List of medical schools in the Caribbean

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This is a list of medical schools in the Caribbean. Schools are listed in alphabetical order by country/territory, then name. The list includes medical schools recognized by their local governments that award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and/or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees.

All recognized medical schools are listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and/or the Avicenna Directory for medicine. Several agencies may also accredit Caribbean medical schools, as listed in the FAIMER Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools (DORA).[1]

Caribbean medical schools can be categorized as either regional or offshore. Regional medical schools train students to practice in the country or region where the school is located. Offshore medical schools in the Caribbean primarily train students from the United States and Canada who intend to return home for residency and clinical practice after graduation.[2] Most offshore schools are dual-campus programs, where basic sciences are completed in the Caribbean while clinical clerkships are completed at teaching hospitals in the United States.[3]

As of 2011 there are 60 medical schools in the Caribbean, 29 of which are regional, 31 of which are offshore.

Current medical schools in the Caribbean

Country/Territory School Established Degree Regional/Offshore IMED/Avicenna Listed Accreditation
Anguilla Saint James School of Medicine 2010 MD Offshore Both[4][5] CAAM-HP[6]
Antigua and Barbuda American University of Antigua College of Medicine 2004 MD Offshore Both[7][8] New York State Education Department (NYSED)[9]
Antigua and Barbuda University of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine 1983 MD Offshore Both[10][11]
Aruba Aureus University School of Medicine 2004 MD Offshore Both[12][13]
Aruba Xavier University School of Medicine 2004 MD Offshore Both[14][15]
Barbados University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine (Cave Hill) 1967 MBBS Regional Both[16][17] CAAM-HP[6]
Bonaire Saint James School of Medicine 1999 MD Offshore Both[18]
Bonaire International University School of Medicine 2005 MD Offshore Avicenna only
Cayman Islands St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 2002 MD Offshore Both[19][20] ACCM[21]
Cuba Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina 1999 MD Offshore Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Ciego de Avila 2000 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Cienfuegos 1990 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Granma 1982 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Holguin 1976 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Las Tunas 1986 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Matanzas 1969 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Pinar del Rio 1976 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Sancti Spiritus 1994 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de La Habana 1726 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de Santiago de Cuba 1962 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de Villa Clara 1966 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Camaguey 1968 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Cuba Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Guantanamo 1982 MD Regional Both Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
Curacao Avalon University School of Medicine 2003 MD Offshore Both
Curacao Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine 2007 MD Offshore Both
Curacao St. Martinus University School of Medicine 2003 MD Offshore Both
Dominica All Saints University School of Medicine 2006 MD Offshore Both
Dominica Ross University School of Medicine 1978 MD Offshore Both CAAM-HP,[6] Medical Board of Dominica
Dominican Republic Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo Escuela de Medicina 1972 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra Departamento de Medicina 1976 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo Departamento de Medicina 1600 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Católica Nordestana Facultad de Ciencias Medicas 1978 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao Escuela de Medicina 1983 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Central del Este Escuela de Medicina 1970 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) Escuela de Medicina 1982 MD Offshore Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña Escuela de Medicina 1966 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago Escuela de Medicina, Santiago de Los Caballeros 1979 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Dominican Republic Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago Escuela de Medicina, Santo Domingo 1981 MD Regional Both Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology
Grenada St. George's University School of Medicine 1977 MD Offshore Both CAAM-HP,[6] NYSED, Grenada Ministry of Health
Haiti Université d'Etat d'Haïti Faculté de Médecine 1867 MD Regional Both
Haiti Université Lumière Faculté de Médecine 2006 MD Regional IMED only
Haiti Université Notre Dame d'Haïti Faculté de Médecine 1997 MD Regional Both
Haiti Université Quisqueya Faculté des Sciences de la Santé 2002 MD Regional IMED only
Jamaica All American Institute of Medical Sciences 2011 MD Offshore Both CAAM-HP[6]
Jamaica University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine (Mona) 1948 MBBS Regional Both CAAM-HP[6]
Montserrat University of Science, Arts & Technology Faculty of Medicine 2003 MD Offshore IMED only
Saba Saba University School of Medicine 1994 MD Offshore Both ACCM[21]
Saint Kitts and Nevis International University of the Health Sciences (IUHS) 1998 MBBS/MD Offshore Both Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis[22]
Saint Kitts and Nevis Medical University of the Americas - Nevis 1998 MD Offshore Both ACCM,[21] Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis[22]
Saint Kitts and Nevis University of Medicine and Health Sciences 2008 MBBS/MD Offshore Both Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis[22]
Saint Kitts and Nevis Windsor University School of Medicine 2000 MD Offshore Both Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis[22]
Saint Lucia American International Medical University School of Medicine 2007 MD Offshore Both
Saint Lucia Destiny University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2001 MD Offshore Both
Saint Lucia Atlantic University School of Medicine 2010 MD Offshore Both
Saint Lucia International American University College of Medicine 2004 MD Offshore Both
Saint Lucia Spartan Health Sciences University 1980 MD Offshore Both
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinity School of Medicine 2008 MD Offshore Both
Sint Eustatius University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine 1999 MD Offshore Both
Sint Maarten American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine 1978 MD Offshore Both ACCM[21]
Trinidad and Tobago University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine (St. Augustine) 1967 MBBS Regional Both CAAM-HP[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools | FAIMER". faimer.org. http://www.faimer.org/resources/dora/index.html. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
  2. ^ "Accreditation of International Medical Schools: An Update from FAIMER and CAAM-HP" (PDF). michigan.gov. Federation of State Medical Boards. 2009-06-18. p. 32. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/healthcareworkforcecenter/FSMB_Intl_Accreditation_Webinar6-09_286726_7.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-07. 
  3. ^ "Oversight of International Medical Schools Approved for Long-Term Clinical Clerkship Placements | New York State Education Department" (PDF). regents.nysed.gov. 2010-12-29. p. 7. http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2011Meetings/January2011/111ppcd1.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
  4. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=103&school=&currpage=1&cname=ANGUILLA&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=103010&psize=25
  5. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=324
  6. ^ a b c d e f g http://www.caam-hp.org/assessedprogrammes.html
  7. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=130&school=&currpage=1&cname=ANTIGUA+AND+BARBUDA&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=130020&psize=25
  8. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=X00002&type
  9. ^ http://www.ab.gov.ag/gov_v4/article_details.php?category=38&id=1230
  10. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=130&school=&currpage=1&cname=ANTIGUA+AND+BARBUDA&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=130010&psize=25
  11. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=M00017&type
  12. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=107&school=&currpage=1&cname=ARUBA&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=107010&psize=25
  13. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=234
  14. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=107&school=&currpage=1&cname=ARUBA&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=107020&psize=25
  15. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=160
  16. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=162&school=&currpage=1&cname=BARBADOS&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=162010&psize=25
  17. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=M00071&type
  18. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=668&school=&currpage=1&cname=BONAIRE&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=665030&psize=25
  19. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=104&school=&currpage=1&cname=CAYMAN+ISLANDS&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=104010&psize=25
  20. ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=M00211&type
  21. ^ a b c d http://www.accredmed.org/
  22. ^ a b c d http://www.gov.kn/ct.asp?xItem=519&ctNode=114&mp=1

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