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UWI St. Augustine accepts another cohort of full-fee paying MBBS students

For Release Upon Receipt - June 18, 2024

St. Augustine


 ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. June 18th 2024 –The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus will train additional medical sciences students pursing its highly-competitive 5-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees. Starting September 2024, The UWI will welcome an additional group of students to pursue the esteemed degree as full-fee paying students. These students will be admitted into the programme as full-fee paying students once they fulfill the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) existing academic standards.

As full-fee paying students, they will seamlessly integrate with their peers in the traditional September intake, sharing equal access to our rich array of resources and opportunities. This includes comprehensive faculty mentorship, personalized academic advising, state-of-the-art library facilities, vibrant research opportunities, robust student support services, and extracurricular activities. The UWI’s commitment is to foster an environment that not only supports but enhances the learning experience of every student.

However, students in this intake will be responsible for covering the full cost of their annual tuition and other compulsory fees. As such, they will not be eligible for the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) subsidy, National Bursaries provided by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, government scholarships, or other related funding schemes.  

The UWI has a history of accommodating students who independently fund their education (tuition and compulsory fees), and the FMS is keen on progressively expanding access to our programmes for this group of students come September 2024. This move by the FMS aligns with The UWI’s overarching triple-A strategy, which aims to enhance:

Access: significantly increasing the availability of high-quality tertiary education.

Alignment: strengthening valuable partnerships between our university and key sectors such as academia, industry, and international organizations to meet regional needs.

Agility: leveraging The UWI’s resources and capabilities to be responsive to the needs of key stakeholders in a dynamic, ever-changing environment.

The UWI invites prospective students to seize this remarkable opportunity. Applications for the September 2024 full-fee paying MBBS programme are now open and will be accepted until July 31, 2024. To apply, please:

Complete the online application through the application portal. All applications must be made online. To start the process, visit the undergraduate admissions website: https://sta.uwi.edu/admissions/undergrad/

Email for enquiries  STA-FMSMBBS.FullFee@sta.uwi.edu.

For further information about the programme and fees, click the FMS digital brochure here https://sta.uwi.edu/fms-undergraduate/

About The University of the West Indies 

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development, residing at the center of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for over 75 years.

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with nearly 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Global Campus, and global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. 

The UWI offers over 1000 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and the wider world. 

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the best in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). Since The UWI’s 2018 debut in THE’s rankings, it has performed well in multiple schemes—among them including World University Rankings, Golden Age University Rankings (between 50 and 80 years old), Latin America Rankings, and the Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Well-being; Gender Equality and Climate Action. 

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