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St George’s University and California State University, Long Beach, have launched a new academic partnership that will allow qualified CSULB students to gain expedited admission into SGU’s School of Medicine
“We are excited to welcome a talented cohort
of CSULB students to St George’s,” said Dr
G Richard Olds, President of St George’s University “We look forward to working with CSULB to educate the next generation of physicians.”
CSULB students of all majors are eligible to apply to the new program, provided they complete the necessary coursework for medical school admission, maintain a minimum 3.4 GPA, and post an MCAT score within five points of the average for last year’s class at SGU
All applications will be reviewed by a newly
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St George’s University President G Richard Olds and California State University, Long
Beach President Jane Close Conoley inked an agreement that creates a path for CSULB
students to earn their medical education at SGU.
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Katrina von Kriegenbergh, MD Class of 2012
Dr von Kriegenbergh joined a private pain management practice in Los Angeles after completing an anesthesiology residency and pain management fellowship at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center In her final residency year in Lubbock, she served as Chief Resident Dr von Kriegenbergh, who came to SGU from the University of California at Berkeley, enjoys speaking to prospective students about her “amazing experience” during the Prague selective, as well as her time as
an RA for married student housing
Jeffrey Ho, MD Class of 2017 Originally from Markham, Ontario, Dr Ho is a first-year family medicine resident at the University of Toronto He described his SGU experience as “some of the best years of my life,”
having met lifelong friends through such organizations as Urban Humanitarian Projects, Iota Epsilon Alpha, and the Christian Student Association After residency, Dr Ho expects to pursue a hospitalist fellowship, and eventually to open his own clinic with
a fellow SGU grad As part of AAMP, he enjoys guiding Canadian students who hope to obtain a residency position back home
Yalda Safai, MD/MPH
Class of 2017
Dr Safai is a first-year psychiatry resident at Metropolitan
Hospital Center, a program affiliated with New York Medical
College She came to SGU from UCLA, where she earned a
Bachelor of Science in psychobiology Dr Safai hopes to enter
a forensic psychiatry fellowship after residency, and to open her
own practice in Orange County, California To assist AAMP’s
efforts, she worked in the call center during her clinical training,
and currently participates in info sessions and webinars,
conducts student interviews, and serves as a grad mentor
HELP GUIDE TOMORROW’S DOCTORS AND VETS
AAMP volunteers can help in a variety of ways and on their schedule Register at sgu.edu/aamp-form.
1 In person
SGU hosts
information
sessions and
Face-to-Face programs
in major cities around the
world Grads can answer
questions about the
University, life at SGU, and
their profession In addition,
we can arrange for alums
to meet with pre-health
advisors at area universities
2 Online
Webinars include a brief presentation,
as well as
a live chat Q&A with students, graduates, and admission counselors
AAMP volunteers can log
on and provide a valuable perspective to interested students
3 By phone
Graduates can make themselves available to answer prospective students’
questions over the phone
They can also serve as grad mentors, for which they are paired with prospective and accepted students
4 Alumni Volunteer Directory
Grads can submit their contact information and biography to this publication to connect with colleagues and prospective students in their area The AVD indicates the breadth
of area and expertise of our
MD and DVM graduates
SGU, Northumbria Celebrate Collaboration
In January, St George’s University and Northumbria University (NU) concluded celebrations to honor their collaboration on the Keith
B Taylor Global Scholars Program (KBTGSP) Since its inception a decade ago, the program has welcomed more than 1,800 students An anniversary dinner was held
in Northumbria University’s Great Hall, with welcome addresses by Professor Peter Francis, Deputy Vice Chancellor at NU, and Dr
G Richard Olds, President
of SGU Guests included Baroness Howells of St Davids, President of the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation and the only Grenadian in the House of Lords
Global Scholars spend the first year
of Basic Sciences at Northumbria University in the United Kingdom.
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SGU Establishes Pipeline with Cal State Long Beach
Accreditation Paves Way to India
St George’s University was recently recognized as an approved university by the Medical Council of India (MCI) The accreditation will enable SGU graduates
to practice in India, paving the way for Indian medical students to study at SGU and return home to practice medicine as fully trained doctors
St George’s University has a proven record of recruiting international students who
go on to practice medicine
in their home countries, often in areas where physician numbers are low
Approximately 1 percent of all practicing doctors in the United States are graduates
of SGU, with that figure rising to around 15 percent
of the physician population
in Trinidad and Tobago, and
20 percent in Botswana
It is hoped that SGU will
be able to make a similar contribution to the medical workforce throughout India
“I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Medical Council of India for supporting us as we achieve this important milestone,” said Dr G Richard Olds, President of St George’s University “This recognition will enable us to fulfill our commitment to accept students from India and help
us return them as world-class doctors I look forward
to welcoming them to our campus in Grenada.”
SGU students benefit from joining an institution with significant links to the Commonwealth In 2019, the University will host the annual conference of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth, with the theme of “investing in student success.”
created committee within CSULB’s Whitaker Health
Professions Advising Office Applicants must also
submit to a face-to-face interview with a representative
from SGU Students approved by both the committee
and the interviewer will be granted admission to the
program
The program will allow students to finish their medical
degrees a semester early Students will spend their
final semester of undergraduate studies at St George’s
University, after which they’ll be awarded their BA or
BSc degree by CSULB They will then complete another
year-and-a-half of medical studies at SGU, before
moving onto the final two years of graduate medical
education at clinical rotation sites in the United States
and the United Kingdom
“By encouraging CSULB students from all majors and
backgrounds to apply to our new program, we hope to
admit a diverse and well-rounded group of individuals,”
Dr Olds said “We also believe that students will value
how this program allows them to complete their medical
degrees, and start their careers as doctors, a semester
faster than the conventional medical school track.”
GET YOUR CME CREDITS IN A
Tropical Paradise
THE ART OF MEDICINE IN 2018
MARCH 18–25
Radisson Beach Resort | St George’s, Grenada
Combine vacation time with earning CME credits in Grenada
at the St George’s University School of Medicine Alumni
Association Continuing Medical Education 2018 Conference.
Presenters:
G Richard Olds, MD—President of SGU
Michael Gerardi, MD—Previous President of ACEP
…and others to be announced
Credits:
16 CME credits certified by ACEP
Sponsored by the SGUSOM Alumni Association
For more information and to register, visit sgualumni.org
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Spring 2018 Schedule of Events
3/1 Austin, Texas
3/3 Manila, Philippines
3/7 Atlanta, Georgia
3/8 Montreal, Quebec
3/10 Busan, South Korea
3/11 Seoul, South Korea
3/14 Singapore
3/15 Denver, Colorado
3/15 Ottawa, Ontario
3/17 Bangkok, Thailand
3/21 Jersey City, New Jersey +
3/21 Boca Raton, Florida + 3/22 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3/29 Boston, Massachusetts 4/3 San Diego, California * 4/4 Fresno, California 4/4 Dallas, Texas 4/5 San Francisco, California + 4/10 Albuquerque, New Mexico 4/11 Edmonton, Alberta
4/12 Tucson, Arizona 4/12 Victoria, British Columbia
4/24 New York, New York + 4/26 Washington, DC * 5/1 Halifax, Nova Scotia 5/10 Toronto, Ontario + 5/16 Vancouver, British Columbia +
* Face-to-Face: Short presentation with prospective student meet-and-greets and applicant interviews
+ Match Tour: Short presentation and Q&A session featuring recently matched grads, including from the Class of 2018
In Memoriam: Arnold P Gold
Dr Arnold P Gold encouraged all
the aspiring physicians with whom he
connected to strive to achieve the “gold
standard of health care”—compassion,
collaboration, and excellence in
medicine—goals that St George’s
University has for its students as well
The father of the White Coat Ceremony
and ambassador for humanistic patient
care, Dr Gold passed away on January
23, 2018, at the age of 92
“Dr Arnold P Gold holds a very special
place in American medicine,” said Dr
John Cush, MD SGU ’81, Director of
Clinical Rheumatology at Baylor Scott &
White Health in Texas “At a time when
the science and technology of medicine
were changing most, he put his efforts
on reminding educators and trainees
alike that humanism was as important as
the science.”
“Dr Gold was a true role model for
any physician who practices medicine,
and he and his wife, Sandra, are true
embodiments for care, compassion, and
kindness to the nth degree,” added Dr
Vishnu Rao, Dean of Students at SGU
The SGU community is reminded of Dr
Gold’s influence at the bi-annual White Coat Ceremonies, which he helped bring to SGU in 1996 His contribution came full circle in January 2005 when both he and Sandra delivered the SOM White Coat Ceremony
Dr Gold was a world-renowned pediatric neurologist and professor
at Columbia University for more than
50 years, yet his impact stretched far beyond the city limits In 1988,
he co-founded the Arnold P Gold Foundation, a not-for-profit organization
that empowers medical students and doctors to sustain a human connection with their patients Such care was the basis for launching the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which recognizes senior medical students for their
humanistic and altruistic efforts during their medical education In 2005, Dr Cush worked with the foundation to establish an SGU chapter of the GHHS
“Dr Gold’s passing loss is a grand opportunity to extol his contributions
to medicine, such that they can be emulated by other mentors and those who benefitted from his influence,” Dr Cush said
Our Spring 2018 event schedule is always growing, and we encourage our graduates to help us attract the best
and brightest medical and veterinary medical students to SGU Please email Joshua Fein at jfein@sgu.edu if you’re interested Also, be sure to check sgu.edu/infosession for more events as they are added to the schedule
The GHHS induction ceremony is held annually in New York City over graduation weekend.