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.
With a focus on preparedness and response to all-hazards events, the conference kicked off with a keynote address from Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th surgeon general of the United States.
As the worldwide vaccine rollout brings us renewed hope, now is also an opportunity to reflect on all that we have weathered and achieved together. Below are just a few of the many milestones from the year which gave new meaning to the phrase “unprecedented times.”
In Preston, home to American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC)’s UK Track Medical Degree (MD) Program, fifth-s
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.
AUC faculty member Monica Rivero was recently featured in her alma mater news for her work to feed the hungry in her native Colombia and help those impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns.
As I engage in discussions with our clinical partners and colleagues in various health care settings, I am learning the very different ways in which health care workers and health care systems responded to COVID-19.