THE LIBRARY MONA Year ending July 31, 2004 - Uwi.edu

Member of the PAHO Expert Group on Strengthening Public HealthAction in the Americas, served once more as External Examiner. Thirtysevenpersons were accepted into the 2003-2004 class.Master of Philosophy/Doctor of Philosophy (M.Phil. /Ph.D.) in Public HealthTwelve persons continue to pursue the M.Phil. /Ph.D. (Public Health)degree. Supervisor's Report on these students, giving brief outlines oftheir progress, are forwarded to the Assistant Registrar, Graduate Studies& Research every 6 months.Master of Science/ Doctor of Medicine in Family MedicineThis was the final year of the first cohort of twelve post-graduate studentsin the new Master of Science degree programme in Family Medicine.Local family physicians and colleagues from Trinidad & Tobago,Barbados and the Bahamas served as Internal Examiners, while Dr JohnWiecha from the Boston University School of Medicine served once moreas External Examiner.Four new students were admitted to the first year of the three-year MScprogramme. One student enrolled to read for the DM in Family Medicinefor which the MSc is a pre-requisite.C. Other courses offered in the DepartmentCourse in Community Care of the ElderlyTwelve students participated in the Year 2004 Regional Course on“Community Care of the Elderly in the Caribbean” which was held fromJanuary 19 – June 24, 2004. Eleven participants were from Jamaica, whilethe twelfth was from St Vincent & the Grenadines. All participants weresuccessful.Third Annual Course on Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control in collaborationwith University of Alabama at Birmingham.185