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Trinity School of Medicine students and faculty were thrilled to welcome guest lecturer, Dr. David Lanning, surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.  Dr. Lanning, a renowned Pediatric Surgeon, described in detail the marathon 20-hour procedure taken on by he and his team of 50 as they endeavored to separate 18 month old conjoined twins just over a year ago.  The twins, Maria and Teresa from the Dominican Republic, had been born sharing a digestive system and liver.  The girls were able to undergo the life changing surgery through the philanthropy of Richmond-based World Pediatric Project. 

Trinity School of Medicine sent three Senior Medical Students to Haiti as part of the medical team supporting the initiatives of the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project of Habitat for Humanity International. For the second year, Trinity students have traveled to the city of Leogane to support the efforts of the volunteers buidling new homes in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left areas of the country devastated in 2010.

Trinity School of Medicine is pleased to announce Kent L. Rollins, MD as the keynote speaker for the upcoming White Coat Ceremony to take place on campus on Monday, January 7^th honoring the January, 2013 incoming class.

In addition to his position as Chief of Urology for Chippenham and Johnston Willis Hospitals in Richmond Virginia, Dr. Rollins travels to St. Vincent in his role as volunteer surgeon with the World Pediatric Project.

The Caribbean medical school, Trinity School of Medicine, welcomed a record number of medical students into their September class last week after a weekend filled with meet-and-greet activities showing the students around their new home on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 

As usual, the Doctor of Medicine students come from a variety of backgrounds and represent a wide swath of diversity, something Trinity prides itself on. This incoming term has several students from St. Vincent who advanced from Trinity's Pre-Medical program, many Canadian and US students, as well as students from India and Egypt and Asia. 

After being sponsored by Trinity School of Medicine to participate on the medical services team for the Carter Work Project with Habitat for Humanity International in Haiti, Senior Medicine Students Crystal Shaw and Sarah Theart discuss their experience and how it reinforced why they are pursuing their Doctor of Medicine degrees—to provide health care to the under-served, a common thread amongst many Trinity MD students.

A common thread that unites many students from Trinity School of Medicine is their desire to assist under-served communities through the power of medicine.  Two Trinity students, Ms. Crystal Shaw and Ms. Sarah Theart accepted the call and on November 5, 2011 began what will be a challenging and rewarding journey.