USC to collaborate with Johns Hopkins University

UPDATE:

WHILE boasting the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) has one of the top rated nursing programs in the Caribbean, USC’s president Hilary Bowman said the university will be collaborating with the world-renowned Johns Hopkins University in the US to form an academic alliance to offer the Nurse Practitioners’ program which would lead to the Doctor in Nurse Practice.

Bowman was today speaking at the university’s 85th graduation ceremony in Maracas Valley, St Joseph.

“I must commend this department for producing the top student in the 2017-2018 nursing examination in TT with an average score of 90.3. Allow me at this juncture to warmly extend congratulations to Ms Joanne Alleyne for her outstanding performance.

“This advance training would allow Caribbean nurses to practise nursing beyond the level of a registered nurse.

“This therefore calls for us to have modern facilities and state-of-the-art nursing laboratories on our campus. John Hopkins University has been accepting all of USC’s credits from the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.”

He said USC board and administration must rise to the challenge and deliberately seek to improve its infrastructure if USC must remain on the cutting-edge of competitive tertiary education.

Bowman said Amber Ruby Charles, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, was accepted at Johns Hopkins University to pursue a Masters degree in Public Health and an international dietetics internship.

“Despite the economic challenge facing the Caribbean, USC continues to showcase itself as one of the most prestigious institutions, not only in TT but the entire region. The administration of USC in collaboration with the board of governors must continue to find strategic and novel ways of funding its program.

USC has an enrolment of more than 3,000 students, 80 per cent of whom are citizens of TT who now face dire challenges in funding their education as a result of the government’s application of a means test requirement for tuition support.

“There is a need to make education more affordable to students of the Caribbean, and USC must reconsider its target population and develop recruitment strategies to reach other students beyond the region of the Caribbean.”

Bowman said the university has been guided by God for the past 91 years, and stands out as a major player in tertiary education, and as the number one faith-based institution in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean.

Shannelle Octave was this year’s valedictorian who graduated with a grade point average of 3.98 in accounting.

ORIGINAL STORY:

WHILE boasting the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) has one of the top rated nursing programs in the Caribbean, USC’s president Hilary Bowman said the university will be collaborating with the world-renowned John Hopkins University in the US to form an academic alliance to offer the Nurse Practitioners’ program which would lead to the Doctor in Nurse Practice.

Bowman was today speaking at the university's 85th graduation ceremony in Maracas Valley, St Joseph.

“I must commend this department for producing the top student in the 2017-2018 nursing examination in TT with an average score of 90.3. Allow me at this juncture to warmly extend congratulations to Ms Joanne Alleyne for her outstanding performance.

“This advance training would allow Caribbean nurses to practise nursing beyond the level of a registered nurse. This therefore calls for us to have modern facilities and state-of-the-art nursing laboratories on our campus. John Hopkins University has been accepting all of USC’s credits from the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.”