Dec. 18, 1921-

Medical Doctor who was a cornerstone in public health development in Jamaica and the Caribbean. He has made tremendous contribution to community medicine throughout the region.Professor Standardwas among the first set of thirty-three students to enter the hallowed halls of the University College of the West Indies in 1948 and was also one of the first five UWI graduates to become a Milbank Fellow. After doing ground-breaking work along with a fellow Milbank scholar in the slums of New York, he returned to UWI and started a similar project in August Town.

 In August Town he started the Health Aides programme with a group of interested citizens who received a short training course conducted by volunteer doctors and nurses on the Mona Campus. He prepared The Community Health Aide Book, which is still regarded as the Bible for Social and Preventive Medicine. Professor Standard later established a clinic on the Mona Campus, which serviced the citizens of the August Town communities. The success of this pilot project resulted in its replication across Jamaica.He has been widely recognised for his pioneering work with numerous awards locally and internationally.