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UVI Names Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar as Founding Dean of UVI School of Medicine

The University of the Virgin Islands announced Monday  the appointment of Virgin Islander, Dr. Tai Hunte-Ceasar as founding dean of the UVI S. Donald Sussman School of Medicine. According to the release,  the medical school is on track to becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) medical school to be established since 1975 and the only public medical school in the nation. It will also be the first accredited and English-speaking medical school in the Caribbean.  “The journey towards having a medical school has been a long and winding road, with many challenges along the way, as well as numerous milestones of tremendous success,” said UVI President Dr. David Hall. “The appointment of Dr. Hunte-Ceasar stands as one of those very successful milestones and the University looks forward to her leadership in getting us to the final destination.”   UVI said it conducted an extensive national search that attracted multiple candidates from the Virgin Islands and abro...