Georgetown American University is a private healthcare-oriented university in
Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is t ...
established in 2013.
The first students enrolled in June 2014, and their first graduation was 2018.
Accreditation
GAU is registered with the National Accreditation Council of Guyana. It is listed in
FAIMER
The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "support the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) as it promotes international health p ...
International Medical Education Directory The International Medical Education Directory (IMED) was a public database of worldwide medical schools. The IMED was published as a joint collaboration of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and the Foundation for Advan ...
(IMED) and World Directory of Medical Schools. The university is certified International Standard Organisation (ISO) 9001-2015 compliant for producing Medical Professionals and Emergency Technicians.
Programs offered
GAU currently offers the following programs:
* Doctor of Medicine - 4-year program
* Associate of Science in Premedical Sciences
* Associate of Science in Nursing
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing
* Associate of Science Degree in Cybersecurity
* Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Affiliations
The university is affiliated with the hospitals and medical training institutions in Guyana and the USA. A list is provided below:
* Wyckoff Hospital - Brooklyn, New York
* Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, GA
* Caribbean Heart Institute - Georgetown
* Georgetown Public Hospital, Georgetown
Location
GAU main Campus is in Guyana, South America offices in the United States:
* Guyana Campus - 81 Croal Street, Georgetown Guyana
* Clinical Sciences Office - 1 West Court Square, Suite 763, Decatur, GA 30030, USA
* Information Office USA - 17927 Shotley Bridge Place, Olney, Maryland 20832 USA
See also
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International medical graduate An international medical graduate (IMG), earlier known as a foreign medical graduate (FMG), is a physician who has graduated from a medical school outside of the country where he or she intends to practice. The term non-local medical graduate may be ...
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List of medical schools in the Caribbean
References
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Higher education in Guyana
Medical schools in the Caribbean
Medical schools in Guyana
Universities in Guyana