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Dr. D. McGrowder − Memberships : (1) Accreditation Evaluation Committee, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC); (2) Accreditation Council, JANAAC; Dr. L. Dilworth − Board memberships : (1) University Council of Jamaica (Chairman – Accredita- tion and Development Sub-Committee); (2) Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica; (3) North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Dr. D. Brady West − Membership : National Bioethics Committee of Jamaica
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INCOME GENERATION Research Grants
• “A pilot investigation of the carrier rate of the X285K variant of HOXB13 in Jamaican men with prostate cancer diagnosed at The University of the West Indies, Mona, and the associated clinical, pathological and genomic correlates”. TN Gibson , J Luo, B Morrison-Blidgen, W Aiken, S Green, RK Thompson , A Burnett, M Reid. Patrick C. Walsh Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A . US$ 50,000.00, April 2023–April 2024 Income-generating Clinical Laboratory Work In September 2022, the department’s accredited laboratories were awarded re-accreditation to the ISO 15189:2012 Standard for a further four (4) years, by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). Clinical service and income generating activities continued as follows: Laboratories Histology: 5,375 surgical cases (generating 31,699 tests) and 1,115 immunohisto- chemistry tests Cytology: 1,562 gynaecological and 580 non-gynaecological cases Cytogenetics: Closed temporarily due to reagent supply issues Blood Bank: 3,268 blood donors processed and 19,512 tests performed Flow Cytometry: 46 tests (laboratory closed from April 2022–January 2023) Autopsy Service 69 autopsies (24 perinatal and 45 adult cases) Chemical Pathology: 120,874 tests Routine Haematology: 101,130 tests
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