Dr. Marlene McKetty graduated from the UWI Mona Campus in 1970 with a BSc in Zoology (minor in Chemistry). The Univ of Florida Medical Physics Graduate Program has now recognised this UWI graduate with the McKetty/Butler Assistantship in honour of their 2 esteemed graduates, as Dr. McKetty went on to distinguish herself in the USA.
Dr. McKetty served as the Chief Physician and Asst. Prof for Howard Univ Hospital in Washington DC.
She has paved the way for women of colour in Medical Physics. The Assistantship will be an annual one to an incoming female PhD student.
