St. Helen University, St. Lucia, awards scholarships to Guyanese students

Dec 17, 2012 News

St. Helen University (SHU), based in Vieux Fort St. Lucia, announced today that it has awarded a full scholarship to Jaclynncia George and 50% scholarships to Kissandra Rehana Boodie and Andrew Cameron, to join their MD inaugural class which starts on Jan 7th 2013.

Jaclynncia George

President, Oma Sewhdat, in making the announcement, said: “St. Helen is very happy to have these three talented Guyanese students in the ‘class of Jan 2013’. We had many well qualified applicants competing for the scholarships, and Jaclynncia, Kissandra and Andrew were awarded as the winners based on the criteria laid out by the University”.

Commenting on the program and the University’s readiness, Sewhdat said “We look forward to bringing an exciting and innovative program to the class of Jan 2013. Our work to get our facilities ready is coming along really well, and we continue to assemble an impressive team of international faculty members.”

The President went on to explain “SHU Faculty heads come from the US, Canada and the Caribbean, and include Dr. Max Hanoman from Guyana, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, Dr. Alden Chesney and Dr. Dan Ramdath from Canada, and Dr. Colwick Wilson, Dr. Ameed Raoof, Dr. Stephen Carmichael and Dr. Vishnu Seodat from the USA”.

Sewhdat restated that SHU is also offering a one year 50% inaugural scholarship to all students currently enrolled in

Andrew Cameron

Medical Programs in Guyana and anywhere else in the Caribbean. He said “this opens up the opportunity for many more students to become part of St. Helen University as they start to build an exciting career in Medicine”.

The SHU President invites potential students to visit the university’s website www.shu.com.lc “to learn more about our programs and faculty, and submit an application, or contact us at info@shu.com.lc ”

Kissandra Rehana Boodie

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