Countries Represented
The following countries are part of the Caribbean Chapter:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- St Vincent and Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (US) – St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas
Governor
Everard N. Barton, MD, FACP
Dr. Barton serves as the official representative of the College for the Caribbean Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about Dr. Barton, read their bio.
Welcome LetterÌý´¥ Past Governors
Caribbean Chapter College Awards
Dr. Sharon Cordner advances to ACP Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Cordner, the newest FACP in our Chapter. She is a Consultant Physician and Head of Medicine at Mount St. John's Medical Centre, Antigua and Barbuda. ACP Fellowship is a mark of distinction representing the pinnacle of integrity, professionalism, and scholarship for those who aspire to pursue careers in Internal Medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internist lives and practices.
Terence Seemungal, PhD, FRCP, FACP featured in the media
Terence Seemungal, PhD, FRCP, FACP, who serves as Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies, has been front and center in providing clear, fact-based information about COVID-19 to the public. He has appeared on a number of different broadcasts (as pictured below) and has been interviewed for many articles. For example, this May, he was featured in a . We are grateful to have members like Dr. Seemungal conveying accurate medical information through multiple media outlets.
2024 Chapter Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Bronze Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes chapters that achieve basics in chapter management. In order to achieve the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria. Criteria include such activities as being involved in advocacy activities (if applicable), communicating with members, having a chapter/regional scientific meeting along with a planning committee, having a sound financial structure in place, recruiting and advancing members and having an awards committee that identifies candidates for local or national awards. We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
