1. Second Meeting of Network of Public Schools RESP / UNASUR.
Dr. Madan Rambaran
Medical Director,
University of Guyana,
School of Medicine.
2012

2. Guyana Former British Colony English Speaking Population 750, 000
Area 214,000 km2
Bureau of Statistics

3. Faculty of Health Science, University of Guyana.
Pharmacy
Medical Technology- microbiology, hematology, chemistry
Nursing
Optometry
Radiography

4. University of Guyana, School of Medicine
Established 1985
5 year MBBS program
Graduated 350

5. Postgraduate Training
Introduced 2006
Six Programs:
Diploma in Surgery (2006)
Diploma in Anesthesia & Critical Care (2007)
Diploma Orthopedics& Trauma (2007)
Masters in Emergency Medicine (2010)
Masters in Pediatrics (2011)
Masters in Obstetrics & Gynecology (2012)

6. Nursing Schools Registered Nurse – 3 year Nurse Assistant – 18 months
Midwife – 12 m0nths

7. Other Medex Community Health Worker Disease specific training
Diabetic Foot
HIV/AIDS

8. Strengths Essential Capacities in place
Several linkages with partnering institutions

9. Challenges Finance Retention Quantity and Distribution
Primary Health Education
Faculty
Delineation and standardisation of Profiles for providers and managers