USESOM News Archive

USESOM Wins AMSA Local Project Grant Money

The grant committee of the US American Medical Student Association convened recently to review grant proposals for the 2007-2008 academic year. The committee received an impressive number of applications this cycle and has awarded the University of Sint Eustatius School[...]

USESOM Purchases Land For A Campus

The University of Sint Eustatius is pleased to announce the purchase of an expansive piece of land for the development of a centralized campus on Statia. The 23 1/2 acre plot is located on the corner of Korthalsweg and Lampeweg[...]

Eye Screening Camp on Sint Eustatius

Stemming from its mission of public service, the medical school on Sint Eustatius and the local Diabetic Foundation organized an all-day eye screening camp this past weekend (Saturday, February 2nd) at Queen Beatrix Hospital. Dr. Neelam Rekha Dwivedi, an Assistant[...]

Integrative Medicine Workshop on Sint Eustatius

On Saturday, March 8, 2008, the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine (USESOM) launched its inaugural Integrative Medicine Workshop. Under the direction of the University’s President and Dean, Dr. Leonard Wisneski, an internationally renowned integrative medicine practitioner and author[...]

Statia Medical School Organization Donates to Animal Welfare

The Asian Student Association (ASA) of the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine presented the Animal Welfare League (AWL) of Sint Eustatius with a charitable donation of U.S.$1000.00. The ASA, which is a club operating under the leadership of[...]

President Wisneski Lectures At New York Medical College

President Wisneski keynoted NYMC’s 23rd Annual Student Physician Awareness Day (SPAD) in Tarrytown, NY. The event was created to address issues not covered in medical curriculum. This year’s forum centered on alternative approaches to medicine and their use in conjunction[...]

Medical Students Focus on the Eye

Medical students from the Clinical Medicine course at the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine had a unique opportunity this week to bridge educational material between human and non-human healthcare. Dr. Robert Shearer, a world-renowned eye surgeon and Dr.[...]

USESOM Students Get Hands-on Training in EKG Interpretation

Students at the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine have sampled one of the many new hands-on workshops created to improve their medical education. The EKG interpretation workshop was created by second-year medical student Marc Ginsburg and was presented[...]

USESOM Opens International Chapter of the American Medical Student Association

Under the leadership of Assoc. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Dr. Lori Trout, the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine (USESOM) opened an international chapter of the American Medical School Association (AMSA). As a kick-off celebration for the official acceptance[...]

USESOM Partners With Columbia Southern University

USESOM has partnered with Columbia Southern University to offer our eligible Clinical students the opportunity to earn an MBA while completing their Clinical Rotations. CSU’s MBA health care management concentration is an excellent way to expand our students’ scope of[...]