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The Faculty of Medical Sciences, Nursing students received 40 new laptops from the Richard and Diana Stewart Foundation to assist with their academic Journey. The head of the founation, Diana Stewart was present to handover the laptops were she expressed her immense joy in assisting the students seeing this as more than just donation but an investment in their future.
Professor Joseph Plummer has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medical Science, University of the West Indies, Mona. He replaces Professor Minerva Thame, who is retiring. Professor Plummer, who will take up his appointment on August 1, 2025, joined the academic staff of The UWI Mona Campus in 2005 and was promoted to senior lecturer in 2011. He was appointed Professor of General and Colorectal Surgery in 2017. During the period 2017 - 2023, he served as Head of the Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, where he introduced several initiatives to the benefit of the teaching academy.
My name is Dwayne J. Blake, a third-year pharmacy student at the Faculty of Medical Sciences. I am honored to introduce myself as the newly elected President of the UWI Pharmacy Student Association (UWIPSA) for the academic year 2025–2026. As a proud student in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, I am deeply grateful for the trust my peers have placed in me to serve in this capacity. I step into this role not only with enthusiasm, but with an unwavering commitment to advocacy, inclusion, academic excellence, and the overall wellbeing of our pharmacy cohort.
My name is Ronaldino P. Bennett, a fourth-year MBBS student and the Faculty of Medical Sciences Guild Representative-Elect for the 2025/2026 academic year; it pleases me to formally make your acquaintance. My tenure officially begins on June 1, 2025; however, I am open to meeting before then for discussions related to the FMS Guild Committee, including my manifesto. With that being said, I wish to emphasize the essentiality of "club time" (approximates to Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) to the operations of not only the FMS Guild Committee.....
On March 10, 2025, the Faculty of Medical Sciences celebrated the official inauguration of its newly renovated computer laboratories. The event saw the refurbished Hopwood Center, situated above the library, which is now equipped with 50 computers. Additionally, Labs 1 and 2 on the first floor of the faculty building have been enhanced with 135 new computers. During the ceremony, a donor board was also unveiled, recognizing all individuals who have supported this initiative.
Professor Gallo who co-discovered HIV as the causative agent of AIDS will discuss viral epidemics of the 20th century and his personal experience with HIV, including reflections upon the past and lessons learned for the future. He will discuss the process of discovering a virus and linking the virus as the cause of a disease and the needs for combatting HIV/AIDS in the immediate future.
Like all other major health institutions in the country, May Pen Hospital in Clarendon is struggling. That is why St Andrade Sinclair, the hospital's chief executive officer, is happy that organisers of the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run decided to include the Type C hospital in its group of beneficiaries this year.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
