DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & PSYCHIATRY
Dr. Kenneth James, MBBS MPH – Head of Department
CONTINUED RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS The academic year 2022/2023 reflected a period of return to the mandated face to face classes and adaptation to new norms post-acute COVID-19 pandemic. Bearing in mind the overarching UWI Triple A Strategy it was a challenging one, aggravated by entrenched human resource and financial resource constraints. ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING We returned largely to conventional delivery of teaching programmes but with renewed vigour and vision. We employed a variety of teaching methods and approaches in the pursuit of germane high quality educational experiences. Crit- ical to that mission was the full reinstitution of site visits and immersive field experiences and community interactions including rural-based clerkships. This enabled greater clinical and practical interactions at individual, organizational and system-wide. levels, enriching content and fostering learning. ENHANCING RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION Despite ongoing challenges, these totalled 50: twenty-six (26) peer reviewed journal articles, six (6) technical reports and eighteen (18) conference/fora presentations for the 2022/2023 academic year. CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINANCIAL HEALTH The department continued its efforts in implementing cost containment plans to support the university thrust towards maintaining the financial health of the insti- tution. We also engaged external donors who subsequently now provide financial contributions that substantially underwrite the 4 th year Community Health clerkship
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