As the oldest of six children, Yanet Camarena learned the responsibility and privilege of caring for others early on in life. She remembers one defining moment when she was 10 years old and her youngest brother—age 7 at the time—was injured after being struck by a vehicle not far from their home in Watonga, OK.

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.”

Dr. Cecil W. Cone, II, was recently appointed Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sint Maarten campus, a new leadership position in which Dr. Cone will oversee all diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that support AUC students, faculty, and staff.

His father is an ophthalmologist and Brown pursued his own research mapping out visual pathways during college at the University of Connecticut.

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

Dr. Sean Johnson, a Class of 2011 graduate of AUC School of Medicine, knew he wanted to become a surgeon since he was 5 years old.

AUC School of Medicine honored more than 200 students during the Celebration of Academic Excellence on Friday, February 19.

By Sharikka Finley-Moise, MSW, LICSW

Wellness Counselor

By Dolun D., Fazli N., Walker A., Russell C. 
AUC Cardiology Interest Group 

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we celebrated all the love stories that started at AUC. Here, several AUC alumni couples recount the moment sparks flew with their significant other.