Caribbean Medical Schools teach, train or conduct clinical research for various health care programs which includes nursing, medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.

The Caribbean medical schools.com is unique in bringing together the Medical Sciences sector, to discuss emerging issues in the delivery of world-class healthcare education related to Medical research and service.

The universities in the Caribbean also accept the transfer students instead of passing rates. so this might be a option for many students who still try to continue with a healthcare profession. Here is a fact to prove you. The New York Times reports that 25 percent of the citizens are trained and qualified from overseas. Many of these foreign-trained citizens went to a Caribbean Medical Schools.

As an organization it uses up a unique position, adopting undergraduate and post graduate medical courses, health-related research, a critical interface with the wellness service, and several postgraduate knowledge training

Caribbeanmedicalschools.com: the best medical education portal in Caribbean

Summary: find the best medical school in the Caribbean region with the Caribbean medical schools education portal

Many medical schools are grooming up every year with the advanced courses.  Students are so confused to choose a right medical school in the specific region. Now a days it is easy with the online resources like education portal

Caribbean medicalschools.com is the education portal that provides list of universities that are located in the Caribbean region. The Caribbean medical schools listed here are recognized by the world health organization. As it takes more time and effort to collect brochures, contact details of a university, the portal has featured some of the top universities in the listings. This promotes the students to choose a best medical school in the Caribbean with a short span of time

This internet driven technology saves the people to drive into each university that the students are interested in. This medical education portal is useful for the students who are willing to study medical education in the Caribbean region

The details provided in this portal are updated then and there and students have to do a research in the right way. Students may have a research by country wise or by the programs offered by each university. The university updates details like about the university, history of the university, accreditation, programs, offered, clinical rotation, financial aid, scholarships, contact details etc. this facilitates the students to get all details under one roof.

Find the best Caribbean medical school with the best education portal to make your future brighter.

About CaribbeanMedicalSchools.com

Caribbeanmedicalschools.com is an educational portal that brings all university details together that is located in the Caribbean region. Caribbean Medical Schools teach, train or conduct clinical research for various health care programs which includes nursing, medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.

The Caribbean medical schools.com is unique in bringing together the Medical Sciences sector, to discuss emerging issues in the delivery of world-class healthcare education related to Medical research and service.