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Qualified VIslanders urged to apply for jobs @PHSU BVI

- local staff make up 70% in admin & 25% in faculty
The Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) is looking to hire more local faculty and staff members at its Virgin Islands (VI) campus. Photo: Facebook
Dr Jose D. Pérez, MD, MSC, MPH, Executive Dean and Vice-President of Operations of PHSU BVI, revealed that the university employs 70% of its administrative staff from the VI, while 25% of faculty are locals. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
Dr Jose D. Pérez, MD, MSC, MPH, Executive Dean and Vice-President of Operations of PHSU BVI, revealed that the university employs 70% of its administrative staff from the VI, while 25% of faculty are locals. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
PHSU BVI welcomed its first cohort of medical students in the VI on Thursday, July 10. 2025. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
PHSU BVI welcomed its first cohort of medical students in the VI on Thursday, July 10. 2025. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) is looking to hire more local faculty and staff members at its Virgin Islands (VI) campus.

PHSU BVI welcomed its first cohort of medical students in the VI on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Elieene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in Paraquita Bay.

Two Virgin Islanders, Deshoy Ivan Ward and Koiya Rymer, formed part of the university’s inaugural cohort. 

VIslanders encouraged to apply for jobs

Speaking with Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) on Monday, January 26, 2026, Dr Jose D. Pérez, MD, MSC, MPH, Executive Dean and Vice-President of Operations of PHSU BVI, revealed that the university employs 70% of its administrative staff from the VI, while 25% of faculty are locals. 

“I think, also, it is important for all professionals in the BVI who have careers related to health sciences to feel free to reach out, because we always prefer to hire local faculty who already live on the island.”

Hiring locally, Dr Pérez explained, is easier because Labour and Immigration Department processes are not as complex.

“They can apply for the positions that we are going to open in the next month. We need faculty from Biochemistry to Clinical correlations, so there are plenty of opportunities, [and] our salaries are really competitive with benefits.”

Dr Pérez said the administration staff is largely local, as it is easier to source local employees for these positions as compared to faculty members. 

“Because of the experience, and this is the first medical school in the BVI, so it’s a little bit harder to find faculty or people that have everything that is required to teach according to what our accreditors [want].”

The university, he said, is also looking to hire more staff members. 

“We follow all labour rules, so if anybody wants to check out any of the positions, they will be posted in February. They can apply freely to all of those positions.”

Dr Pérez said by June 2026, the university hopes to have 25 to 30 people employed at the school.

9 Responses to “Qualified VIslanders urged to apply for jobs @PHSU BVI”

  • Well (28/01/2026, 13:32) Like (4) Dislike (8) Reply
    From the look of the photo, it seems to be .05% locals. How is this even allowed?
    • Real Simple (28/01/2026, 15:21) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
      Those are the students.
      • @Real Simple (29/01/2026, 09:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        After their academic pursuits, will most individuals seek job opportunities here, and if that is the case, how are our local medical students integrated into this equation?
    • @Well (29/01/2026, 18:15) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      It has to be because we might not have enough people trained to full all the positions to teach. I dont care who teaches our kids, once they are well taught and can hold medical positions here.
  • ann (28/01/2026, 13:52) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hope they will be hired and not stereo type as lazy
  • True (28/01/2026, 16:54) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    Not seeing much bvi citizens in these photos and the ones I am seeing are ones who are in the elite family and born with a gold spoon and handed everything to them. Hmmmm y'all sure you want vi landers to apply? Or you want more elite family kids to apply while having a lil one two outside vi Landers to make it look better and not biased
  • less (28/01/2026, 16:55) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    So they can go work hospitals at low wages where supplies comes every 4 years to the point worker gotta hide and ration supplies to work with ? Fix that first yo.
  • Steps (28/01/2026, 17:01) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    Qualified? Lol y'all go programs here for them to even start to get qualified? Right
  • Eyes Wide Open (29/01/2026, 03:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    The bvi seeks a closer relationship with phsu as it sets out to widen its ties with more countries.


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