Although Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Anthony De Freitas, earlier this week,Cheap Nike Shoes Online, told this publication that the provisional accreditation status of the University of Guyana’s medical programme is linked to a funding need, Vice Chancellor,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, yesterday insisted that this is not the case.Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Jacob OpadeyiWithout giving specific details,Cheap Jeseys NFL, Professor Opadeyi categorically informed Kaieteur News that the move by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions?(CAAM-HP), to grant the University’s Bachelor of Medicine?and Bachelor of Surgery?(MBBS) programme provisional accreditation has nothing to do with financing.In fact he laid the blame squarely at the feet of the faculty, pointing out yesterday that the body had failed to provide the University’s administration with requisite information that should have gained the attention of CAAM-HP during its review.CAAM-HP is the legally constituted body established in 2003 under the aegis of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), empowered to determine and prescribe standards and to accredit programmes of medical,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, dental, veterinary and other health professions education on behalf of the contracting parties in CARICOM.CAAM-HP had last year conducted an assessment of the University’s School of Medicine at which time the MBBS programme was reviewed and a number of concerns were highlighted.? However, although CAAM-HP on its website (http://www.caam-hp.org) said that it noted with “deep concern” that some of the issues identified in the report of the 2013 visit were in fact highlighted in the 2006 site visit report, and subsequent progress reports gave the assurance that they had been or were being addressed, those concerns were not outlined.But according to the Health Sciences Dean, the review highlighted concerns that were mainly related to finances and funding of the medical programme.? As such, he underscored that the move to grant the medical programme provisional accreditation was in no way related to academic performance but rather linked to issues of an administrative and financial nature.The Vice Chancellor disclosed yesterday that even he was not aware of the needs of the faculty since a request was made by the administration of the University for such information, to no consequence. “The faculty has not brought a document for us to see the need; it has not yet been prepared…Give us a proposal of what is required to run this programme properly…do not ask for two of this, when you need two of that…I have asked them to send me a proposal and they have not sent it,” said an agitated Professor Opadeyi.He however,Nike NFL Jerseys China, informed that based on his knowledge, moves have since been engaged by the faculty to prepare a list of resources and policy changes that were requested by the Accreditation body. This information, according to the Vice Chancellor,Evan Engram Jersey, must first be presented to the University’s administration.The local university has up to next year to put relevant measures in place before it is again reviewed and becomes eligible for full accreditation.The Vice Chancellor confidently intimated that labelling the provisional accreditation to financing couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact he hinted to this publication that the University is no longer in the cash-deprived state it was in when he first assumed the post of Vice Chancellor one year ago.This publication was reliably informed that Government has assured financial assistance to the University which should see it being relieved of a multi-million dollar debt.