Medical education in the Caribbean

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Schools of medicine in Antigua and Barbuda, Schools of medicine in Aruba, Schools of medicine in Bonaire, Schools of medicine in Cuba, Schools of medicine in Curaçao, Schools of medicine in Dominica, Schools of medicine in Grenada, Schools of medicine in Saba, Schools of medicine in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Schools of medicine in Sint Maarten, St. George's University, ELAM Cuba, American University of the Caribbean, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences Antigua, Windsor University School of Medicine, American University of Antigua College of Medicine, All Saints University of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, List of medical schools in the Caribbean, Saba University School of Medicine, ELAM 10 Rafael Ferro Macias, Medical University of the Americas - Nevis, Jose Maria Agurrie T9, Caribbean Medical University, Saint James School of Medicine, ELAM 5 Combate Ceja del Negro. Excerpt: St. George's University is an independent international university in Grenada, West Indies, offering degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, the health sciences, nursing, arts and sciences, and business. St. George's University was established by an act of Grenada's parliament on July 23, 1976. Classes in the School of Medicine began January 17, 1977. In 1993, the University added graduate and undergraduate programs. In 1996, it was granted a charter for the School of Arts and Sciences and a Graduate Studies Program. In 1997, undergraduate courses in international business, life sciences, medical sciences, pre-medical and pre-veterinary medicine were added. The School of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1999. In 2008, the School of Nursing opened. St. George's University was founded on July 23, 1976 by an act of Grenada's Parliament. The name is taken from the capital city of Grenada. The original founders were Charles Modica, Louis Modica, Edward McGowan, and Patrick F. Adams. Classes at St. George's School of Medicine began on January 17, 1977. Almost all of the founding faculty members had been educated either in the United States or Europe. A Marxist coup forcibly overturned the Gairy government of Grenada in 1979, as the school was in its infancy with a student enrollment of 630. There were nearly 1000 Americans on the island (including students, faculty, families, etc.). The US government launched "Operation Urgent Fury" in 1983 as a result. Students were evacuated and classes were moved to Long Island, NY, New Jersey, and Barbados temporarily until 1984. The reason given by the U.S. Administration of Ronald Reagan to justify the October 1983 invasion of Grenada was to rescue American medical students at St. George's University from the danger posed to them by the violent coup that had overthrown Grenada's Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. Bishop, a number of members of his government and several dozen civilians were killed in the coup and