the medical school was founded by its chancellor and executive dean, thomas m. uhrin, of latrobe, pennsylvania, where it also had offices. in st. kitts uhrin represented himself as holding an m.d. degree, but he had been terminated in 2004 by the international university of the health sciences in st. kitts for misrepresenting his academic credentials. in 1999 he had resigned as medical director of a clinic in greensburg, pennsylvania, after admitting that he had not completed medical training and was not licensed as a medical doctor. uhrin's credentials became the subject of investigations by government ministries.