No automatic acceptance for locals in VI medical schools- Hon Flax-Charles
According to the 2022 report of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) meetings, Flax-Charles warned that locals would have to go through the same application process as foreign students.
“BVIslanders attending the medical schools would have to go through [the] same application and admission process like any other student, and they would not be automatically accepted,” the Junior Minister said, according to the report.
It added, “She stressed that Virgin Islanders would not be allowed to just show up; they must qualify to attend the medical school.”
Deputy Premier and Minister For Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) advised that he would provide a much more detailed statement regarding the medical schools to come at the House of Assembly.
He reiterated that progress towards the establishment of schools, and all the stakeholders were laser-focused on making medical schools become a reality in 2022.
Work progressing - Dr the Hon Wheatley
Meanwhile, the Deputy Premier advised that quite a bit of work had taken place under the Higher Education Licensing Act and added that the prospective medical schools made successful applications, and they were given a provisional license.
With some of the medical schools still through their accreditation process with ACCM, negotiations were also in place for the institutions to lease space in the Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.
“The medical schools were also desirous of leasing space from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. The anticipated commencement date for operations was August 2022,” the report revealed.
Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) noted that the medical schools were expected to start with an enrollment of fifty to one hundred students which would be a plus for the local people and economy given that students would need apartments, goods and services, and transportation including land, airlift and ferry services.
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29 Responses to “No automatic acceptance for locals in VI medical schools- Hon Flax-Charles ”
I'm just fed up with these people who are so crass!
In light of the housing for the students , their parents and friends, the bank should have already relax the high interest so that the housing development could take place in a timely manner. The supermarket, restaurant, car rental, gas station , Farmers, fishermen, bakery and so forth should go back to their plans and increase their capacity for provision of goods and service. I have seen first hand how those two islands are not able to provide for the students capacity for consumption of goods and services, as the student population are in the thousands.
In Antigua you have to get to the supermarket very early or before 1pm to get fresh food. In Grenada their local food is sold out at 11:30-12noon. There is one supermarket that has imported food that give discount to students, so in the preparation, there are a few things to take into consideration.
Bread is one of the highest consumption in food, entertainment, bike riding, sailing and island tours, I find are similarities of these two islands. However, food prepping is the highest request of services from the students. This is follow by Spa services, student take massages before and after exams to relax.
I would not want to be attended to, if ever I fall sick, by someone who is entitled and don't know their head from their behind but I would rather to be cared for by someone (whether local or foreign) who knows what he/she is doing based on their competence and qualifications to do so.