February is Black History Month, a time to honor achievements and celebrate excellence throughout the Black community.

Hosted in the Mitchell and Kenyon Cinema on the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) campus, the event commemorated new students’ official entrance into medical school and recognized continuing students’ outstanding academic achievements.

During the October 2021 White Coat Ceremony for American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC)’s UK Track program, third-year student Dhir Gala shared this message of encouragement to his medical school peers: “You are the patient’s light at one of the darkest times. At that moment, you are the person when they reveal their innermost fears and worries, and it is your compassion, intelligence, and discipline that guides their care and their hope. My hope is you will hone those skills as you progress through medical school so that you will always bring compassionate care to your practice.”

A longstanding university tradition that embodies AUC’s values of social accountability and engagement, Community Action Day connects students and colleagues with local organizations for a day of service each semester to focus on community priorities.

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At age 8, Fadi saw his brother diagnosed with nephrolithiasis after experiencing chest pains—a scary experience. Fortunately, his family was able to get him to medical professionals in time but the same wasn’t always true for those in his community.

More than 200 UK-Track and Sint Maarten students celebrated the official start to their medical careers at AUC’s White Coat Ceremony events, held October 1 in Preston, UK and Cupecoy, Sint Maarten respectively.  

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine alumni Daniele Parise, MD ’14, anesthesiologist at Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center, and Matthew Petrilli, MD ’14, attending psychiatrist at Sentara Behavioral Health Specialists, will welcome our newest class of medical students as ke

The Red Cross Sint Maarten First Aid Awareness campaign featuring AUC’s Stop the Bleed program kicked off on Saturday, September 11—the first in a series of free training sessions demonstrating critical first aid skills throughout September and October.

Before starting AUC’s UK-Track Medical Degree (MD) program, K. Jade Robinson joined healthcare professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in her home country of Bermuda.