As the worldwide vaccine rollout brings us renewed hope, now is also an opportunity to reflect on all that we have weathered and achieved together. Below are just a few of the many milestones from the year which gave new meaning to the phrase “unprecedented times.”

In Preston, home to American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC)’s UK Track Medical Degree (MD) Program, fifth-s

The Class of 2017 AUC School of Medicine graduate remembers being on a night shift in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) back in March when she encountered her first patient with the novel coronavirus—a 19-year-old female. 

AUC faculty member Monica Rivero was recently featured in her alma mater news for her work to feed the hungry in her native Colombia and help those impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns.

As I engage in discussions with our clinical partners and colleagues in various health care settings, I am learning the very different ways in which health care workers and health care systems responded to COVID-19.

Leading infectious disease specialist and Class of 2007 alumna Dr. Angela Branche will be the keynote speaker for AUC's Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 16.

A meal delivery from C&O Cucina in Venice, California to frontline healthcare workers at Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital, coordinated by the AUC COVID Volunteers. (Photo: AUC COVID Volunteers)

A pulmonary critical care fellow at Ascension Providence Hospital in metro Detroit, she arrived in the ICU one morning in late March to find the previous week’s empty beds filled, IV poles outside each room, and her colleagues in a buzz of constant motion. 

A poignant New York Times article on COVID-19 about two expectant mothers prominently features Dr.

As an infectious disease expert, Dr. Amesh Adalja has been featured prominently in the media for his work on pandemic preparedness and emerging infectious disease policies, especially as they relate to COVID-19.