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The Department of Child and Adolescent Health strives for excellence in clinical service, research, intellectual leadership, advisory and community services and training of undergraduate students and postgraduate doctors.
We are the premier and longest standing paediatric & child health department within the faculty. We produce paediatricians who are ready to make an impactful contribution to caribbean development. We offer a suite of undergraduate courses and graduate degree programmes which include the Doctor of Medicine (Paediatrics). The department complements its academic programmes with cutting edge research, unique clinical services, consultatory services and public and community services at the national and international level.
Ou vision is for all caribbean children to achieve optimal physical, socio-emotional, and mental health thereby ensuring a healthy productive adult population.
We have a mission to provide high quality child and family centred health care through service delivery, teaching and research.
Welcome to the Department of Child and Adolescent Health! Our team is a diverse collective of academics, health care professionals and support staff with experience and expertise in ensuring high quality care for children and adolescents through excellent service delivery, teaching, research, advocacy, public engagement and education. Beyond the UWI, Mona, our staff contribute their expertise to national, regional and global efforts aimed at improving health outcomes.
Thank you for visiting us! We welcome any collaborative efforts as we work together for a better, brighter future for our children and the region.
~ Abigail Harrison
Head, Senior Lecturer
Our department comprises a multidisciplinary team of academics and professionals who pursue excellence in research, teaching, training of undergraduate students and postgraduate healthcare professionals, scholastic and professional leadership, clinical services, advisory, consultations, collaboration with stakeholders, public and community service. The excellent work of our academics is well supported by a competent cadre of technical, administrative and service staff.
In the undergraduate realm, we contribute to the MBBS programme through the Junior Child Health Clerkship (Year 3 MBBS), the Senior Child Health Clerkship (Year 5 MBBS), and lectures for courses in years 1 to 3 (MBBS). The Aspects of Family Medicine (MDSC3203) is a 3rd year rotation in the MBBS program. It forms one of the 3 introductory clerkships in the final semester of Stage 1. It is an 8-week rotation equally shared with Community health & Psychiatry. This child health portion aims to produce students with requisite foundation principles and skills in basic paediatrics as they are exposed to both ambulatory and inpatient care.
For postgraduates, our department administers several programmes and they are as follows:
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