both St. Lucian residents and students. The school is making life easier for all St. Lucians whose dream to become a physician is made difficult by a lack of finance. They have done so by implementing a St. Lucia Scholarship Program which provides 100% tuition fee for all four semesters of Basic Sciences education for qualified St. Lucians. However, it does not include lodging, transportation and educational supplies. In order for students to continue to benefit from such a program they must maintain a passing grade in all their classes. The recipient of such a scholarship must be prepared and committed to practice medicine in St. Lucia. The university is now focusing on its future which looks very promising. To ensure that it continues to improve the level of education provided to students, IAU has purchased a portion of land in Vieux Fort to construct a permanent campus. The campus will be constructed on a 5 acre portion of land and will provide close to 100,000 sq ft of floor space. It will contain wi-fi classrooms, a multistory library, a fully equipped learning centre, study rooms and administrative
and faculty offices. Despite the large size of the campus, the school will still keep its commitment towards a supportive learning environment and will have no more than 120 students seated in a classroom. At the moment the school has close to 200 students who come from many parts of the world, mainly America and Canada. Over the years the number of students enrolled at the school has been increased at a steady pace. The school
expects a significant improvement in this trend in the future. “We are going by our mission of becoming one of the best medical schools in the Caribbean. St. Lucia will be known as the education hub of the Caribbean where students can get quality education,� Mr. Sibi Gopalakrishnan, Public Relations Officer to IAU said. BF
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