St Matthews University
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| Motto | One Mission, One Purpose, Achieving the Dream |
|---|---|
| Established | 2002[1] |
| Type | Private |
| President | Jerry W. Thornton |
| Location | Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
| Website | www.stmatthews.edu/ |
St. Matthew's University (SMU) includes the School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine. The School of Medicine currently has 800 students, while the School of Veterinary medicine welcomed its charter class in the Fall of 2005.[citation needed]
St. Matthew's campus is located on Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean Sea. The Cayman Islands are part of the British West Indies, so English is the national language.
[edit] Licensing
Clinical students of St. Matthew's School of Medicine have been approved by the Education Department of New York, are able to complete their clinical clerkships in this state.[2]
Graduates of St. Matthew's School of Medicine are currently not able to be licensed as physicians in the following states:
- California: As a result of a site visit[3] done by the Medical Board of California, SMU was officially disapproved for both training and licensure on February 18, 2005. [4]
- Indiana: States SMU is disapproved.[5]
- Kansas: Requires a medical school to be in operation for at least 15 years, so SMU is not eligible.[6]
- Texas: similarly placed SMU on their list of "Substandard or Fraudulent Institutions" and notes that attempting to use the degree to obtain a medical license is a Class B Misdemeanor.[7]
[edit] External links
[edit] References and Notes
- ^ ECFMG IMED. International Medical Education Directory. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ New York State Office of the Professions. NYS Medicine Application Forms / Schools allowed to do more than 12 weeks of Clinical Clerkships in NYS. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
- ^ Medical Board of California. St. Matthew's University Site Visit Report. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ Medical Board of California. International Medical Schools Disapproved by the State of California. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ Medical Licensing Board of Indiana. Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ Kansas Board of Healing Arts. [http://www.ksbha.org/statutes/haact.html#2873 Statues: Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 28.--HEALING ARTS]. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
- ^ Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Fraudulent or Substandard Institutions with No Known Texas Connection. Retrieved on 2006-08-24.
