Trinity School of Medicine

September 2021 Update The 2021 Progress Report from Trinity Medical Sciences University School of Medicine was presented to the CAAM-HP at its Annual General Meeting held September 22-23, 2021. The Authority considered and carefully analysed the report and, while acknowledging the impact on the School of a natural disaster as well as the global pandemic, expressed deep concern that the School’s responses to the problems identified in the last site visit were not supported by evidential documentation. The School’s heavy reliance on i-Human ‘virtual’ patients in clinical training was also a matter of concern. The Board was not persuaded that the School had made sufficient progress in addressing the problems cited and took the opportunity to caution the School that continued failure to address the concerns could lead to loss of accreditation. CAAM-HP looked forward to receiving the documentation for the next site visit, whether virtual or actual.

November 2020 Update The 2020 Progress Report from Trinity Medical Sciences University School of Medicine was presented to the CAAM-HP at its Annual General Meeting held November 18-19, 2020. The Authority considered and accepted the progress report Board but expressed disappointment at the absence of documentary evidence to support some of the claims made. The Authority was also concerned about the financial viability of the School, given its dependence on tuition fees solely, and requested audited financial statements for the past three years.

July 2019 Determination: Accreditation for three years, 2019-2022 This was the third full accreditation review of Trinity Medical Sciences University School of Medicine (formerly Trinity School of Medicine). A visit was paid to Trinity School of Medicine’s campus in St Vincent & the Grenadines and clinical affiliates in Baltimore, April 6-12, 2019. The CAAM-HP at its meeting held July 25-27, 2019 considered and accepted the site visit report of the ad hoc assessment team comprising: 1. Professor Jonas Addae (Team Chair) 2. Dr Sherline Brown (Team Secretary) 3. Dr Elaine Williams 4. Professor Sam Kini Decision: The Authority, after careful consideration of the site visit report, granted Accreditation for three (3) years, 2019-2022 with the condition that the school prepare for a focussed visit to the clinical sites within the next two years given concerns identified. The school is expected to submit annual progress reports demonstrating the efforts being made to address the areas of concern identified in the report