Twenty-three doctors have now been enrolled in postgraduate residency training programmes for the 2013 academic year as part of a collaborative effort between the Institute of Health Science Foundation and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Director of the Institute Dr Madan Rambaran, in a brief statement, said there was need to build capacity with highly trained doctors in Guyana. He added that with the evolving nature of medical education, the first degree was not a sufficient qualification for independent practice. “In as much as we had specialty care in our hospital, the bulk of our care was delivered