University of Science, Arts and Technology

University of Science, Arts and Technology
Established 2003
Location Olveston, Montserrat
Website www.usat.edu

University of Science, Arts and Technology (USAT) is an offshore private medical school located near Olveston, Montserrat. The university opened in 2003 with headquarters in Saint Petersburg, Florida and its campus located in Montserrat.[1] The school has received accreditation from Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research(FAIMER) and is open to both Montserratians and foreign students,[2] The Global Health Workforce Alliance of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that the school has been "fully accredited by the Ministry of Education of Montserrat".[3] In addition, the school is included in the WHO's World Directory of Medical Schools.[4] The school is the only known U.S. owned foreign medical school in the FAIMER directory to offer Education Committee on Foreign Medical Graduates(ECFMG) certification for its students. The school has graduates practicing in both the United States and worldwide.

References

  1. ↑ "Overview of For-Profit Schools in the Caribbean" (PDF). Faimer. 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "University of Science, Arts & Technology (USAT) Faculty of Medicine". Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "University of Science, Arts & Technology (Montserrat)". Global Health Workforce Alliance. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "University of Science, Arts & Technology (USAT) Faculty of Medicine". World Directory of Medical Schools. Retrieved 17 November 2015.


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