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POST GRADUATE PROGRAM
POST GRADUATE STUDENTS
Postgraduate Training at SCMR: Creating an ideal environment for study. In 2004, the first postgraduate program, Family Medicine, was implemented. In 2013, there are 7 postgraduate programs with 69 students enrolled.
- Family Medicine
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- Child Health
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Psychiatry
- Emergency Medicine
There are several notable merits for The Bahamas as a teaching center for medical undergraduates and postgraduate program. The PMH: This medium size hospital of 450 beds, with a wide spectrum of pathologies is ideal for teaching and provides considerable learning opportunities for the students. There are 32 specialty and subspecialty services in the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Sandilands Rehabilitation Hospital for a psychiatric experience is unmatched in the English Speaking Caribbean: a combination of 128 beds, 292 beds and 60 beds allocated respectively for Geriatric care, Psychiatric services and the Substance Abuse Program. The Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health with almost 115 outpatient clinics distributed through the archipelago, provides the ideal setting for acquiring clinical skills and competencies in public health and ambulatory medicine. The Family Medicine Physician program in The Bahamas is destined to become a leading center of excellence from both a national, regional and global perspective. It is expected that the postgraduate program in the Bahamas will become a great asset for nation building. We expect the program to expand, not only because of the quality of the residency program but also because of a variety of other factors: The increasing difficulties of getting into postgraduate programs in North America and Europe;
Increasing family and financial obligations locally that militates against travelling abroad for postgraduate studies;
Availability and accessibility of postgraduate programs in the region;
Increasing demands for postgraduate qualifications;
Statutory requirements for a private practice license in Family Medicine;
Attractiveness of certain specialty areas for defined hours of practice such as Emergency Medicine.
Applications for the Post Graduate program are accepted on-line beginning the second week in November through December 31 annually. Courses commence July 1.
http://sas.uwimona.edu.jm:9010
For further information contact the Postgraduate Affairs Office UWI SCMR, The Bahamas.
