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Medical Schools - Offshore Medical Schools In The Caribbean |
Entry
into American Medical Schools is hampered by AMA quotas. Ward Dean
M.D. of The Center for Bio-Gerontology, Pensacola, FL spoke out on
this issue in an
article entitled Solving the Medical Care Crisis in the United States with
a Free Market Approach. In this article he stated, "Open [up the]
enrollments in medical, nursing, and other health-care related fields like
X-ray, laboratory technology, physical therapy, etc., to allow all qualified
applicants to enroll. Acceptance into medical, nursing, and other schools
in the health care field is very competitive. For example, there are probably
10-20 qualified applicants for every vacancy in medical school. Most nursing
schools have 2-3 year waiting periods (despite an alleged chronic shortage
of nurses). Many highly motivated and talented people wind up going into
other fields. If there are not enough vacancies, or not enough schools
to accommodate the demand, the class sizes should be increased, or more
schools should be built!" We agree with Dr. Dean - Until his advice
is taken, if it is, students have the option of attending foreign medical
schools rather than abandoning their dream. We will be adding resources
and articles on this subject to the EscapeArtist
website and to the Escape
From America Magazine -
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Schools In The Caribbean
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Aruba
- Xavier University School of Medicine - The
Xavier University School of Medicine at Aruba is prime choice for foreign
students to pursue their medical studies overseas in the Caribbean. Our
Medical School offers studies in the Caribbean with Guaranteed Clinical
Rotations in the United States. All US Clinical Rotations are ACGME approved
and follow Greenbook standards. Best of all there are no MCATs required
for admission. Xavier University Medical School campus is conveniently
located on one of the most accessible Caribbean Islands.
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Belize
- American Global University School Of Medicine - The
American Global University School Of Medicine was founded by academics
and physicians from the United States to create an educational community
that strives to graduate physicians who are caring healers, by assuring
that they possess the requisite knowledge and skills that enhance their
natural talents and desire to care for others. AGUSM is listed and approved
by IMED/FAIMER/ECFMG . Our graduates are eligible to take, and are well
prepared for, the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Steps 1
and 2. American Global University is committed to providing quality education
leading to an MD degree with eligibility for US/Canadian licensure. Clinicals
provided at ACGME accredited teaching hospitals. AGUSM is approved and
chartered by the Country of Belize and is recognized and accredited by
the Ministry of Health and Education in Belize. AGUSM is also accredited
by the World Association of Universities and Colleges. Join the quality
as You Open Your Window To A Global Education. . . . American Global University
School of Medicine.
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Belize
- CAHSU - Our University is located in Belize,
a politically stable country in Central America, popular for its wide beaches,
vacation spots, a semi tropical climate and its proximity to the United
States, Mexico, and South America. Also known as the Belize Medical College
we were founded in 1996 by a combined effort of the Belizean Government
and a group of US licensed Physicians and Academicians. CAHSU's intent
is to provide the highest quality medical education available outside of
the US.
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Belize
- InterAmerican School of Medical Science, Corozal Town - Opened
in September 2005. It is located on 8 acres in Corozal Town.
The school, which is associated with John Trummer, M.D., an American who
has practiced in Corozal for many years, and the Trummer Clinic (Bethesda
Medical Centre), was started by R. Shayne Pavlic, who earlier started an
offshore school in Nicaragua. His sister, Liesl Pavlic, M.D., and
father, Romeo Pavlic, M.D., are on the faculty. Says Naomi Gietzen, Academic
Services Director: "We are training both Belize student and students from
all over the world, although primarily the United States. We are offering
discounted tuition to Belize students as well as offering one full tuition
scholarship to a qualified Belize student every year." Tuition is
US$5,000 per trimester, plus the cost of textbooks. Room, board and
other expenses run about US$1,000 per trimester. There is also a
US$1,000 matriculation fee.
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Bonaire
- Saint James School of Medicine - The humble
mission of Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is to help a motivated
student to realize the dream of a medical career irrespective of their
ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. We use innovative teaching
methods to shape the minds and spirits of our students and help transform
them as compassionate healers of the human body and mind. A student becomes
aware through our learning process that behind each fragile patient there
is a live and caring person who expects our miracle from the doctor. Our
students when transformed into Doctors will be trained to pursue their
profession with supreme confidence balanced with humility and commitment.
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Curacao
- SMU - Saint Martinus University Faculty of Medicine - The
Island of Curacao Netherlands Antilles has only one medical school, the
Saint Martinus University (SMU) Faculty of Medicine, and it is chartered
by the government of the Netherlands Antilles. The medical school started
operations in the year 2003 and already has several medical doctors working
in U.S. Hospitals. After taking and passing Step 1 of the USMLE (first
two years), students will have the choice of doing clinical rotations in
the U.S., Canada, the U.K., South Africa, Curaçao and the Netherlands.
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Dominican
Republic - Universidad Central del Este - Renowned
as one of the largest private university in the Dominican Republic, UCE
offers degrees in Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Engineering,
Business and Computer Science, Law as well as Post Graduate programs. The
Central University of the east (UCE) was founded October 15, 1970 in the
city of San Pedro of Macorís, belonging to this region of the country.
The Mission of the Central University of the east is to form in an integral
way professional and technicians qualified and heads in diverse disciplines
linked to the Sciences of the Health, liberal arts, Legal, Administrative
and of Systems, Economic, Social, Engineering and Natural Resources, through
pertinent academic offerings, of extension, linking and services, that
favor the collective and individual development. [ Español
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Dominica
- Ross University Caribbean Medical School - During
the nineteen years of the School's existence, more than 2,000 graduates
have received their M.D. degree from Ross University and have gone on to
medical residency training and medical practice in virtually every specialty
of medicine. A significant number of our graduates have been selected for
highly specialized fellowship training following their residencies. Ross
alumni are now practitioners in specialties such as transplant nephrology,
invasive cardiology, plastic surgery, pulmonary medicine, cardiovascular
anesthesiology, neonatology, endocrinology, rheumatology, geriatric medicine,
infectious diseases, and hematology/oncology. Ross graduates also hold
faculty appointments at a number of United States medical schools.
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Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands - St. Matthew's University - Providing
quality education focused on the success of our students as well as patient-centered
care is the foundation of St. Matthew's University. the Medical School,
founded in 1997, has the only hospital-integrated education and research
program in the Caribbean. Our students achieve exceptional scholastic and
professional success, with recent U.S. licensing examination pass rates
on parity with U.S. schools and far above the average of other non-U.S.
schools. The Veterinary School was established in 2005 and has quickly
established the same dedication to student success and patient-centered
care, with a new surgical teaching facility as well as a clinically-based
integrated curriculum.
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St.
George (Grenada) - St. George's University - The
University also boasts a strong, multinational 800-member faculty of full
professors, associate and assistant professors, and instructors. The faculty
mainly comes from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean,
or former Commonwealth countries. The full-time faculty is augmented by
the Visiting Professor Programme, which draws over 120 educators from around
the world. This programme provides St. George's students a unique opportunity
for exposure to a wide range of experts, broadening both their academic
expertise and their cultural experience.
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Guyana
- American ISOM - Providing a basic science
and clinical medicine curriculum that is modeled to incorporate the best
feature of academic and clinical instruction of the ACGME (Accreditation
Council of Graduate Medical Education) of the United States. Preparing
students to pass the US Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) via the Educational
Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) licensure.
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Guyana
- The Greenheart Medical University (GMU) - The
Greenheart Medical University (GMU) is Accredited by the Ministry of Health
in Guyana and is listed in the IMED. GMU students and graduates may apply
for USMLE through ECFMG. Programmes offered include Pre-medical sciene=cs,
the degree of the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Clinical Sciences and Internship
at Guyana's largest hospital. Students come from the USA, Canada, India,
Africa and the Caribbean.
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Jamaica
- U.W.I. - The Faculty of Medical Sciences
at St. Augustine comprises the Schools of Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine,
Pharmacy, Advanced Nursing Education and the second full programme School
of Medicine in the University of the West Indies.
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Saba
- Saba University School Of Medicine - Our
medical curriculum is patterned after those offered in the finest U.S.
medical schools and is designed to meet the licensing requirements in the
United States and other countries abroad. We admit 40 students per semester.
Our small student/faculty ratio of 6:1 allows for maximum interaction between
students and professors. Each student is treated as a professional by a
caring, empathetic administration and staff. All classes are taught in
English; Saba is a Dutch island with English as the first language. All
faculty members at SABA University hold a Ph.D. or M.D. with teaching experience.
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St.
Eustatius - University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine - The
University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine represents a dynamic collaboration
between a growing cadre of veteran medical educators richly experienced
in mentoring U.S. and international medical students throughout all phases
of education and clinical training. We share the precept that the time
has come for the world medical community to broaden its viewpoint beyond
state and national borders to embrace a more inclusive, global perspective
on teaching and healthcare delivery. "There are few more valuable professional
assets than a medical degree." Our deans and faculty are drawn from leadership
positions in the U.S. and world medical academic mainstreams. We are extraordinarily
sensitive to the unique needs, prerogatives and challenges of international
medical students. We have years of experience overseeing international
students' seamless transition into mainstream clinical training, research
and practice opportunities.
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Kitts - Grace - We offer students of
many nations, ages and academic backgrounds a chance to become Primary
Healthcare professionals is the service of anyone in need of healthcare,
education or nutrition. Our innovative training has dispensed with lectures
in favor of clinically oriented seminars, where students, having already
prepared each day's material, are highly motivated to learn through active
discussion of patient problems, rather than bored by passive listening
to a 'diet' of dry theory read from a dias. With our enviable track record,
we invite you to join us for twenty-first century medical training at our
excellent, prestigious global campuses.
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Kitts - Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine - Ross
University School of Veterinary Medicine is located in the Caribbean country
of St. Kitts, and is affiliated with 21 American Veterinary Medical Association
(AVMA)-accredited schools in the United States. Graduates are eligible
to practice veterinary medicine in all 50 states, 10 provinces of Canada,
and Puerto Rico.
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St
Lucia - Spartan - The curriculum of the School
of Medicine encompasses a comprehensive course of basic medical sciences
and clinical sciences that last three calendar years. The trimester periods
begin in January, May and September; therefore, a student may elect to
enter at the beginning of any of the three trimesters.
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St
Martin - AUC - Located approximately 150 miles
east of Puerto Rico, English-speaking St. Maarten is one of the major destinations
in the Caribbean with direct jet service from the United States and Europe.
The island contains fast food restaurants, supermarkets, and other amenities
similar to those in the United States. English is the language spoken.
Fully accredited medical school program - accreditation body approved by
the U.S. Department of Education - Approved for U.S. Federal Financial
Aid Program, for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.
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St
Lucia - IAU - International American University College of Medicine
- Welcome to the International American University
College of Medicine, or simply "IAU." Located on the Caribbean island
nation of Saint Lucia, IAU is well-poised to be a pioneer in medical education
for students who desire to attain their MD degree and who wish to ultimately
become licensed physicians in the United States of America. At IAU,
students are exposed to a case-based, problem-oriented curriculum similar
to that found in some of the best medical schools in the United States.
From their first week on campus, our students begin applying their knowledge
to the practice of medicine; in other words, our students begin their journey
towards becoming a practicing physician from day one.
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