The Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association held its Awards Ceremony at the Bay Gardens Hotel on November 11, 2022 under the theme Celebrating Excellence. The occasion was used to recognize members who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine and dentistry. Our distinguished keynote speaker was Cato T. Laurencin MD, PH.D, of the University of Connecticut who inspired the audience with his presentation which centred around the theme of equity, justice and the novel transformative field of limb regeneration. The President, Dr. Merle Clarke spoke to the resilience of physicians and dentists and urged them always to