Community Action Day: Deepening Community Bonds and Fostering Future Health Care Leaders
American University of the Caribbean (AUC)’s long-standing Community Action Day is a celebration of service, learning, and community collaboration.
AUC graduate Dr. Derek Anderson recognized as LAFP 2020 Family Physician of the Year. Learn about his dedication to family medicine. Discover more.
Dr. Constantine Kanakis, AUC graduate, named to The Pathologist’s 2020 Power List! See how his achievements are shaping the future of pathology.
Since Community Action Day was established at AUC in 2008, it has served as a way for the university to collaborate with local organizations on projects benefiting the people and communities of Sint Maarten.
As a developmental behavioral pediatrician (DBP), Dr. Silvia Pereira-Smith fills a critical role in caring for her young patients with autism, ADHD, and other learning and behavioral disorders. Demand for these types of pediatricians in the United States far outweighs the supply.
The Class of 2017 AUC School of Medicine graduate remembers being on a night shift in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) back in March when she encountered her first patient with the novel coronavirus—a 19-year-old female.
More than 100 students celebrated the official start to their medical careers at AUC’s Virtual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, June 5, broadcast on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom.