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

Four members of staff earned senior promotions during the year. Drs.Kathleen Coard and Dipak Shah were promoted to Professor; Drs.Gilian Wharfe and Suzanne Shirley were promoted to Senior Lecturer.The introduction of the new curriculum has resulted in several membersof staff being heavily involved in the planning and execution of thecurriculum. Dr. Eric Choo-Kang and Dr. Elaine Williams serve on theCurriculum Committee, as well as on the Stage II Planning Committeealong with Dr. Nadia Williams and Dr. Gilian Wharfe. Drs. Escoffery,Wharfe and Williams serve as Module Leaders.Dr. Donavon McGrowder who was appointed Lecturer in ChemicalPathology to succeed Dr. Harold Chan on his retirement, enrolled atthe Royal Brampton Hospital in Chelsea, UK for a one year course inclinical chemistry and is expected to join the staff in September 2004 uponcompletion of the course.Dr. Tracey Gibson was accepted at the University of Glasgow, Scotlandfor the MSc course in Molecular Genetics. She will begin the course inSeptember 2004.Dr. Karen Bishop was awarded a six-month Fellowship in PaediatricPathology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto beginning January2005.The staff in Anatomical Pathology established ties with staff at theNorman Manley Law School with respect to the exchange of informationrelated to forensic pathology. A number of formal seminars have beenconducted by a Senior Tutor from the Law School aimed at increasing theunderstanding between legal and medical personnel in medico-legalprocedures.Several members of staff have had the opportunity to further developtheir skills through attendance and presentations at conferences andseminars locally and overseas. The teleconferences arranged andsponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)continue to play a significant role in continuing medical education for thedepartment.The Laboratories260