Texila American University-Guyana hosts 3rd annual graduation ceremony

The Texila American University-Guyana hosted its 3rd annual graduation ceremony last Saturday, which saw over 25 Guyanese and American students graduating in medicine and nursing.

Twenty-seven students from the Guyana campus and five from the United States of America received their Doctor of Medicine Degree, while three students received their Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo at the ceremony noted that the graduates should all be proud of their accomplishments: “You are now, I should say, doctors and nurses and so I cherish the moment with nostalgia and memories of how important these rituals are in our lives. You’ll look back at this moment with pride and emotions at the moment you received your certificate… and reflect on the glorious road that you have travelled.”

Nagamootoo assured that the sacrifices made by the graduates are recognised: “You have made a commitment to leave your homes and to travel to a distant land to invest in your future and it was not a choice that was made easily, it was a choice that had to be decided upon by your parents who would lose you for years, who would wish that they were with you, by your loved ones for those who are married, your partners and those of you who are mothers and fathers, your children.”

President of the University, Saju Bhaskar, in delivering his speech, dispelled rumours that the University will be closing its doors: “I am proud to say that we are not closing down, we are growing with a multimillion-dollar campus in Providence which will be inaugurated expectedly on the 14 of January by the Honourable President of Guyana.”

He further congratulated the graduates for the path they chose and their ensuing successes.