23 SAINT LUCIANS SELECTED TO STUDY MEDICINE IN VENEZUELA

Twenty-three young Saint Lucian students have been selected to study Integral Community Medicine in Venezuela. This was announced by the Vice President of Scholarships, Agreements and Popular Power of the Grand Mariscal Foundation of Ayacucho (Fundayacucho) to the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Castries on March 5. The information was transmitted immediately to the successful applicants.

The process for Saint Lucians began in August 2014 when the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in co-ordination with the Ministry of Education in Saint Lucia, began the process of promotion, achieving full participation with more than fifty applicants. The interview stage was held between the months of September and November 2014, according to the regulations of Fundayacucho.

Venezuela is the headquarters of the Dr. Salvador Allende Latin American School of Medicine which is home to more than 2,000 students from 39 countries in America, Africa and Asia. Through Fundayacucho, scholarships have been awarded to 26,000 students to pursue a degree in Integral Community Medicine.

Integral Community Medicine is a programme that proposes to train doctors with an elevated social, humanistic, ethical, scientific and technical commitment, with diagnostic and therapeutic competencies, capable of offering integral medical attention applying the processes of advocacy, healing and rehabilitation of the individual, family, community and environment.

The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Castries will begin an intensive course in the Spanish language in the coming days for the scholarship holders. The classes will be offered at the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (IVCC) in Castries. The academic activities are expected to begin in June 2015.

The names of the successful Saint Lucian applicants are:
Kervin Kurch Alcindor, Shernice Pernel Alfred, Rhoda Francine Anthony, Bridget Rochelle Brown, Rochelle Kristie Calderon, Sueann Shelva Charlemange, Chesler Dara Duncan, Dorian Glensha Edward, Zina Krisherl Francois, Wennel Anselm Gabriel, Stacy Elaine Gilbert, Nyah-Marie Alexandra Gould, Bryson Hilaire, Aran Jade JnMarie, Jelani Wyonel Desi Joseph, Jazzie Patricka Mathurin, Kerneta Diahnalee Monero, Chaniqua Waynella Moses, Ariel Sherrie Nicholas, Maurine Noellien, Darla Luvina Pierre, Johnathan Mathias Symphorien and Malachi Ryan O’Brien.