The entire five-year course shall be conducted at Guyana on the University campus which includes one year of preclinical sciences, two years of Paraclinical sciences, and two years of clinical sciences program inclusive of clinical rotations in our affiliated hospitals at Guyana viz Georgetown Public Hospital and St Joseph Mercy Hospital.
The Indian students also have an option to undergo an observation practice at Max Healthcare, during their vacations/semester breaks to gain the relevant competencies and familiarize themselves with the disease profile and the healthcare delivery system prevalent in India.
The eligibility criteria for students to travel to Guyana to pursue their medical education remains unchanged viz, NEET qualification is mandatory and eligibility criteria for NEET have to be fulfilled as laid down by competent authorities from time to time. This is essential for all students who wish to return to India and be eligible to appear for the FMGE/ NEXT Examination.
The eligibility criteria for the International students enrolling/enrolled at the Lincoln American University, School of Medicine, remains unchanged and is subject to the Medical Council of their respective country.
If the parent Medical Council of their country approves, the students can avail the benefit of undergoing clinical rotation in the leading hospitals of Nepal, India, the USA, etc.
The fourth & fifth year of the MD Program is called the Clinical Science Program or Clinical Rotations Program and is the third and the last stage in getting an MD(Physician) degree from Lincoln American University. Clinical training is provided at the LAU affiliated hospitals i.e., Georgetown Public Hospital and Saint Joseph Mercy Hospitals. The clinical training apart from various theoretical lectures on different disciplines involves rotations in clinical departments which enables the students to have hands-on real-life experiences of dealing with patients in emergency, critical care units, wards, and operation theatres together with exposure to diagnostic services and interpretation of diagnostic results in correlation with clinical findings.
Lincoln American University offers an extensive Clinical Science Program to its medical students. The Clinical Science Curriculum at LAU is designed according to the best standards of medical education and offers the following facets:
During the clinical rotations, the students are sent for clinical rounds where they get to interact with patients, medical and nursing professionals, and hospital administrators in affiliated hospitals in Guyana. The students are provided with log books which they have to fill and get countersigned by the respective faculties and Heads of Departments. The log books contain the details of clinical skills to be acquired, case management, interpretation of diagnostic results, follow-up mechanism, case presentation skills, etc. The students are exposed to various aspects of research and encouraged to participate in research projects during this period of clinical rotations.
The Clinical Rotation Program requires students to rotate in various clinical departments at the end of which they undergo an end rotation assessment.
These are of 12 weeks duration in the following areas:
These vary from two weeks to six weeks and comprise the following:
Students have the flexibility to select their preferred rotations, with each rotation lasting for four weeks. In total, the comprehensive program includes 88 weeks of clinical rotations, which accumulates to an impressive 4,224 clock hours. This extensive hands-on experience is designed to provide students with the in-depth practical skills and knowledge necessary for their future careers in the healthcare field.
At LAU, the program in clinical science is committed to training medical aspirants who want to pursue a career in medicine for the promotion of the well-being of people around the world. The program promotes clinical practice as an applied science and seeks to contribute to the basis of evidence that guides principled and efficient medical services. That makes LAU’s Clinical Science Program one of the best clinical science courses.
The curriculum for the clinical science program at Lincoln American University is designed according to international standards and follows the best practices of medicine. On successful completion of the whole curriculum and satisfactorily meeting all the other requirements, students are awarded the MD degree.
Established in 2016, Lincoln American University is one of the leading medical universities in the Caribbean, delivering the best results in the country.
