Where Expertise
Meets Education
We go beyond textbooks. Our approach combines deep academic expertise with evidence based teaching to give Caribbean students a decisive academic edge.
Every instructor at the Academy holds a minimum qualification of Doctor of Medicine. We hold our teachers to a standard most institutions cannot match. The bar for teaching here is exceptionally high.
Anyone can tutor. Not everyone can teach meaningfully and give value. Our students learn from individuals who have completed one of the most rigorous academic and professional journeys in existence. That depth of knowledge and intellectual rigour is present in every single session.
We don't just prepare students for their exams. We shape them into sharper, deeper, and more capable thinkers.
Every session is mapped precisely to CSEC, CAPE, and Pre-Med requirements. No wasted time, only what earns marks.
Small cohorts and one-on-one options ensure each student's gaps are identified and addressed systematically.
Over a decade of classroom and tutorial experience means Dr Ramlochan knows exactly where students struggle and how to fix it.
We assess each student's behavioural profile by professionals qualified in the field. Using evidence based techniques we identify the habits and patterns holding each student back and replace them with ones that drive outstanding results.
Beyond the Syllabus
Into the Mind
Most educational institutions focus exclusively on content delivery. At the Academy, we go further. We understand that academic underperformance is rarely just about knowledge. More often, it is about behaviour. Procrastination, anxiety, avoidance, lack of motivation, and deeply ingrained study habits that quietly sabotage even the most capable students.
Dr Ramlochan's background in applied psychology and psychometric assessment gives the academy a unique and powerful advantage. We assess each student's behavioural profile by professionals qualified in the field. The very same behavioural and psychometric techniques employed by some of the world's most successful organisations, including Apple, Google, and Goldman Sachs, to develop and maximise the performance of their people, are applied here to help students unlock their full academic potential.
Using evidence based behaviour modification techniques, we then work deliberately and systematically to replace unproductive habits with ones that drive performance. Students don't just learn the subject. They learn how to learn. They develop the discipline, focus, and psychological resilience that separates good students from truly outstanding ones.
This is what makes the Academy genuinely different. We develop the whole student, intellectually, behaviourally, and psychologically, so that excellence becomes not an event, but a habit.
Our Faculty
Every member of our teaching team holds a minimum qualification of Doctor of Medicine. This is our standard. This is our commitment.
Dr Vijay Ramlochan
MD · MSc Psychology · PGDip Organisational Leadership (University of Oxford)
Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, British Psychological Society
Biography
Vijay is the founder of the Caribbean Academy for Biology and Psychology, with a uniquely broad range of qualifications spanning medicine, psychology and leadership. He holds a Doctor of Medicine from Windsor University, an MSc in Psychology from the University of Strathclyde, a PGDip in Organisational Leadership from the University of Oxford, and holds Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.
His medical training spanned clinical education at both the University of the West Indies, Mona, and various hospitals in Chicago, including Rush University Hospital, one of America's premier academic medical centres.
Over a 25-year international career spanning business, consulting and diplomacy, he has operated at the highest levels across multiple industries. Among his roles, he served as Country Director at the British High Commission in Trinidad and worked with Shell UK in London. He has successfully negotiated commercial arrangements across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.
Motivation
It is precisely this combination of medicine, psychology, business, and international leadership that he brings to the classroom. Having operated at the summit of professional life, he understands what the world demands of its highest performers. He founded the Academy with a singular conviction: that Caribbean students deserve access to teaching that is not just academically sound, but intellectually transformative.
Teaching Philosophy
His qualifications and experience in applied psychology are central to his teaching. Understanding how people think, learn, process information, and perform under pressure gives him a rare and powerful advantage in the classroom. He knows not just what to teach, but how the human mind absorbs, retains, and retrieves knowledge most effectively.
Combined with 25 years of navigating high-stakes negotiations, leading teams across cultures, and performing under the pressures of international business, he brings lessons to his students that no textbook can offer.
He understands resilience, focus, strategic thinking, and the psychology of performance. These are all applied to help students show up at their best when it matters most.
He teaches them to think, to perform, and to excel, in the exam hall and far beyond it.
Dr Ashwini Raju
MBBS · MS · DNB · MD
India · Japan · USA
Biography
Dr Ashwini Raju is a physician with specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, where she also earned her Diplomate of National Board certification. She completed her MBBS at SDM Medical College and ranked in the top 2% of NEET-PG examinees nationally.
Dr Raju has held clinical roles including Junior Consultant at Motherhood Hospital and Senior Resident at Sagar Hospitals. She has extensive experience in maternal health, having delivered over 2,000 babies and performed numerous surgical procedures during her residency.
She is currently a family medicine resident and instructor at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Western Michigan State University, where her clinical, teaching and research interests include women's health, gynaecologic oncology, medical education and community-based preventive care.
She has been recognised with multiple international awards including the JSOG Congress Encouragement Award in Japan, the Consortium of Global Health Essay Prize in the USA, and several national academic honours in India.
Beyond the Classroom
Dr Raju is a passionate artist and educator who teaches children online in sketching, dance and music. She has a love for sports, especially basketball, and values cultural exchange, having presented and won awards in both Japan and the United States.
Dr Suyog Mhamankar
BSc Biochemistry · MD
Saint Lucia · Chicago · India
Biography
Dr Suyog Mhamankar joins the faculty team as a practising physician who splits his time between the United States and India, bringing a global perspective and a deep-rooted passion for the foundational sciences. His academic journey began in Saint Lucia, where he earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biochemistry. Developing a strong affinity for the region and its vibrant academic community, he chose to remain in Saint Lucia to pursue his medical training, graduating as a Doctor of Medicine. Following his medical degree, he further broadened his clinical perspective by completing two years of intensive clinical rotations across various hospital departments in Chicago as well as India.
Teaching Philosophy
Dr Mhamankar is driven by an enduring philosophy of lifelong learning. He believes that the best teachers are those who remain perpetually curious, and he aims to foster that exact sense of inquiry and critical thinking within his students. By bridging foundational concepts with real-world applications, his teaching style emphasises genuine understanding over memorisation, ensuring students build a resilient framework for their future educational and professional careers.
Beyond the Classroom
Dr Mhamankar values a balanced lifestyle. He is an avid badminton player, has recently been channelling his energy into learning tennis, and loves spending time in the kitchen experimenting with new recipes and cooking for friends and family.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are classes online or in person?
Online — live interactive sessions accessible from anywhere.
Are there age restrictions?
No age restrictions. We welcome secondary school students and adult learners alike. Many of our adult students have successfully sat and passed their exams privately.
How long are the sessions?
Each session is a minimum of 2 hours and 15 minutes — substantial, focused and designed for deep learning.
What subjects are covered?
Biology, Psychology and Human and Social Biology at CSEC and CAPE level. Pre-Med preparation covering Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology and Clinical Reasoning. Applied Psychology for everyday interactions is also available as a standalone course.
How do I enrol?
Simply WhatsApp us on 1868-738-1099 or visit bio-psych.com to begin the process.
Are sessions recorded?
Sessions are not recorded. Our approach is built around live, interactive learning where engagement and real time interaction are central to the experience. Attendance is essential.
Financial Circumstance Should Never Determine Academic Destiny
At the Caribbean Academy for Biology and Psychology, we take our ethical responsibility to the community seriously. We believe that every deserving student, regardless of financial circumstance, should have access to the highest standard of academic support.
For students who genuinely cannot afford our programmes, we will not turn you away.
If this applies to you or someone you know, we invite you to reach out to us directly and in confidence.
Begin Your Journey
Enrol today and discover what learning at the highest standard feels like.