Medical students say UWI Toronto Gala scholarships lifeline to dreams
Medical faculty students Clifton Thompson and Natasha St Cyr are completing their degrees at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, with assistance from UWI Toronto Gala Scholarship programme.
Thompson is studying clinical medicine, the programme cost of which is US$28,000, but with subsidies the cost to the student is approximately US$5,000 annually. St Cyr, meanwhile, is pursuing the doctor of pharmacy degree programme which costs US$10,000 each year.
St Cyr, now a fourth-year student, says her plans are to specialise in oncology or become a consultant pharmacist. This dream, she says, has been made possible by the CDN$3,000-a-year scholarship from the annual UWI Toronto Gala which raises funds for students in need.
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