The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill is expanding medical ethics training to emphasise doctors’ professionalism and patient engagement, as medical training seeks to meet the evolving needs of healthcare, its dean of medicine said on Friday.

As the 25th Sir Errol Walrond Scientific Symposium opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Dr Damian Cohall, said the faculty continues to develop its programmes to meet the evolving needs of healthcare while preparing graduates for modern medicine.

Medical Practitioners, Hospital Officials were sitting in on the Sir Errol Waldrond Symposium. (Photo Credit: Lourianne Graham)