Lectures, demonstrations and practicals

Joanne Paul-Charles, DM Family Medicine
Khatija Mangera, DM Family Medicine
Tamara Clement, DM Family Medicine
Michelle Gibson-Thomas, DM Family Medicine

Dr. Joanne Paul-Charles, DM Family Medicine

Dr. Joanne Paul-Charles is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, medical class of 1999. Post-internship she worked as Senior House Officer in internal Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Then she went on to pursue postgraduate training in Family Medicine and received a Doctor of Medicine degree. Dr. Paul-Charles is a pioneer graduate of the Family Medicine Distance programme, which has since expanded and offers training to doctors across the Caribbean.
She is a lecturer in Family Medicine at the Cave Hill Campus and is actively involved in family medicine teaching and supervision, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
As a Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Paul-Charles has many years of experience, working in general practice and primary care, both in the public community clinic setting in and in private practice. She currently works as a Consultant Family Physician and does Clinical teaching at the Branford Taitt Polyclinic.  She also works privately at Elcourt Medical Clinic.  She enjoys seeing patients from the entire spectrum within the family, ranging from antenatal period to elderly and end-of-life care.

Dr. Khatija Mangera, DM Family Medicine

Khatija Mangera is a final year resident in the Family Medicine Program at the UWI. She currently works at the General Practice Unit (GPU) of Edgar Cochrane Polyclinic. There, she is involved in supervising and teaching medical students. Many of the patients have chronic diseases; hence she has developed significant expertise in this area, including teaching patients about self-blood glucose monitoring (SBGM) and home blood pressure measurements (HBPM).
Dr. Tamara Clement, DM Family Medicine
Dr. Tamara Clement has been the Clinical Medical Officer of Health at the Branford Taitt Polyclinic for the past six years, having worked for the Ministry of Health for a total of eight years. At the Polyclinic, she manages patients who suffer from non-communicable diseases, such as, Diabetes mellitus and Hypertension, and takes part in outreach programmes in the community provided by the polyclinic. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry (First Class Honours) in 2003 from the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), where she also received the Graham Gooding prize and the Dean’s prize. She received a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from the Mona Campus, UWI, in 2007 and completed M.B.B.S at the Cave Hill Campus in 2009. She has also completed a Diploma in Family Medicine in 2017 and is currently awaiting her Masters in Family Medicine.

Dr. Michelle Gibson-Thomas, DM Family Medicine

Dr. Michelle Gibson-Thomas obtained her M.B.B.S in 2001, before receiving her Diploma in Family Medicine in 2004. She also holds an MSc. in Family Medicine. She currently works privately as a family physician, based at Omniplus Center as well as a part-time tutor at UWI with the CBL course. She has been in private practice for 9 years, having been previously employed at the Ministry of Health.
 
Dr. Keisha Carrington

Dr. Carrington obtained a M.B.B.S (in 2004) and a DM in Family Medicine (in 2017) from the UWI. She currently acts as Clinical Medical Officer at Eunice Gibson Polyclinic. Here, she also performs the role of Clinical Supervisor to Family Medicine Clerkship Medical Students. Additionally, she won the poster prize at the November 2017 CME conference for research entitled, “Should my patient drive? Medical standards of fitness to drive in the elderly among Primary Care Physicians”. Dr. Carrington’s interests include dance, horticultural activities and travelling.