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The Doctor of Medicine (Paediatrics) Programme at The University of the West Indies, Mona at 45 years, 1972-2017 / El programa de Doctor en Medicina (Pediatría) de la Universidad de West Indies, Mona tras 45 Años, 1972-2017
Melbourne-Chambers, R; Weller, A; Thame, M.
  • Melbourne-Chambers, R; The UWI. Faculty of Medical Sciences. Department of Child and Adolescent Health. JM
  • Weller, A; The UWI. Faculty of Medical Sciences. Department of Child and Adolescent Health. JM
  • Thame, M; The UWI. Faculty of Medical Sciences. Department of Child and Adolescent Health. JM
West Indian med. j ; 67(spe): 382-386, 2018. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1045882
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The Doctor of Medicine (DM) in Paediatrics Programme began in 1972 in Jamaica and was the first four-year clinical residency programme to be offered at The University of the West Indies (UWI). The DM Paediatrics programme trains residents for four-years and equips them after completion to practice as consultant paediatricians. Over the forty-five years of offering this programme, 237 students have been enrolled and 159 students have successfully completed the course. Over ninety per cent of the graduates are Caribbean nationals. Graduates from the DM Paediatrics programme at Mona are currently serving in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, the United States of America (USA), Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Approximately, 24% have pursued subspecialty training and 60% work in a hospital-based setting while 30% work in private practice and 27% in academia and research. There are some of these that combine hospital ward work with academia and research. The DM (Paediatrics) Programme at the UWI, Mona, has achieved its mandate of providing paediatricians for Jamaica and the Caribbean and is committed to continue to train paediatricians to meet existing paediatric healthcare needs in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
RESUMEN
RESUMEN El Programa de Doctor en Medicina (DM) en Pediatría comenzó en 1972 en Jamaica y fue el primer programa de residencia clínica de cuatro años que se ofreció en la Universidad de West Indies (UWI). El programa DM de Pediatría entrena a los residentes durante cuatro años y los faculta después de su terminación para practicar como pediatras consultores. En los 45 años de este programa, 237 estudiantes han sido matriculados y 159 estudiantes han completado con éxito el curso. Más del 90 por ciento de los graduados son nacionales del Caribe. Los egresados del programa DM de Pediatría de Mona prestan actualmente sus servicios en Jamaica y otros países del Caribe, los Estados Unidos de América (EE. UU.), Canadá, Australia y el Reino Unido. Aproximadamente, el 24% han continuado su formación en subespecialidades; el 60% trabaja en el medio hospitalario, mientras que el 30% trabaja en la práctica privada; y el 27% en la academia y la investigación. Algunos de ellos combinan el trabajo en las salas de hospitales con la academia y la investigación. El programa DM (Pediatría) de UWI, Mona, ha logrado su mandato de proveer pediatras para Jamaica y el Caribe, y se compromete a seguir capacitando a pediatras para que satisfagan las necesidades de salud pediátrica existentes en Jamaica y el Caribe.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pediatrics / Education, Medical, Continuing / Education, Medical, Graduate / Internship and Residency Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Jamaica Institution/Affiliation country: The UWI/JM

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pediatrics / Education, Medical, Continuing / Education, Medical, Graduate / Internship and Residency Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Jamaica Institution/Affiliation country: The UWI/JM