American University of Barbados Campus Building

The American University of Barbados School of Medicine (AUB), founded in 2011, is a private medical school with its main campus in

Wildey, Barbados The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for ...

. When it opened in January 2012, it was the first offshore private medical school in

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, started as a branch of Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, based in Lucknow, India.

History

The medical school was founded in 2011 and started operations at Silver Sands. As of November 2015, the school had 135 students, with two Barbadians for every five foreign students. In 2016, the AUB acquired the former BET building, and moved its operations there. In February 2020, American University of Barbados awarded medical degrees to 67 graduates at its inaugural graduation ceremony. As of 2020, students were enrolled from 24 countries.

Recognition and accreditation

* American University of Barbados (AUB) received an initial provisional accreditation for 2018–2020 from the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions, a registered body that accredits

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. * American University of Barbados (AUB) is registered as a tertiary provider of education by the Barbados Accreditation Council. * AUB is recognized by the

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and this grants students the right to take the licentiate exam,

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to become a practicing physician in the

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. * In 2017, the

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included the American University of Barbados in its list of foreign universities / institutions that have been approved by authorities in their respective nations. * American University of Barbados (AUB) is listed in World Directory of Medical School *

References

External links

Study Medicine , Best Caribbean Medical Schools , Study MBBS
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History

Recognition and accreditation

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