Atlantic University School Of Medicine (AUSOM) is an offshore private medical school located in the St. Lucia National Neurological and Mental Health Wellness Centre, a psychiatric hospital built on the Gros Islet Highway, in Rodney Bay by China in 2006. The school's offshore office is located in Island Park, New York. The school's application was approved by the Cabinet of St. Lucia in 2010, though as of 2014, the country did not have legislation in place for licensing and regulating medical schools.
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Programs
The primary educational programs at AUSOM consist of a 2-year premed course of study; a four-year medical curriculum, which leads to a Doctor of Medicine degree; or a six-year track which combines the premed and medical training. In addition to theoretical and academic training, students are required to complete 48 weeks of clinical clerkships. Students participate in community health clinics from their first year of study, offering services of basic health checks, diabetes screenings and basic eye examinations. The school accepts both Lucian and foreign students, offering a scholarship program for Lucian residents who qualify.
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Accreditation
Atlantic University School Of Medicine received approval from the St. Lucian Cabinet in 2010. It is not accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) as of 2015. It is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED) effective in 2010 with school ID #F0002374 and in the World Health Organization's World Directory of Medical Schools. By virtue of its listing in IMED, students graduating from AUSOM are authorized to take part in the United States Medical Licensing Examination three-part examinations. Those who pass the examinations are eligible according to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates to register for and participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
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