ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, Oct. 16, 2017 /CNW/ -- This week, St. George's University launched the "Pay It Forward" program, which will allow Canadian students who enroll in SGU's January MD entering classes, starting this January of 2018 to claim a refund of their tuition if they are accepted to and matriculate at a Canadian or US allopathic medical school for the subsequent fall term.
"Applying to medical school is stressful. Many students may not want to wait until the spring for an offer of admission from a Canadian medical school that may never come," said Sandra Banner, SGU's consultant for university relations in Canada. "Pay It Forward will allow Canadian students to jump-start their medical educations without sacrificing the possibility of returning to Canada for medical school."
"We're confident that after one semester at St. George's, they'll decide to stay," Banner said. "However, the beauty of this program is that if they want to go to the Canadian – or US – medical school, they have a term of top-quality integrated systems-based medical education under their belt. They will shine in their new medical school!"
Starting this January application cycle, anyone who enrolls for the spring 2018 semester at SGU and is subsequently admitted to – and enrolled at – a Canadian or US allopathic medical school for the fall 2018 term will receive a full refund of SGU's tuition and fees, if they choose to accept their spot in Canada or the US.
This program is the latest in a series of efforts by St. George's to bolster its offerings to Canadian students. This year, St. George's hired Banner, the former CEO of the Canadian Resident Matching Service, and Charles Furey, a former elected official with years of experience in the Canadian government, to help strengthen the University's network in Canada.
Banner and Furey will work to increase the number of clinical rotation spots available to St. George's students and establish electives at new hospitals all over the country.
"Our Pay It Forward program demonstrates that we have the utmost confidence in the education and experience we provide at St. George's," said Dr. G. Richard Olds, President of St. George's University. "We have a long and storied tradition of educating Canada's doctors of the future, and we believe that this program will help us attract even more of Canada's best and brightest."
About St. George's University
St. George's University is a center of international education, drawing students and faculty from 140 countries to the island of Grenada, in the West Indies, to its programs in medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, science, social science, information technology, and business. St. George's is affiliated with educational institutions worldwide, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. The University's over 17,000 graduates include physicians, veterinarians, scientists, and public health and business professionals across the world. The University's programs are accredited and approved by many governing authorities and repeatedly recognized as the best in the region. For more information, visit www.sgu.edu.
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Yael Wollstein, (202) 471-4228 ext 118, [email protected], http://www.sgu.edu
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