Health Professions Education Unit
. . . A reminder to the Caribbean
The Health Professions Education Unit (HPEU) in the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) continued to be engaged in activities under its mandate to promote, develop, implement, and monitor health professions’ education initiatives. In the review year, there was a concentrated effort to develop the Mentorship Initiative programme. An FMS Social Accountability Award was introduced at the Faculty’s Students Awards Ceremony. This award is given to the student from a programme who is outstanding in at least one of the following criteria: Organization and Function Accountability – Actively involved in organized and structured clubs, and groups that promote Social Accountability; Educational Accountability – Demonstrated participation in seminars, workshops, conferences directly related to Social Accountability; Research Accountability – Conducts research, publishes/presents on topics directly related to Social Accountability; Health Services Accountability – Volunteers and actively participates in health service-designed activities in Social Accountability; and Environmental Accountability – Promotes environmental sustainable solutions to address health concerns in Social Accountability. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS, SPORT GOVERNING BODIES AND SPORTING ENTITIES The Faculty of Sport (FSP) built relationships with governments, sports governing bodies, and sporting entities during the academic year. Following a visit to Jamaica by the Honourable Minister of Sport, Trinidad and Tobago, the University Faculty of Sport (FSP) submitted a proposal for a Community Inclusion Programme for the Trinidadian Government’s consideration. The Honourable Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados delivered the 22nd Annual Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture. She addressed the state of West Indies cricket and used the occasion to remind the Caribbean governments of their responsibility to see to the development of the game of cricket, recommending that new governance structures be put in place for its sustainability. Apart from pointing out problematic issues, action items were identified, and the lecture gained much attention in regional and international media. The FSP launched a webinar series titled Debates in Sports Ethics . Two episodes of the series were delivered through the collaborative efforts of the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (St Augustine), the UWI Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Unit, and the FSP.
governments of their responsibility to see to the development of the game of cricket, recommending that new governance structures be put
in place for its sustainability.
The Honourable Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados deliveres the 22nd Annual Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture.
The UWI signed an MOU with the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) with the aim of fostering greater development of athletes, coaches, and sports administrators.
SUPPORTING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK
The Faculty of Law (FOL) hosted its 9th Annual Symposium on Law, Governance and Society at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel and online, under the theme, Vision 2030: Towards Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. The keynote speaker was Mr Bruce Golding, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, and the areas of concentration were: Jamaica . . . Towards a Republic; Emerging Copyright Issues; Global Health; Financial Crime; AML/CFT Obligations and International
67 UWI MONA ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023
66 UWI MONA ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023
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