﻿{"id":5,"date":"2018-06-12T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T09:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:52:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"faculty-rotator-bottom-border\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div class=\"live-shortcode\">        <div id=\"uwi_slider\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\">\n            <div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n                <ol class=\"carousel-indicators p-2\">\n                <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n\n                \n                    <!-- Carousel Containeer --> \n                    <div class=\"carousel-item\">\n                          \n                          <!-- Slider Image with anchor -->\n                          <a 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card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/about-us\/accreditation\/\">Accreditation<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<div id=\"fms-meet-the-dean\">The MBBS programme at Cave Hill has been accredited by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caam-hp.org\/\">CAAM-HP<\/a><\/strong> (The Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions). The FMS administration and faculty have established educational and assessment criteria that are consistent with the highest regional and international accreditation standards. <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/about-us\/accreditation\/\">Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"graduate-section\" class=\"row\">\n<section class=\"col-sm-4 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/programmes\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate Programmes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body card-link no-padding\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/programmes\/undergraduate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 210px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Images\/Home\/undergrad-girls.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-footer card-footer-programmes\"><a class=\"apply-now\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/programmes\/undergraduate\/\">Find out more \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"col-sm-4 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/programmes\/postgraduate\/\">Postgraduate Programmes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body card-link faculty-resources-list no-padding\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/programmes\/postgraduate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 210px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Images\/Home\/postgrad.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-footer card-footer-programmes\"><a class=\"apply-now\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/programmes\/postgraduate\/\">Find out more \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"col-sm-4 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/cme\/\">Continuing Medical Education (CME)<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body card-link no-padding\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/cme\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 210px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Images\/Home\/uwi-bamp-cme.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-footer card-footer-programmes\"><a class=\"apply-now\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/cme\/\">Find out more \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"row\">\n<section id=\"fms-research\" class=\"col-sm-6 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body card-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/research\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Images\/Home\/pcr-room-min.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"fms-highlights\" class=\"col-sm-6 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/students\/medical-students-association\/\">Medical Students&#8217; Association<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body card-link\">\n<div id=\"fms-meet-the-dean\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; border: 0px solid #666666;\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Images\/Home\/msa.jpg\" alt=\"\">The Medical Students\u2019 Association, MSA, serves as the interface between all medical students from Year 1 to Year 5, health sciences students, and the Faculty members. We are a subsidiary of the Guild of Students and currently comprised of 13 council members who hail from various islands across the Caribbean. <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/students\/medical-students-association\/\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"row\">\n<section id=\"fms-student-resources\" class=\"col-sm-6 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/students\/student-resources\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body faculty-resources-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cavehill.uwi.edu\/financial\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: auto 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Images\/financial-aid-money-200x300-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/students\/student-resources\/\">Handbook and Student Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/about-us\/faculty-of-medical-sciences-library\/\">Medical Library&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/students\/medical-students-association\/\">Medical Students Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cavehill.uwi.edu\/studentservices\">Office of Student Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cavehill.uwi.edu\/alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"fms-news-and-notices\" class=\"col-sm-6 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-title card-header-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/news-notices\/\">News &amp; Notices<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<div id=\"news-col\">\n<div class=\"list-group\">\n<div class=\"list-group\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode\">            <div>\n                <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/news\/fellowship-of-the-royal-college-of-obstetricians-a\/\">Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG)<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">            \n                    <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                    <span class=\"NewsPDate\">\n                        27\/06\/2025                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>            \n                <div class=\"NewsPSummary\">                   \n                    <p>Recently awarded FRCOG designation in June 2025<\/p>\n                <\/div>        \n            <\/div>\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n                    <div>\n                <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/news\/sensitising-staff-in-the-fms-about-the-annual-revi\/\">Sensitising Staff in the FMS about the Annual Review Process<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">            \n                    <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                    <span class=\"NewsPDate\">\n                        29\/05\/2025                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>            \n                <div class=\"NewsPSummary\">                   \n                    <p>The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) publishes podcasts on the annual review process for staff and the associated instruments.<\/p>\n                <\/div>        \n            <\/div>\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n                    <div>\n                <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/news\/scpe-catalyst-paediatric-catalyst-grants-call-fo\/\">SCPE Catalyst Paediatric Catalyst Grants &#8211; 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