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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.
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] |