Dr. Kenneth Vaughan

Kenneth Vaughan is undoubtedly a pioneer in his chosen field His contribution to the discipline is legendary spanning decades of service as a practitioner treating hundreds of patients as well as a lecturer training and preparing residents enrolled in the orthopedics programme to become specialists in this discipline

In fact, when asked what was one of his greatest achievements it came as no surprise that his love and joy of imparting knowledge to others factored in his answer his pride and joy at the successful completion of the training of forty two graduates to date from Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, in DM Orthopedics at UWI Mona since the official start of the Programme fully prepared for their sojourn abroad to complete their specialty training and returning home to practice as orthopedic specialists But admittedly, Mr Vaughan’s greatest satisfaction has been his treatment of his patient throughout the lengths of breadth of Jamaica.

Although hanging up his shingles and retiring in nneth Vaughan continues o the development of this een appointed Honorary epartment of Orthopedics, uch, witnessing firsthand ber of specialists in the takes great satisfaction in of specialty has grown, with all the residents who eir training becoming pline As a result, several country which previously geons now have such a ideal services to their several graduates have their subspecialty training eed, Mr Vaughan was note that all heads of ts throughout Jamaica were now trained here in Jamaica

But what of the future? Still dreaming big, the little boy who became not just a doctor but an eminent orthopedic surgeon, Kenneth Vaughan wants to see Orthopedic surgery as a special surgical discipline in every hospital in Jamaica

So naturally when asked if he could do one thing to leave a mark on the younger generation what it would be, without a moment of hesitation he answered “a word of encouragement I would encourage them to train residents in Orthopedics so that with the proposed development of additional hospitals and the conversion of hospitals from Types C and B to A, Orthopedics will be well represented. In fact, Kenneth Vaughan strongly believes that with more Orthopedic surgeons practicing throughout the country, he would ask that more research is done to determine the conditions that affect our population so that we can document and publish the results of the country rather than a specific location

That would indeed be a significant achievement and a great tribute to the work Kenneth Vaughan an outstanding medical practitioner and lecturer in orthopedics – a discipline that he believes he chose so many years ago, but it’s quite evident to us now, that orthopedics chose him.