UMHS Medical School: Recent Episodes
The University of Medicine and Health Sciences
The University of Medicine and Health Sciences is an ACCM accredited offshore medical school located in Basseterre, Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. UMHS confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine degree. The university also has a campus in Portland, Maine, and an administrative office in New York, New York.As the only privately/family-owned medical school in the Caribbean, UHMS is driven to help its students succeed by providing state-of-the-art facilities comparable to US Medical Schools. Founded by the current owners, the Ross family in 2007, UMHS has exceptional faculty and staff that offer personalized attention with an 8:1 faculty-to-student ratio.To find out more, please visit our website https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools
This audio discusses in detail information about how to become a Pathologist and is made specifically for premed students as well as current medical students trying to decide if Pathology is the medical specialty they would like to pursue.
This Podcast is based upon an original article that can be found here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-pathologist
A video version of this audio can be found in segments on this YouTube playlist
If you are a prospective medical student please check out our informational page about our medical school in the Caribbean
UMHS graduate Venus Swearingen, M.D., and third-year UMHS medical student Eboni Peoples, a candid conversation between the two women regarding their journey to becoming doctors as Black females. This also coincided with Black History Month.
A video is available for this podcast and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjZIN_NGwg
If you are a prospective medical student and are interested in the University of Medicine and Health Sciences please check out this link to our offshore Caribbean medical school https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools
In this podcast, UMHS graduates Arjun Kanwal, M.D., a Cardiology Fellow at New York Medical College, and Igor Areinamo, M.D., who is a Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Intensivist at Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease discuss what careers in cardiology can look like, the importance of cardiac care, what cardiac care is, heart health tips & much more.
Please check out the video version of this on YouTube
If you are a prospective medical student looking at caribbean or offshore medical schools, please check out our Caribbean medical school's overview page
In this audio recording Loren Estvold, MD discusses LGBTQ+ healthcare as well as healthcare for Trans patients. He discusses the health problems related to these populations and goes into detail about how to treat these people medically and socially. This is cutting-edge information and a must for Internal Med and Family Med professionals that will encounter this population on a regular basis.
For those that are visual learners, please check the video version on YouTube. We would also suggest that you check out all the informative videos on our YouTube Channel.
If you are a prospective medical student and are interested in learning more about The University of Medicine and Health Sciences, please visit the University of Medicine and Health Sciences Caribbean Medical Schools page.
Nontraditional medical students have become more of a "norm" in recent years. In this audio two UMHS graduates and one current Medical student discuss their experiences with Marie McGillycuddy, Vice President of Admissions at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences.
This is a very informative audio as each individual has a unique perspective to share,
For those visual learners, there is a video version of this podcast available on the UMHS YouTube ChannelIf you are a prospective student interested in attending one of the best Caribbean Medical schools, you can check out more information by clicking on the link above.
You can also visit one of our popular website pages that discusses starting medical schools at an older age and changing careers here.
UMHS graduate Venus Swearingen, M.D., and third-year UMHS medical student Eboni Peoples, a candid conversation between the two women regarding their journey to becoming doctors as Black females. This also coincided with Black History Month.
A video is available for this podcast and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjZIN_NGwg
If you are a prospective medical student and are interested in the University of Medicine and Health Sciences please check out this link to our offshore Caribbean medical school https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools
Sarah Mohtadi MD, Tamara Clark MD, and Alisha Qaiser MD discuss their experiences as women in medicine and advise other females currently in medical school or prospective students wanting to become physicians. They discuss differences in pay, the differences they observe between male and female 1st-year residents, and how to succeed in the first year.
They also discuss why they chose UMHS for their Medical School
Dr. Mohtadi is a Family Medicine resident and can be contacted at sarahmohtadi@cdrewu.edu
Dr. Clark is a Psychiatry Resident and can be contacted at brandiece@gmail.com
Dr. Qaiser is a Neurology Resident and can be contacted at Alisha.Qaiser@mercyhealth.com
A video from the live stream event can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0PUDBUezsY
Please also check out our very popular podcast from 2 women that are natives of Canada and their journey from residency inside the US to practicing medicine in Canada - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1203617/episodes/10823117
We would appreciate it if you would add our Podcast feed to your list of audios to listen to in the future. Here is the link https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1203617.rss
If you’d like to be in touch with alumni in specific residencies or geographic areas, we are happy to coordinate. Please reach out to our alumni liaison, Michelle Peres at Mperes-@umhs-sk.net or 248-890-2625.
For an overview of the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, please check out our Caribbean Medical Schools page https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools#world_class_education
The pathway to practicing Medicine in Canada is very complex. Admission into Medical School in Canada is more competitive than in the US. For this reason, many very qualified Canadian residents turn to offshore medical schools to obtain their MD degrees and subsequently return to Canada to practice.
In this episode, Canadian residents and UMHS graduates Rebecca Bremner, MD, and Shamim Shakeel Khan, MD share their experiences and offer advice to others interested in following in their footsteps.
If you are interested in finding out more about UMHS Medical School, please read the information on this webpage: https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools
A video version of this episode can be here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRCJqB9PTzo