Events
A call has been made for St. Lucians to donate blood more often to save lives. The call came from various health practitioners who addressed a blood donation drive of the International American University (IAU) College of Medicine in association with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, through the St. Jude Hospital Blood Bank Services and […]
International American University (IAU) continues its’s “Brown Bag Seminars” of regularly scheduled Thursday lunch time presentations by Faculty and students. Thursday, June 1, 2017 students were cordially invited to a presentation by Dr. Pritam Biswas, our outstanding Pharmacology professor who will talk about clinical trials done on Ebola Zaire vaccine. The full title of his discourse was; “Are Pediatric […]
IAU welcomed new students during it’s 34th White Coat Ceremony on Friday, 12 May, 2017. Students, after receiving their white coats, recited the Hippocratic Oath. The oath states and outlines obligations and proper conduct for physicians in training. Guest speaker for the WCC was Dr. Leonard Surage, Chairman of The Caribbean Association of Medical Council. […]
In observance of vaccination week, the St. Lucia Ministry of Health and wellness through the community nursing department hosted a fun walk/ parade under the theme “Get Vaccinated to Celebrate a Healthy tomorrow”. The International American University College of Medicine was invited to participate to help sensitize awareness to the public on the importance of […]
The welcome remark was presented by Dr. Gannon, who welcomed and congratulated the students on their acceptance to the University. He further explained the Academic Oversight. Students were applauded for choosing to join the IAU family! Dr. Rasheed mentioned, that the New Student Orientation is designed to assist students with questions they might have about […]
Medical students at the IAU-COM campus in Vieux Fort, St Lucia develop and practice taking history and conducting physical examinations on patients as part of their rotations in local health clinics. In mid-March a new addition to the clinical curriculum was piloted, bringing a unique patient population into the classroom, the SP. The use […]
As our students continue to gain valuable hands on experience, the free student-run clinic welcomed once again the residents of Vieux Fort. About 82 patients were seen on March 18, 2017. A key component of IAUCOM’s clinical experience is having students visit Community Clinics (with licensed physicians) and practice the clinical skills learned in […]
This year, the Indian Student Association (ISA) invited everyone to celebrate Holi- the Festival of Colors. What is Holi? Holi, the carnival of colors, is a festival where friends and family come together to celebrate the victory of good over evil by covering each other in bright colored powder. Holi festival has an ancient origin […]
A tragic explosion at Rayneau’s Quarry in Cul de Sac, Saint Lucia claimed lives and caused many casualties. As the news of this unfortunate incident spread our faculty and student body quickly raced to help in any way they could. IAU would like to recognize and thank Dr. James Villanueva and Dr. Rasheed Agboola for […]
International American University formed a partnership with the Red Cross of Saint Lucia in February 2017. “The Saint Lucia Red Cross IAU College” is now an affiliation of the Saint Lucia Red Cross and is the first and only representing body in the southern community of Vieux Fort. This affiliation is aimed at feeding the […]
