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A++FACULTY OF
MEDICAL SCIENCES
MONA
Year ending July 31, 2004
Professor Owen St. Clair Morgan, CD, MA, MD Dub, FRCP,
FACP – Dean
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Dean’s Overview
T he Faculty of Medical Sciences has a mandate to train medical
professionals, provide leadership, engage in research, and supply
information from which governments may make informed decisions.
Despite the challenges of shortfalls in funding and competition from off-
shore medical schools, the Faculty stands ready to maintain the
institution’s viability, forge international linkages and develop self-
sustaining entrepreneurial activities.
Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford demitted the office of Vice Chancellor
earlier this year and members of this faculty recall with gratitude his
generosity and unfailing support for our work. His fairness and concern
for colleagues and students alike will be missed. The Faculty extends its
best wishes to him on his retirement.
We welcome Vice Chancellor Professor Nigel Harris. He is no stranger to
Mona and brings a wealth of experience to the post.
HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
In Academic Year 2003/2004, the Faculty attained a number of notable
milestones, including:
Curriculum and Examinations
The first cohort under the new MBBS curriculum completed Stage I of the
programme and will be awarded the Bachelor of Medical Sciences
(BMedSci) degree.
A review of the new curriculum recommended refining the tutorial and
problem-oriented learning components, improving the feedback on
performance to students and staff; ensuring sequential scheduling
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of modules, scheduling examinations at the end of each module, and
reviewing the format of the Stage I practical examinations.
The Bachelor of Basic Medical Sciences (BBMedSci) was launched with
four options — physiology, anatomy, pharmacology and biochemistry.
The final MBBS examinations in Surgery were restructured by removing
the long cases and merging short cases with oral assessments.
Accreditation
Following the withdrawal of registration by the General Medical Council
(GMC), a Caribbean regional accreditation body, the Caribbean
Accreditation Authority on Education in Medicine and other Health
Professions, was inaugurated. This body will ensure the standards of
competence and ethical behaviour for quality health care in the region and
more flexible registration procedures for doctors.
Facilities
The building extension to the facilities at the Department of Advanced
Nursing Education is complete.
The three-storey expansion to the facilities at the Department of
Community Health & Psychiatry commenced and will be opened later this
year.
The subdepartments of Chemical Pathology and Haematology now
occupy new laboratories suitably equipped to provide routine and special
tests worthy of a modern teaching hospital.
Expanding the intake of international students
In March 2004, the Dean and the Senior Assistant Registrar, Admissions
visited Botswana to discuss training of medical students and provide
assistance with developing a medical school. Sixteen (16) students are now
enrolled in the Faculty and others are expected over the ensuing years.
Officials of the University of Botswana are scheduled to visit the Mona
Campus to formulate agreements for training in areas other than
medicine.
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