Medical University of the Americas – Nevis

Medical University of the Americas
Established 1998
Type For-profit
Location Whitehall, Nevis, St Kitts and Nevis
Nickname MUA
Website www.mua.edu

Medical University of the Americas – Nevis (MUA) is a for-profit medical school located in Whitehall, Nevis in the Caribbean. The university confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.[1] MUA is owned by R3 Education, Inc.[2]

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Curriculum

The MD program at MUA is a 10 semester course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year. Semesters 1-5 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at the university's Nevis campus:

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Semester IV

Semester V

Semesters 6-10 consist of 72 weeks of clinical training at hospitals in the United States.[3]

Accreditation

MUA is accredited by the St Kitts-Nevis Accreditation Board.[4] The university is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[1] and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.[5]

MUA is approved by the New York State Education Department for clinical training, residency, and licensure in New York.[6]

MUA is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine.[7]

Hospital Affiliations

Student Life

Several student organizations exist at MUA. These include, but are not limited to:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=661&school=&currpage=1&cname=SAINT+KITTS+AND+NEVIS&city=&region=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=661030&psize=25
  2. ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=61042119
  3. ^ http://www.mua.edu/mua/index.php/curriculum
  4. ^ "Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Accredited Schools". http://www.gov.kn/ct.asp?xItem=519&ctNode=114&mp=1. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  5. ^ http://avicenna.ku.dk/database/medicine
  6. ^ http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/med/medforms.htm
  7. ^ http://www.accredmed.org/
  8. ^ http://www.mua.edu/mua/index.php/curriculum/clinical-education/hospital-affiliations
  9. ^ Shaik, R (Director) (2009-09-26). MSA of MUA - Eid Show 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGBeVaCw88. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  10. ^ http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/MemberCenter/Intl/IntlChapters.aspx

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