New VC in moves to restore UG medical school accreditation

The new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Guyana has identified the reaccreditation of the university’s medical school as one of his main priorities.

Professor Ivelaw Griffith who on June 14, 2016 assumed duties as the institution’s tenth VC told reporters at his first  press conference yesterday that the university has just submitted a self-study to the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) as part of the process of reaccreditation.

“We are fairly comfortable that we are in a good place. We are confident that when the