UMHS faculty share a love of teaching and are fully committed to each student’s success. They are all highly credentialed and recruited primarily from the U.S. and Canada.
Each faculty member was selected because of their unique set of academic medicine capabilities. Team members include seasoned practitioners who transitioned from private practice to academic medicine, as well as veteran educators who have spent their entire careers focused on providing the finest instruction to medical students. Regardless of background, most of the faculty have years of academic experience and have achieved the rank of full professor.
Unlike many other Caribbean schools, UMHS provides students with a personalized education. We achieve this by maintaining a small-school environment to ensure an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio. In fact, our 96% student retention rate is one of the highest in the Caribbean, and is in part due to the support services the faculty offer, including advisement, counseling, tutoring, and mentoring.
By providing students with the best faculty, exceptional resources, and the tools to succeed, we have created an academic environment where students can flourish and accomplish their dreams.
Norma Ann Celestine,
M.L.S., A.H.I.P.
Director of Library & Educational Applications
Professor of Library Research
Cecilia France
Campus Registrar
Helen Gillanders,
B.S.N., EN(G), R.N.
Campus Nurse
Prakash Mungli,
M.D., M.B.B.S.
Dean of Student Affairs
Chairman of Molecular Sciences Course, Director and Professor of Biochemistry
Abayomi Afolabi,
M.B.B.S.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Gross Anatomy
Professor of Microbiology
Caroline Liburd
Housing Director
Dan Vitalo,
B.A.
Vice President of Facilities
Sudhir Ambati,
M.B.B.S.
Course Director of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of ICM and Physical Diagnosis
Norma Ann Celestine,
BA, MLS, AHIP
Director of Library Educational Applications
Assistant Professor of Library Research
Adegbenro O. J. Fakoya,
MBBS, MSc., MBA, PGDip.
Associate Professor of Gross & Developmental Anatomy and Histology
David L. Felten,
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences and Professor of Neurosciences
Neilal Isaac, MD, PgDipMEd
Clinical instructor, Preclinical Sciences and Simulation Lab Director
Angel Matos,
M.D.
Director of Accelerated Review Program (ARP)
Director of Global Health
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
Thomas O. Mccracken,
Ph.D. (H.C.), M.S., M.S., B.E.
Course Director & Professor of Gross Anatomy
Prakash Mungli,
M.D., M.B.B.S.
Dean of Student Affairs
Chairman of Molecular Sciences
Course Director and Professor of Biochemistry
Bichara S. Sahely,
B. Sc. (Hons), M.D..M.B.B.S., DM (UWI)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Patrice M. Thibodeau,
M.D.
Director of Portland Maine Campus, Director of Introduction to Clinical Medicine II
Marly Biermann,
M.D.
Associate Director
Mia Taylor,
B.S.
Associate Director of Academic Support and Student Affairs
Amy Livernois
Program Assistant
Julie Rice,
B.A.
Program Coordinator and Facilities Manager
Rachael Roberts,
B.S.
Program Manager, IT Support Specialist
Garry Stevens,
R.N.
Director of CSL
Vicki Stevens
Preceptor Coordinator, CSL Instructor
Jacquelyn Winant
Office Manager
George H. Shade Jr., M.D.
Dean of Clinical Science, Clinical Chair, Professor of Clinical Medicine
David L. Felten, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences and Professor of Neurosciences at UMHS
Steve Caplan, M.D.
Clinical Chair, Chief of Pediatrics
Charles Herrick, M.D.
Clinical Chair, Chief of Psychiatry
Robert Levine, M.D.
Clinical Chair, Chief of Family Medicine
Elizabeth Morgan, M.D.
Clinical Chair, Chief of Surgery
Khalid Zakaria, M.D.
Clinical Chair, Chief of Internal Medicine