Call for Abstracts

Dear All,



Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations at the Faculty of Medical Sciences 20th Annual Conference to be held from November 9-11, 2011. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is July 31, 2011.



For further information, please contact the Conference Secretary, Annual Research Conference Committee, Dean's Office, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, at Telephone numbers (876) - 927-2556; (876) 927-1297; (876) 927-1620-9 x 2478, 2479 Fax: (876) 977-2289 or e-mail: fmsarc@uwimona.edu.jm.



More details on the Call for Abstract please see the attached.



http://www.mona.uwi.edu/notice​s/2011/2011_Call_For_Abstracts​[1].pdf

Scholarship for Bahamian MBBS Students

Dear Year 2  UWI Students from the BAHAMAS Studying Medicine in Jamaica:

I trust that you all are enjoying your last long summer break before commencing year 2 in August. 

Attached is the application form for the Lia's Legacy Scholarship (valued at US $1,500/year for 2 years).  Lia Lashley was an outstanding Bahamian student in the MBBS class of 2012 who passed away in 2008. In honor of Lia, her family established this award.  Only BAHAMIAN students who have completed year 1 of the MBBS program in Jamaica may apply (i.e, students in the Class of 2015), and completed application forms with all supporting materials must be submitted by August 12th.  Further, all completed forms and supporting documents should be sent to the SCREENING COMMITTEE via the following e-mail address: lias.legacy@gmail.com.

If I have omitted any of the first year MBBS students, kindly forward this e-mail to them.  I also apologize if the information does not pertain to you. 

Questions regarding the scholarship may be sent to lias.legacy@gmail.com.

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With sincerest regards,
Sean Leonardo Knowles
Year 4 MBBS student
Faculty of Medical Sciences
UWI SCMR, Nassau, Bahamas

General Guidelines for Students with Failing Grades (Years 1-2 MBBS/DDS)

 The system has been reopened (for Summer 2010/11) to facilitate the registration of the MBBS students needing to repeat examinations  in courses listed below.  Please  advise/encourage students to go on line and register for the course(s) applicable to them.  The system will close at midnight on July 15, 2011.

General Guidelines for Students with Failing Grades (Years 1-2 MBBS/DDS)

1.      A student who has failed a course should repeat the course at the next available sitting, subject to limitations on the number of credits that can be attempted at a sitting (see note5 below).

2.      A student who, at the end of an academic year, has failed courses which total more than 9 credits, will NOT be allowed to proceed to the next year of the programme. i.e., to progress to Year 2 a student must not be carrying more than 9 credits from Year 1 courses and to progress to Year 3 a student must not be carrying more than 9 credits from both Year 1 and 2 courses.

[Please note Regulation 10.1:  “Students are required to satisfactorily complete all prescribed MB BS Stage I and BMedSci courses of study and pass all course examinations before entry to Stage II unless exemptions …… apply.”]

3.      If a student fails a course after three attempts he/she will be required to withdraw from the programme

4.      Repeat examinations are held in the Summer period for those students who have failed courses. Except in special circumstances students will not be permitted to sit Summer examinations as their first sitting

5.      Students will normally NOT be permitted to sit more than a total of 12 credits (from year1 and year 2 courses) in the Summer repeat examinations

6.      Students sitting Summer repeat examinations will be required to pay an examinations only fee which is calculated based on the number of credits being attempted. The fee per credit is published in the Undergraduate Financial Information and Registration Guidelines 2010/11 (page 17 – use per credit rate for Nursing and Physical Therapy).

7.      Students who are sitting Summer repeat examinations are required to register and pay for these examinations before the examination date. The dates for registration will be announced before the end of Semester 2

8.      The dates for the repeat examinations will be published during Semester 2. The usual dates are as follows: Year 2 courses: Mid-June (before the start of Year 3); Year 1 courses: mid to late August (before the start of Year 2).

9.      Students who have  failed courses which total 12 or more credits must contact the Programme Director before registering for repeat examinations.