Chief Medical Officer Dr. Roshan Parasram will be one of four persons who will be conferred with Honorary degrees from the UWI St. Augustine Campus in the coming days.
According to the Campus, the conferral will take place during the 2021 Virtual Graduation Ceremonies which takes place this week.
Dr. Parasram is expected to be conferred the Honorary Doctor of Science around 4pm on Saturday when the ceremony for the Faculty of Medical Sciences commences.
Three other persons will receive Honorary Degrees. Lynette Seebaran-Suite will be conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Laws, while Sieunarine Persad-Coosal and Mr Ray Anthony Holman will be awarded the Honorary Doctor of Letters.
All Honorary Graduands will be the feature speakers at their respective ceremonies, and as part of their recognition, the Campus has mounted an exhibit featuring their mementos.