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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 6 AUGUST, 2017
TAKING THE OATHS
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
This year the first graduating class
of the Dental Hygiene Dental Therapy (DHDT) class
also took their Oath, along with the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) class, as the School
of Dentistry held its oath-taking ceremony at the Daaga Auditorium at the St. Augustine
Campus. There were 27 graduates in all (23 DDS and four DHDT).
The feature speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Don Carrington, Manager of Dental
Services at the Ministry of Health. Dr. Carrington, a graduate of the School, has 15 years’
experience in the field of dentistry, which includes private practice and public service
dentistry.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
The School of Pharmacy
of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at UWI
St. Augustine held its oath-taking ceremony for graduates on June 29,
2017 at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex. Families, friends,
faculty and staff witnessed the solemn promise by 47 graduates of the
BSc Pharmacy degree programme to uphold professional conduct and
protect patients from harm.
The feature address was presented byMrs. Andrea Grimes, Principal
Pharmacist, who represented the Minister of Health at the occasion. She
stressed the need for pharmacists to uphold ethical standards, particularly
to minimize the emergence of antimicrobial resistance through
responsible prescription-based dispensing and patient education.
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
The School of VeterinaryMedicine
, Faculty of Medical Sciences ofThe UWI St. Augustine
Campus held its oath-taking ceremony for graduates on June 2, 2017 the Eric Williams
Medical Sciences Complex.
Twenty-seven students successfully completed the five-year programme, with many
receiving awards for their work in various disciplines.
School of Dentistry Graduating Class of 2017
School of Veterinary Medicine Graduating Class of 2017
Mrs. Andrea Grimes, Ministry of Health (front row, 4th from right) and Ms. Kerrine
Humphrey (front row, 4th from left) flank Mr. Richard Saunders, Campus Registrar
(front row, 5th from right) as they join faculty and staff to celebrate oath-taking by
BSc Pharmacy Class of 2017.
