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Centralize all transportation in the Faculty The centralizing of transportation arrangement in the Faculty for our students continues. This process includes the coordination, dispatching and managing of schedules and buses for students. The engagement of the company Above and Beyond has continued, and they worked with the Faculty over this academic year as the sole supplier of extra buses to fulfil the needs of the Faculty. The tender process has not been finalized, we should receive the relevant information to proceed shortly so as to complete the process. An electronic system has been developed to allow the students to schedule their needs for transportation, however, on occasions the students fail to comply or do not cancel their request when they no longer need the service and this causes at times either an under or over supply of buses. We continue to remind the students of the importance of supplying the information of their needs on the electronic system. The arrangement has worked relatively well and the Faculty continues to supply transport for its students to the affiliate training sites. School of Medical Radiation Technology (SMRT) SMRT is responsible for training radiographers in modern medicine. The school offers the BSc in Diagnostic Imaging (Radiography) programme and serves as the premier training programme of the Caribbean region, supplying local, regional, and international markets with professional imaging technologists. The demand for radiographers in modern medicine was at an all-time high globally and has led to Jamaica struggling to retain its graduates. The programme was launched in 2006 under Collaborative Agreement between the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the University of the West Indies (UWI). The programme was subsequently transferred to the Faculty of Medical Sciences effective August 1, 2010, on recommendation of The Strategic Committee of The UWI. The programme continues to improve and this Academic year saw the development and approval of the Board for Undergraduate (BUS) for a five year programme. The fees for this new programme was previously approved and Academic year 2023/2024 will see the commencement of this new programme. The Re-engineered Health Research Resource Unit (HRRU) to the Clinical Translational Research Unit (CTRU) The revised unit continues to grow from strength to strength. The Deputy Dean Research met with all the Departments and created an outline of how they should restructure themselves to ensure that research is promoted. The Unit has also been strengthened by the employment of a research manager whose responsibility it is to have overall responsibility for overseeing the research activities, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget, while also making sure that all research activities adhere to relevant policies and standards. This new employee has
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