SPOTLIGHT: Caribbean schools not laughing about this one


They may have been featured in the short-lived sitcom Going to Extremes, but they're not amused now. Caribbean medical schools are fighting against legislation sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) that would cut off their student loans. St. George's Medical School, the school on the tiny island of Grenada made famous during the US invasion in 1983, is among the med schools that could be impacted. About 3,500 American medical students receive degrees from the Caribbean schools every year. Article