A GROUP of international medical students are attending a summer school in Blackburn.
Hurricane Irma devastated Sint Maarten, the Caribbean island where the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine is based, in August last year.
But more than 700 Caribbean-based students temporarily relocated to Lancashire to continue their studies at the end of last year.
This is due to the close working relationship between the AUC, East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT) and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
And last week 93 students eager to gain more experience in an NHS hospital enrolled for the first-ever ‘summer taster days’ programme, organised by the ELHT Department of Undergraduate Education.
Dr Helen Coutts, consultant paediatrician and ELHT’s international student lead, said: “Feedback from the students has been excellent and they’re really enjoying the ‘summer taster days’ and the chance to extend their medical education in Lancashire.”
The summer taster day programme will see the students take part in clinical placements at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital throughout July and August.
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