 Professor
Errol Morrison is currently a Professor of Biochemistry and
Endocrinology. He is the co-founder and Honorary Life President,
Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean,
School of Graduate Studies & Research, University of the
West Indies, Mona Campus, Member, Editorial Advisory Board,
International Diabetes Federation Bulletin, Head Office, Brussels,
Belgium, Consultant in Diabetes to Pan American (World) Health
Organisation (PAHO), Member Advisory Editorial Board and West
Indian Medical Journal, UWI, Mona.
His local affiliations are Chairman, Council of Voluntary
Social Services in Jamaica, Member of Chronic Diseases Committee
(Ministry of Health), Jamaica, and Chief Scribe of the National
Programme for Management of Diabetes and Hypertension, Member
of the National Commission on Science and Technology (operating
out of the Office of the Prime Minister), Jamaica.
Regionally, he is the Co-founder and Executive Member, Diabetes
Association of the Caribbean and Director, University Diabetes
Outreach Project.
A graduate of the Royal University in Malta, he has a degree
in Medicine, an MSc. and a PhD from the University of the
West Indies. He is also a Member of the Royal College of Physicians
MRCP, (UK). His professional qualifications include, Fellow
of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, (1986)
Glasgow (UK), Fellow, American College of Physicians, (1989),
Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, FRSM (UK), (1995).
Professor Morrison has done extensive research centred around
medicinal plants in Jamaica and had generated over 130 publications
in learned journals.
He is the recipient of many awards including the National
Award, Order of Jamaica, for outstanding and distinguished
services to medicine, biochemistry and the voluntary social
services, Medical Association of Jamaica award for outstanding
services to the people of Jamaica in the field of diabetes,
Gold Musgrave Medal Award for Medical Sciences, the Vice Chancellor’s
Award for all round excellence in research to the University
and community and the Fullbright Award for Senior Scholars
from the Caribbean, to conduct research at the Mayo Clinic
in the United States. Internationally he received the Harold
Rifkin Medal for the American Diabetes Association for distinguished
international services in the cause of diabetes.
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