165 students already enrolled in GOAL’s Health Sciences Programmes

A total of 165 students make up the first batch of persons enrolled in the Guyana Online Academy of Learning’s Health Sciences Programmes.

Over 300 courses were introduced to the academy through a partnership between GOAL and the Medversity. Medversity is a Healthcare EdTech company that provides training through a blended learning model.

The launch of the first set of courses was held on Tuesday during a virtual launch held via Zoom.

Of the 165 students, 141 of them are females. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said this partnership will greatly improve the nation’s capabilities to produce well equipped medical practitioners.

“We really look forward to using the courses that you have here to upskill our doctors and nurses so that they would be able to deliver a high quality of medical care to the people of Guyana and in time to come,” Dr. Anthony said.

Dr. Anthony also noted that with several new hospitals being built, there is a need for well-equipped medical practitioners.

The persons enrolled in these courses will do online programmes and then receive a certificate upon its completion. Two course are allocated to each learner and therefore two certificates will be allotted to each learner.

Gerald Jaideep, the Chief Executive Officer of the Medvarsity said he is hopeful that this partnership will develop further.

“We hope this evolves into deeper partnerships to improve not only the healthcare outcomes for the medical professionals, but also the general public,” Jaideep said.

The initial discussions for the partnership commenced during a meeting in Delhi, India. GOAL’s director Jacob Opadeyi said GOAL is always trying to develop new training opportunities. He said with these new courses introduced, more persons in the medical field can become further trained and equipped.

The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) in its 2020 manifesto committed to providing 25,000 scholarships. It has since worked with several partners through GOAL to deliver on this commitment allowing persons to pursue their Masters and PhDs.