Our History

The University of the West Indies (UWI) had its beginnings at Mona, Jamaica as an overseas medical college of the University of London in 1948 with admission of thirty-three medical students. Conceived and nurtured to serve the needs of the English-speaking Caribbean, by 1963, it had become a truly regional institution, with campuses established in Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados and the authority to award its own degrees.

Our Growth

Over the last seventy years, the faculty first expanded clinical teaching to Trinidad and Barbados under the Eastern Caribbean Medical Scheme. In 1989 a full medical school was established in Trinidad, and since then, we have expanded our clinical programmes to Nassau, Bahamas, and Barbados. Currently, we boast an enrollment of almost 5000 students and offer undergraduate programmes in a variety of medical sciences.

Our Programmes

We offer more than 1000 students registered in undergraduate and graduate programmes. These graduate programmes include the popular DM professional degree programmes, providing training in an expanding number of medical specialties and several taught masters programmes. 

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Social Accountability and Inter-Professional Education Programme

The faculty is committed to excellence in education, community-based research, equity in patient care and advocacy. We strive to embrace a social accountability- focused programme that addresses the social determinants of health in healthcare, education and research.

Our Social Mission

Our vision for social accountability is to be a faculty of excellence rooted in the Caribbean for education, training, research, service in health and well-being. The faculty upholds its obligation to direct its education, research, service and healthcare towards the health and wellbeing of the nation, region and international communities.