Dr. Agreta Eneas-Carey to be awarded 2015 "Woman of Distinction" Award

Fri, Jul 3rd 2015, 04:14 PM

July, 2015 Celebrating Woman International (CWI) a subsidiary of TKHGFI nonprofit organization, announced plans today to award Dr. Agreta Eneas-Carey with the “Woman of Distinction Award” 2015 for her outstanding accomplishments professionally and within the community.

Dr. Agreta C. L .Eneas-Carey was born in Savannah GA to Dr. and Mrs. Cleveland Eneas Sr. and came to Nassau at the age of 6 weeks. She is the last of 3 children and is the only girl.

EDUCATION

Her formative years were spent in Nassau where she completed her high school studies at St. Augustine’s College at 15years of age receiving the class award for English Literature.

She then spent a year at the Government High School in Lower 6 and at 16years of age, she entered Fisk University in Nashville TN and graduated 4 years later with a degree in Biology.

She returned home after college and worked for 1 year teaching Biology at CC Sweeting Senior High School and then entered Atlanta University to pursue a Masters Degree in Physiology. As her desire was always to be a doctor since the age of four, while at Atlanta University she applied to medical school and was accepted into the Charter Class of the Morehouse College School of Medicine. his was indeed a privilege and an honor.

As the school was only accredited for 2 years at the time, students had to transfer and her medical studies were completed at Howard University School of Medicine in Washington D.C. where she graduated with her M.D. degree.

Upon graduation Dr. Eneas-Carey was accepted into the Family Medicine Residency Program at University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio where she completed a 3 year residency in Family Medicine and became Board Certified.

She worked for 2 years in Cleveland at the Clement Centre, an inner city health centre, and also did volunteer work at a free medical clinic one or two nights per week.

CAREER

In 1987 Dr. Eneas-Carey moved back to Nassau and began to work at The Princess Margaret Hospital in the General Practice Clinic where she functioned as Acting Head of Department and worked with Dr. Patrick Whitfield and Dr. Elaine Lundy to develop the Family Practice Service at The Princess Margaret Hospital.

In 1990, Dr. Eneas-Carey left The Princess Margaret Hospital and ventured into private practice where she began to provide home care for the sick and shut in elderly hence she was asked to consider working at the Geriatric Hospital and after applying for the post she was appointed as the 1st Consultant at the Geriatric Hospital in 1993.

She was instrumental in organizing several initiatives. She started the Geriatric Management Committee (GMC), which functioned to oversee the general running of the hospital. Many pilot programs were implemented through the GMC e.g. re-organizing the layout of the wards, the development of the Rx room on the first floor, the introduction of giving flu vaccines annually and pneumococcal vaccines to the geriatric patients to name a few. She organized several educational symposia with visiting lecturers and spearheaded the first Open House to educate and increase the awareness of Geriatrics in the community.

Physical upgrades were lobbied for e.g. the introduction of central air.

Dr Eneas-Carey chaired the first Caribbean Forum on Health and Aging which was hosted by the Ministry of Health in conjunction with PAHO in 1998, and 22 countries participated. Out of this Forum, the National Council on Aging was formed and she was appointed to be a charter member of this organization in 1999. The year 1999 had also been designated as the International Year of the Older Person by the WHO.

Dr. Carey also served as the chairperson of the National Multidisciplinary Committee on aging for the Ministry of health and during this period the Fox Hill Geriatric clinic was started. This clinic occurred on the last Friday of every month and was added to the weekly geriatric clinic which was held at the Anne’s Town Clinic off Kemp Road.

Dr. Carey presented on the state of affairs on aging in the Bahamas at the American Society on Aging Conference which was held in Orlando FL in 1999. She presented “An Update on Dementia” at the MAB Conference in 2004. She continues to speak at numerous community and church functions.

Dr. Carey currently is an associate lecturer in the Department of Medicine at The University of The West Indies School of Medicine, Nassau, Bahamas and also is a lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine. She also serves as an examiner for medical student exams when needed here and abroad.

She continues with her work as Consultant at the Geriatric Hospital and also has a private practice on Meadow St. “W. V. Eneas Medical Clinic” in the building where her father was born. The clinic is named after her paternal grandfather, Bishop W. V. Eneas.

She worships at St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk where she serves as an Elder and teaches Sunday School.

She is married to Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, James A. Carey and the couple has two children, James Audley Carey IV and Jolanda Carolyn Muriel Carey.

Founded in 2013, Celebrating Woman International aims to mobilize and inspire women across the globe, to honor, recognize and celebrate the contributions of women, leveraging their untapped leadership capabilities in order for them to thrive in the world so that they can lead productive lives.

Celebrating Woman International goals are to:

• Unite, connect, engage and inspire women to honor and celebrate themselves and other women worldwide.

• Expand women’s global business and leadership opportunities.

• Create a virtual “Celebrating Woman” Worldwide Center & Hall of Honor by 2020.

• Provide a one-of-a-kind global education initiative focused on honoring differences.

• Inspire a spirit of service and giving among women.

“Celebrating Woman International thinks honoring women for their accomplishments and hard work is a wonderful way to thank and inspire other women within the community. These awards are intended to do that. The selected honourees have demonstrated an untiring zeal for service to the community and inspire us through their selfless commitment to improving the lives of others,” Celebrating Woman International Corporate Secretary, Collin Smith said.

During the month of October, the “Woman of Distinction Awards” will be awarded to women who have made significant contributions in the following categories: arts; business; finance & trade; religion; law; civics; media and sports in The Bahamas.

During the month of September, Celebrating Woman International will announce the names of all the honorees and give more details about the upcoming events.

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