Vitals Global Healthcare to sponsor 10 scholarships for Barts Medical School

Vitals Global Healthcare has announced a scholarship programme for students wishing to study at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry in Gozo. Through this programme VGH will sponsor no less than 10 scholarships for applicants from Malta and across the globe.

“Barts is known to be one of the best medical schools in Europe, producing quality doctors year on year. Working in parallel with the University of Malta, the Barts programme will continue to train medical professionals enabling us to cater to the growing healthcare demands of the Maltese community and of international patients seeking care across the Maltese Islands,” explained VGH director, Ram Tumuluri.

Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry is offering a five-year programme in Medicine, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and a one year pre-medical Certificate in Clinical Foundation Studies, the latter working with Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology. Students will be taught in Malta by staff from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (Queen Mary University of London’s medical faculty) and local clinicians working with the school.

Students applying for a scholarship under the VGH programme must satisfy all academic and general eligibility criteria as set out by Barts. Following a preliminary assessment of applications, a steering committee, composed of VGH and Barts representatives, will then oversee the interview and selection process.

“We are very excited to see VGH establish a scholarship programme for our Malta programme,” explained the dean for education at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Professor Anthony Warrens. “Barts already considers VGH to be a long-term partner, however, initiatives such as this work further to strengthen that relationship. We have received a significant number of applications from students wishing to study in our programme in Gozo and this scholarship programme will undoubtedly complement and encourage others who might not be in a financial position to apply,” added Prof. Warrens.

Present at the launch of the scholarship programme was Maltese Health Minister, Dr Chris Fearne who spoke of the relationship Barts and VGH had both developed with government. “Our government understands that collaboration is the key to our nation’s success and that organisations like VGH and Barts add value to our landscape by bringing in resources needed to achieve better standards for all. Having highly skilled doctors and medical staff working across our hospitals allows us to provide better care for local patients and will also allow us to attract foreign patients looking to receive high quality care,” added Mr Fearne.

Applications for the scholarship degree are now open. More information can be found on http://www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/un dergraduate/malta/scholarships-available, www.vitalshealthcare.com