# @jamaicagleaner on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdznuinIkln
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70881587-jamaicagleaner-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/955ca129f0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-27T21:54:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jamaica Gleaner (@jamaicagleaner) — https://gondola.cc/jamaicagleaner

## Caption

🔊 Armed with a newly minted medical degree and seven years’ worth of resilience forged in resource-starved Havana, 29-year-old Dominique Whitely has brought her stethoscope back to Jamaica, ready to take on the weight of the country’s healthcare system. For Whitely, the journey began inside a classroom at The University of the West Indies, Mona. Accepted into the sought-after Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery programme, her medical dream was under way. But the cost of the programme became a burden.

For full story: Click on the link in our Stories, on the Features highlight or visit epaper.jamaica-gleaner.com. (📷: Contributed) #GLNRFeatures

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- **Likes:** 1,684
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- **Comments:** 78

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