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For international students to study in Preston, United Kingdom to get their Doctor of Medicine Degree.
Conducive to developing successful
medical professionals.
AUC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM, www.accredmed.org), which is the accreditor used by the country of Sint Maarten.
Eligible to apply to practice in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and around the world.
AUC’s U.S. modeled Doctor of Medicine Program blends rigorous classroom study, simulation exercises, and community service.
Molecules to Medicine (20 Credit Hours)
The Molecules to Medicine module will provide students with a current understanding of the intimate interplay between molecular structures and functions, intracellular molecular systems, and human pathologies using a systemic approach.
Hematology, Oncology, Attack and Defense (10 Credit Hours)
he Hematology, Oncology, Attack and Defense module provides a comprehensive and in-depth study of normal and abnormal blood physiology, hematological oncology, pharmacology, histology and embryology, pathology, immunology, and microbiology.
Musculoskeletal and Skin (10 Credit Hours)
Musculoskeletal and Dermatology module aims to examine the organ systems of the skin and the musculoskeletal structures.
Cardiovascular (10 Credit Hours)
The Cardiovascular module will provide students with a detailed understanding of the cardiovascular system that integrates knowledge from scientific disciplines and clinical medicine.
Respiratory and Renal (10 Credit Hours)
The Respiratory and Renal module will provide students with a detailed understanding of the respiratory and renal systems that integrates knowledge from scientific disciplines and clinical medicine.
Gastrointestinal and Nutrition (10 Credit Hours)
The Gastroenterology-Nutrition module will discuss and integrate the normal anatomy, embryology, histology, and physiology of the gastrointestinal system and the role of nutrition in human health.
Endocrine and Reproductive (10 Credit Hours)
The Endocrine and Reproductive module will concentrate teaching on normal and abnormal male/female reproduction and normal and abnormal endocrine function.
Brain and Behavior (10 Credits Hours)
The Brain and Behavior module will integrate and discuss the normal and abnormal anatomy, embryology, histology, and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system.
Clinical Reasoning (10 Credits Hours)
The Clinical Reasoning Course serves as a capstone experience to the medical sciences curriculum.
This degree track is open to qualified students holding a Bachelor’s degree who seek a rigorous medical education program designed to help them master the basic medical sciences and develop the necessary clinical skills to practice medicine.
Students with a Bachelor’s degree will complete AUC’s standard medical sciences curriculum through the delivery of a post graduate diploma in International Medical Sciences from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), which AUC recognizes as equivalent to its own medical curriculum. Students then proceed to United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 and the clinical sciences portion of the program. This degree track can be completed in four years.
This degree track is open to qualified students who do not yet hold a Bachelor’s degree who seek an accelerated pathway to completing their medical education. Students in this track complete UCLan’s two-year Bachelor’s in Medical Sciences (Hons) degree program, which AUC recognizes as granting equivalent credit for the first semester of its own standard five-semester medical sciences curriculum.
Students who successfully complete the BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences degree at 2.1 or above will then complete AUC’s medical sciences curriculum, starting in the second semester. After completing the medical sciences curriculum, students then proceed to USMLE Step 1 and the clinical sciences portion of the program. Students in this track can earn their medical degree in five and a half years.
AUCs has two locations across the world to facilitate both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens medical education. Non-U.S. based citizens can choose either the U.K. track or Sint Maarten campus. U.S. citizens study at Sint Maarten for years 1 and 2.
All AUC medical students, regardless of which program they choose have the option of completing clinical rotations at affiliated hospital teaching sites in the United States and United Kingdom.
Choose from 17 affiliates in Michigan, Louisiana, New York, Florida, California, Illinois, Maryland, and Connecticut in the United States.
Choose from 7 affiliates in London, Greater Manchester, Berkshire, Surrey, and West Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Preparing our students to attain a medical school residency placement is one of AUC’s highest priorities. Each year, AUC graduates apply for and obtain residencies in a variety of postgraduate training programs throughout the United States and Canada.
$80,000 USD scholarships are awarded to applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Dual citizens are not eligible. Available to those who apply and qualify.
We are committed to providing medical students with information to help them fund their education through student loan programs and med school financial aid. Various tuition payment options are also available.
We believe that education should be within reach for every aspiring doctor. Our comprehensive tuition and financial aid program will help you understand the cost of your medical education and how you can finance it.
Explore our state-of-the art campus facility and the wonderful neighborhood surrounding our beautiful campus. Join us on this self guided 360 degree virtual tour.
Students have the option to live on-campus or off-campus. No matter where you choose to live, you’ll want to ensure that your environment is conducive to the rigors of medical school.
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American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM, www.accredmed.org), which is the accreditor used by the country of St. Maarten.
1First time residency attainment rate is the percent of students attaining a 2023-24 residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2022-23 who were active applicants in the 2023 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match.
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