Texila American University - Preparing and Improving Youths for the 21st Century
Texila American University (TAU) is a member of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is managed by Mr Saju Bhaskar, Founder and President of Texila American University. The University was established in 2010 at Lot 2442 Providence, East Bank Demerara and has been in operations for over eleven (11) years. It commenced operations with a meagre seven (7) students. Today through perseverance backed by research and strategic adaptation, the University now boasts 700+ students from 40+ countries.
• Association of Commonwealth Universities • Medical Council of India • Pakistan Medical Council • Private Sector Commission • Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Affiliation with ACGME hospitals in US • TAU is listed in WODMS, a joint effort by the International Medical Education Directory and the Avicenna Directory. • TAU is a member of AMEE, a globally recognized organization which promotes international excellence in health-care education. • TAU is a member of IAU-UNESCO, it is a globally organization serving the higher education community worldwide. • TAU is a member of ACU (The Association of Commonwealth Universities) • TAU graduates are accepted by BMHC, a statutory body in Bhutan which is responsible for recognition of medical qualifications in Bhutan.
GCCI: How did you grow over the years? We operate in three continents and the Caribbean Region. Hence, we were able to leverage on our existing network in the USA, India, Nigeria, South Africa, and Philippines to grow our numbers over the years. Though we started as a medical school, we are now offering programs not only in Medicine, but also Business Management, Public Health & Nursing. GCCI: You have boasted about being the largest private University in Guyana having graduated more than 400 students. What would you say have aided that position? The University is proud to mention that it has the most modern Labs (Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Histology & Pathology Labs), Patient Simulation Center, a Learning Resource Center with 1000 seats; a high-tech Digital Library; and Texila’s Digipedia is a knowledge hub that provides accurate and up-to-date content to the students with more than 8000 collections. However, more importantly, we are associated and recognized by a number of councils and entities which include: • Recognized by Medical Council of Canada • Listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS) • Recognized by Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (USA) • Registered with National Accreditation Council, Guyana • International Association of University – UNESCO • Medical Council of Guyana 48
GREEN GUYANA - ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GCCI: What medical programs do you offer? In the College of Medicine, we offer • Pre-med Program • MD Program • Post Graduate Medicine Programs • In the College of Public Health, we offer Masters in Public Health • In the College of Business Management, we offer a Bachelors and Masters in Business Management. GCCI: What are your aims? TAU aims to provide leadership in medical education and innovation. We aspire to achieve this through world-class teaching and training and stateof-the-art infrastructure. At TAU, we combine scientific understanding with outstanding clinical and communication skills to nurture a caring, compassionate and professional doctor. GCCI: Tell us about the diversity of your students. We have admitted students from over 45 different countries
