Gov’t reiterates commitment to All Saints

The students received their white coats during the ceremony
The students received their white coats during the ceremony

Education Minister, Petter Saint Jean has said that government remains fully supportive of the operations of All Saints University School of Medicine in Dominica.

He was addressing the 24th white Coat Ceremony at the institution on the weekend.

“In fact over the past eight years the University has grown into a valuable, social and economic partner and the government of Dominica remains fully supportive of the University’s operations here on island,” Saint Jean said. “We are also grateful for the impact that the University continues to have on Dominica’s social and economic landscape.”

He noted that with a population of roughly 900, All Saints has attracted international students and many have integrated into the Dominican society.

“But even more than that, the economic benefits which have resulted from the operations of All Saint’s University here in Dominica have been tremendous,” he stated.

Twenty-seven students received their white coats which marked the transition from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences.

The students came from Canada, Europe, USA, Africa and Asia.

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16 Comments

  1. happy
    April 15, 2015

    well done allsaints, the school is growing rapidly and is having a meaningful contribution on dominica economy,almost every one is renting out their appartments and benifiting higly..lots of students are into USA residency, thank you dominica i will never forget ur contribution to my fellow brother who studyed there and is now practising in the USA…

  2. Dominican
    April 15, 2015

    All Saints is mostly comprised of Nigerian who uses Dominica as a transshipment port to get to the US. Majority of these Nigerians students are 16 years, 17 years old and most of the time do not attend classes but will remain on island long enough to get documents from Dominica to travel to the US to reside.

    There are lots of things that are going on that need to be exposed.

  3. Juanito
    April 15, 2015

    Only in Dominica one can find such an inadequate institution. This is a medical school? In a former primary school and abandoned clinic? in this day and age why should we accept such mediocrity? Ross should be given priority to become a world class medical school. Dominica does not need another “low rate” medical school.

  4. April 15, 2015

    Hon. Peter St. Jean is absolutely right. All Saints University makes a substantial contribution to Dominica in more ways than one. Most importantly, it permits progressive Dominicans direct links with Mother Africa – and Nigeria in particular, the most powerful economy on the continent.

    Several Dominican students are getting a quality education here. Our international students are respectful & highly motivated. The receive private medical office exposure at Urgent Care and are very well received by our patients.

    All Saints University is continuing to grow at an impressive rate. Having helped train them, I know they are acquiring skills of the highest international standards. The work of the university will only continue to prosper and grow from from strength to strength.

    Dr. Christian
    Pofessor, Introduction to Clinical Medicine

    • Thor
      April 15, 2015

      I don’t know about the quality of the education. What I do know is, these students who come to Dominica to study because they could not get accepted into any of the better medical schools.

      • April 16, 2015

        That used to be true, but at least in the case of Ross, it really has built up a respectable reputation over time.

        Moreover, especially in the case of All Saints, more and more students will come here from economically developing countries not because they couldn’t get into American schools, but because they don’t intend to practice medicine in the U.S. and don’t want to pay American prices.

  5. Anonymous
    April 14, 2015

    How come that All Saints place looking so shabby compared with Ross? I hope that is not reflected in the quality of their training.

  6. April 14, 2015

    All Saints is a medical school we should cherish and appreciate in the same way we do Ross University they being there is to our National benefit.

  7. kumbaya
    April 14, 2015

    did any Dominicans receive white coats?

    • happy
      April 15, 2015

      no dominicans received white coats, foreigners are now capturing all the opportunities..

  8. Dominic
    April 14, 2015

    23 black one white that doh look good

    • Zandoli
      April 14, 2015

      Most of them will return to Africa.

      I would be hard pressed to let a doctor from these third rate schools to cut my cuticles.

    • April 14, 2015

      Without even getting into how ignorant that is for racist reasons, who do you think the biggest markets of the twenty-first century are, especially for things like education that are most often taken up by younger people? It’s not North Americans, it’s Africans and Asians. If Dominica has an opportunity to provide education to foreigners, whether by having them come or through distance learning, that’s a positive thing, regardless of who those students are.

    • Anonymous
      April 14, 2015

      Just shows we are not prejudiced, we taking the money from anyone.

    • Hawke
      April 14, 2015

      What an inane and brainless c0mment. If ch00sing t0 criticize, please write s0mething that makes sense… DILD0!

  9. Titiwi
    April 14, 2015

    Good for All Saints but I support All Souls more.

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