On Monday, September 17th AUA donated medical supplies to the Cedar Grove Clinic here in Antigua. Supplies included iodine, rubber surgical gloves, gauze, paper towels and other much needed items, and were delivered by AUA Emergency Training Centre Manager Mr. Marlon Destin. Nurse Juliette Gloade was happy to receive the items on behalf of the...Read More

We’re always pleased to see distinguished graduates revisit the school where their medical career began. On September 18th, we welcomed back Eddie Copelin (Class of 2015), MD, MHA, current Gastroenterology Fellow at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, New York. Taking an island vacation didn’t stop this doctor and Marine veteran from lecturing on Nonalcoholic Fatty...Read More

Before a medical student graduates with an MD, they must transition from pre-clinical to clinical sciences – a shift from learning theory, to putting that theory into practice in a real medical environment. When this happens, many med schools hold a White Coat Ceremony. AUA is no different. We held our own white coat ceremony...Read More

Sickle Cell Anemia is a hereditary blood disorder that often afflicts people of African descent – including many Antiguan citizens. That’s why Dr. Edda Hadeed of Gambles Medical Center in St. Johns curated a children’s book on the subject called “My Friend Jen – A Little Different,” to educate young people about the disease. On...Read More

Sickle Cell Anemia is a hereditary blood disorder that often afflicts people of African descent – including many Antiguan citizens. That’s why Dr. Edda Hadeed of Gambles Medical Center in St. Johns curated a children’s book on the subject called “My Friend Jen – A Little Different,” to educate young people about the disease. On...Read More