Dr. Fitzroy Hamilton – Making A Difference In St. Mary
Dr. Fitzroy Hamilton is a 29 year old medical doctor, currently working as a medical officer at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary. Originally from the volatile Seaview Gardens community in West St. Andrew, he undoubtedly represents an excellent example of positivity that can emerge from Jamaica’s ghettos.
From a young age he wanted to “…cut people, the right way”, and noted that when he used to tell people in Seaview that he wanted to be a doctor, they all laughed. He attended St. Anne’s basic and primary schools, and passed his Common Entrance exam a year earlier than normal (in Grade 5). He then attended Kingston College, and left there in 1998 with 14 subjects overall. Then, it was on to the natural science programme at the University of the West Indies which he did for a year, but was forced to drop out, as his family could not afford the tuition and other fees.
At that time, he heard about the Cuban scholarship programme, applied for it, was successful, and left Jamaica in September 1999. For the next seven years, he studied at the Medical Sciences University of Gramna, eastern Cuba, graduating with honours in 2006, having been twice named Jamaican Student of the Year.
Since returning to Jamaica in 2006, he has worked at the Kingston Public Hospital, Victoria Jubilee Hospital, the Bustamante Hospital for Children, and now the Annotto Bay hospital in St. Mary.
Dr. Hamilton is another of the many Jamaicans here and abroad who are making us proud. Kudos to him, for using the Seaview Gardens experience as motivation for greatness.
Doc. I am so proud of you. I listen you on Ian Boyne, and boy, all I can say is that you make us proud. May the good Lord continue to bless and keep you as you contiue in your path.