American University of Antigua (AUA) is a private, international

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located in

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History

AUA was co-founded by Neal S. Simon, a lawyer and former president of Ross University. AUA began instruction in 2002. In 2008,

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-based Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) purchased the college from

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-based Greater Caribbean Learning Resources, Inc. and formed Manipal Education Americas, LLC. In 2006, AUA College of Medicine was approved by the New York State Education Department and, in 2011, recognized by the Medical Board of California. AUA is also recognized by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, and is one of the few international medical schools whose graduates are not required to demonstrate substantial equivalence to receive medical licensure in the state of Massachusetts.

Accreditations and approvals

AUA is fully accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) and is listed in the

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. In 2011, Medical Board Of California recognized American University of Antigua College of Medicine. AUA is approved by the

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(NYSED) to allow students to complete more than 12 weeks of clinical clerkships in New York State. AUA is one of eight Caribbean medical schools so approved by NYSED. In 2015, access to the

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was granted to American students at AUA.

Academic profile

Admissions

AUA requires a minimum of 90 credits of college courses. Although MCAT scores are required for US citizens and permanent residents, they are not considered in AUA's admissions decisions; opting for a holistic approach to evaluating students instead.

Rankings and Reputation

The American University of Antigua was ranked in the top tier of medical schools in the Caribbean by the World Scholarship Forum in 2020, and by Money Inc. in 2019.

Curriculum

AUA follows an organ system-based block

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in small group settings, modeled after recent medical learning developments in US medical schools. The organ-based curriculum allows students to better understand the

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and

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of each organ and system, and how they function together as opposed to isolated subjects.

Degrees

AUA awards a

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recognized with eligibility to practice in all 50 States in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, India, and other nations worldwide.

Campus

In January 2010, AUA opened its campus. The $60 million facility houses more than of classrooms, a simulation lab, a multi-story library, study rooms, an amphitheater, a courtyard, a gym, tennis courts, and administrative and faculty offices.

Collaboration and Agreements

In 2013, AUA signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine that allows AUA clinical students to complete all of their core clinical rotations in the Greater Miami Area. In 2019, AUA College of Medicine signed an inaugural transfer agreement with

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, allowing high achieving students the opportunity to transfer to the University of Warwick's medical school to finish their MD after completing their basic sciences at AUA. In 2020, AUA signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida International University Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work that provides AUA students and graduates with priority admission to FIU for a Master's in Public Health (MPH) degree.

Notable faculty

Dr. Seymour L. Schwartz was a renowned surgeon, Alumni Professor for the Department of Surgery at the

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, and co-author and editor-in-chief of ''

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.'' He is considered as one of the most honored and influential surgeons in American history as a pioneer in surgery, surgical education and leadership. Dr. Schwartz was appointed as University Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the American University of Antigua. Dr. Darrick E. Antell is a plastic surgeon and reconstructive surgeon whose research has been featured in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Dr. Antell was appointed as a clinical faculty member and guest lecturer at the American University of Antigua.

References

External links

American University of Antigua College of Medicine
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