Top Medical Student, Amrita Ghandatt, Named University of Guyana’s 2026 Valedictorian

Amrita Ghandatt, 24, an aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon, has been named the University of Guyana’s 2026 Valedictorian. Amrita read for a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in the College of Medical Sciences and secured a perfect GPA of 4.0, copping the coveted prize of the President’s Medal for the Best Graduating Student with a Bachelor’s degree.

It is an extraordinary achievement, but for Amrita, its significance extends far beyond academic recognition. It represents years of discipline, sacrifice, faith and a determination to make the people who believed in her proud.

Full coverageUniversity of Guyana Graduates Overcome Hardship to Earn Class of 2026 Degrees10 reports

Follow

Her journey into medicine was not one she had mapped out from childhood. During her two years of CAPE at Queen’s College, the young scholar pursued the natural sciences and excelled in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. She particularly enjoyed learning about the anatomy and physiology of the human body, and she came to see medicine as a calling. “I don’t think that there’s any profession for me out there that would give me the fulfilment the way medicine does. I’m so happy, I have no regrets about my choice,” Amrita shared.