Saint James School of Medicine
| Saint James School of Medicine | |
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| Established | 1999 |
| Type | Private, For-profit |
| President | Kallol Guha, PhD, DSc |
| Dean | Ravinder Kenue, MSc, PhD |
| Location |
Headquarters: Park Ridge, Illinois Basic Science Campuses: • Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands 12°09′09″N 68°16′26″W / 12.15250°N 68.27389°W • The Quarter, Anguilla, British Overseas Territories18°12′46″N 63°02′30″W / 18.21278°N 63.04167°W |
| Website | www.sjsm.org |
Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a private, for-profit medical school headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois with basic science campuses in Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla.[1] Saint James confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.[2]
History
Saint James School of Medicine was established in Bonaire in 1999 and began instruction in 2000.[2] In 2010, Saint James opened a second campus in Anguilla.[3]
Curriculum
The MD program at Saint James is a 10 semester course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year. Semesters 1-4 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at either the Bonaire or Anguilla campus. Bonaire has two locations on the island, one main Campus (MD3-4) and other location near the coast usually for pre-med, MD1-2.[4] Semester 5 (Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine) is completed at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.[5] Semesters 6-10 consist of 96 weeks of clinical study that are completed at affiliated hospitals and clinical facilities in the United States.[6]
Accreditation
Saint James School of Medicine is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[2] and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.[7]
In June 2011, the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) granted initial accreditation as a developing school to the university's Anguilla campus.[5]
See also
- Saint James School of Medicine Student Blog
- USMLE Step 1 Experiences
- Medical School
- International Medical Graduate
- List of Medical Schools in the Caribbean
References
- ↑ http://bonaire.sjsm.org/index.php/contact_us
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=&school=saint+james&currpage=1&cname=&city=®ion=&rname=&mcode=665030&psize=25
- ↑ http://www.festival.ai/article/view/10024/1/135
- ↑ http://www.medstulife.com/2010/10/new-campus-bonaire.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.caam-hp.org/programmesAssessed/Saint%20James%20School%20of%20Medicine.pdf
- ↑ http://bonaire.sjsm.org/index.php/academics/md_program
- ↑ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=324
External links
Coordinates: 42°2′0″N 87°51′52″W / 42.03333°N 87.86444°W
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