DR. SHANEER REID of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, is a young woman of excellence. A former student of the Anna Regina Multilateral, this 27-year-old excelled at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, gaining eight grade one and two grade two passes.She thereafter decided to pursue a career in medicine, and, in 2005, she applied and won a Government of Guyana-Government of Cuba scholarship to study medicine in Cuba. Successfully completing the programme in 2012, she began practising medicine at age 24.

With just over three years of practice to her credit, Dr Reid has already done stints at the New Amsterdam and Lethem Regional hospitals, besides working at a number of health centres throughout the Essequibo Coast.
Currently stationed at the Charity Public Hospital, this belle has her sights set on becoming a paediatrician.

“I have a passion for children; and generally, in Guyana, there are not many paediatricians, and certainly on the Essequibo Coast there is a need for these doctors. I am more than happy to help fill this gap,” she told the Guyana Chronicle with a flooding smile.

On a daily basis, Dr Reid treats hypertensive and diabetic patients, and those with respiratory tract infections and malaria, among other illnesses. She also spends time educating these patients about the illnesses from which they are suffering, and what they can do to be healthy.
When not so engaged, her time is occupied in some administrative work. This young doctor sees her job as a challenge, but says she gets a sense of satisfaction in meeting people and helping them to stay healthy.

The elder of two children born to retired headmaster Leon Reid and housewife Sandra Reid, Dr Reid told this publication that when she is not at work, she enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

Dr Reid is a very upbeat person. She is lively in character and has all the qualities of a great leader in the making.

“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are,” she told the Guyana Chronicle.
Her sister, Sheleza, a civil engineer, has also done her family proud.