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T. A. Marryshow Community<br />

College<br />

Affiliation Agreement<br />

<strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> and T. A. Marryshow Community<br />

College (TAMCC) in Grenada have entered into a<br />

collaborative agreement to better serve the undergraduate<br />

student population at <strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> and TAMCC.<br />

Incepted August 2001, students matriculating into the<br />

first or second year of <strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> programs<br />

in business, life sciences, premedical sciences, and<br />

preveterinary medical sciences attend classes, many taught<br />

by SGU professors, on the TAMCC campus to fulfill some<br />

of their program requirements. Under this agreement,<br />

students have full access to a wide range of support<br />

services at TAMCC, as well as all of the student support<br />

services at SGU, including the Department of Educational<br />

Services, the Office of the Dean of <strong>St</strong>udents, counseling<br />

services, administrative services, residential life, computer<br />

labs, library, and sports facilities.<br />

T. A. Marryshow Community College<br />

Office of Admission<br />

<strong>St</strong>. George’s, Grenada<br />

Phone: 1 (473) 440-4389<br />

Colin Dowe<br />

Caribbean Admission<br />

<strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> Centre, Grenada<br />

Phone: +1 (473) 444-4680<br />

Tung Wah College<br />

<strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> and Tung Wah College (TWC) in<br />

Hong Kong S.A.R., China, have signed a memorandum of<br />

understanding that opens the door for graduates of TWC’s<br />

Bachelor of Medical Science or Bachelor of Health Science<br />

programs to enter graduate programs at SGU. Furthermore,<br />

<strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> and TWC will work together to create<br />

a semester-based exchange program that will enhance<br />

students’ international learning experience.<br />

<strong>University</strong> of Guyana<br />

<strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong>, Grenada, and the <strong>University</strong> of<br />

Guyana, in recognition of each other as regional institutions<br />

with high academic standards, have entered into a partnership<br />

that encourages the sharing of graduate and postgraduate<br />

students, and staff between the two institutions. These<br />

academic exchanges take place within the context of the<br />

degree programs and research initiatives, and the universities<br />

collaborate in the development of programs that enhance the<br />

education and research initiatives in the region.<br />

<strong>University</strong> of the West<br />

of England<br />

Joint Premedical Sciences Program<br />

This challenging one year international Premedical Sciences<br />

Program has been co-developed by the <strong>University</strong> of the<br />

West of England (UWE) and <strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> (SGU).<br />

Taught at UWE Bristol in the United Kingdom, it provides an<br />

exciting route for students with A-level science qualifications<br />

or the equivalent to gain the knowledge and entry<br />

qualification for subsequent progression onto the Doctor of<br />

Medicine (MD) Program at SGU in Grenada, West Indies.<br />

UWE Bristol is one of the UK’s largest and most popular<br />

universities with over 30,000 students and 3,500 staff.<br />

They have an excellent reputation for the quality of<br />

teaching and approvals from numerous external bodies<br />

including the Institute of Biomedical Science. <strong>St</strong>udents<br />

studying on this course will have access to all UWE’s<br />

professional and social facilities.<br />

This full-time program is delivered in the Department<br />

of Applied Sciences through eight compulsory modules<br />

covering aspects of human anatomy and physiology plus<br />

the biology, microbiology, and genetics that underpin an<br />

understanding of human health and which will prepare<br />

the student both academically and professionally to<br />

subsequently undertake a medical degree.<br />

Upon successful completion of the program students are<br />

awarded a UK Certificate of Higher Education (Cert HE).<br />

Entry into <strong>St</strong>. George’s <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine<br />

is conditional on a minimum overall mark of 65% in the<br />

UWE Premedical Sciences Cert HE and a satisfactory<br />

reference from UWE. Qualified students accepted into this<br />

competitive program can complete the degree of Doctor of<br />

Medicine (MD) after a total of five years of study.<br />

<strong>St</strong>udents initially apply to the <strong>University</strong> of the West of<br />

England for the Cert HE. Applicants who demonstrate<br />

they meet the academic criteria for the Joint Premedical<br />

School of Medicine<br />

Academic Partnerships<br />

School of Medicine Catalog <strong>2013</strong>–2014 | 95

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