When you think about your future as a doctor and the qualities you’ll need to be a successful one, stamina is undoubtedly on that list. Though the hours vary by specialty, medicine is not a path you choose for work-life balance. The long shifts required of first-year residents and their effects on patient safety as well as on opportunities for residents to learn are an ongoing controversy. In 2011, the...Read More
American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine is already an institution that maintains rigorous US standards while championing innovation. Providing individualized medical education by continuously improving its curriculum is a major part of what makes AUA College of Medicine one of the finest Caribbean medical schools. In February 2017, AUA introduced a complete overhaul of the way classes and lectures were structured. Staying true to its vision of a...Read More
AUA’s Graduate Teaching Fellowship Is a Win-Win for Alumni, Students, and Faculty. You finally have the medical degree you’ve worked so hard for these past four years. You’re beyond ready to start your residency but have some downtime. The months following graduation provide a unique window of time in which to enhance your skills and interact with people who can further your medical career. The AUA College of Medicine faculty...Read More
Second Semester AUA Student Nadia Salamat is Named 2017’s Outstanding Peer Mentor. Congratulations to second semester AUA student Nadia Salamat! Nadia is 2017’s Outstanding Peer Mentor! Nadia was nominated by the two classmates she mentored, Saba Tabasoom and Meagan Damota. Executive Dean Dr. Robert Mallin presented her with a certificate in a ceremony that took place in the Education Department on November 30th. The AUA Peer Mentor program began...Read More
With the National Association of Emergency Medical Trainers (NAEMT), AUA’s Emergency Medical Training Center (EMTC) held the Eastern Caribbean’s first-ever Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course. Congratulations to AUA’s EMTC, led by EMTC Director Vernon Solomon and EMTC Manager Marlon Destin! Earlier this month, they conducted the first-ever PHTLS course in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States region. Representatives from the NAEMT facilitated the training and evaluated the EMTC trainers....Read More
