Barbadians continue to benefit from the medical expertise of students and staff of the Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM).On Wednesday, the Community Clinical Experience, an initiative of the RUSM and Forlam Foundation, continued its work to provide quality primary healthcare services in local communities, while partnering with Urgent Care Mobile and the Barbados Red Cross Society.Clinics were set up at the Haynesville Community Centre, in St James and the Barbados Vagrants and Homeless Society (BVHS), Spry Street in The City, the Forlam Clinic in Carrington Village and the Barbados Family Planning Association.Ross University’s Associate Dean, Dr Rhonda McIntyre, said the clinical experience which was recently launched has been designed to give students exposure to administering medical care in a community setting. She said students are expected to meet patients in communities and learn about what affects residents’ access to healthcare and what limits their ability to live healthy lifestyles.
