American University of Antigua
The American University of Antigua (AUA) is a medical school founded in 2004 with the mission of addressing the growing shortage of physicians in the United States. With the support of Manipal University, AUA has developed into a hub of international education, spread over a modern 150,000 sq. ft. technologically advanced campus.
AUA Antigua is also one of the only US-modelled medical schools in the Caribbean, offering students hands-on training beginning in the first semester.
AUA’s Basic Sciences curriculum consists of two semesters per academic year. This is based on the top US medical school programs and coupled with AUA’s new campus which provides a learning experience unequalled in the Caribbean.
AUA’s robust Clinical Sciences curriculum corresponds to real world needs and has more than 35 clinical sites. The program prepares students for a successful medical career.
AUA graduates have secured hundreds of residencies in prestigious teaching hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. Alumni have distinguished themselves by becoming chief residents, earning significant awards, and obtaining competitive fellowships.
AUA ANTIGUA IS APPROVED, RECOGNISED, ACCREDITED AND LICENSED BY:
- New York State Education Department
- Medical Board of California
- Commission for Independent Education of the Florida Department of Education
- Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions***
- International Medical Education Directory
- World Health Organisation
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*** Graduates of medical schools accredited by a body that is approved by this international agency would meet the ECFMG’s accreditation requirement for ECFMG certification.
Mission and History
American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine is an innovative medical school dedicated to providing a learner-centric education of the highest quality, granting opportunities to underrepresented minorities, fostering a diverse academic community, and ensuring that its graduates develop the skills and attitudes of lifelong learning, compassion, and professionalism. We also provide students who would otherwise be unable to receive a medical education with the tools to become successful physicians.
AUA Antigua was founded with the commitment to support underserved communities and address the impending physician shortage with an emphasis on primary care. As such, the University recognizes its social responsibility to advance the field of medicine and lead the next generation of physicians and healthcare professionals to respond to global healthcare needs.
AUA Antigua MD Program
AUA’s mission is to provide a learner-centric education of the highest quality, an innovative curriculum, and all the tools necessary to become a practicing physician. AUA’s greatest responsibility and commitment is to advance the field of medicine by educating generations of physicians who will respond to healthcare needs that are both global and local.
We welcome future generations of doctors who aspire to serve communities of people who look like they do, who call the same places home, and whose lives have been shaped by the same experiences.
Underrepresented minorities made up only 13 percent of all students enrolled at US medical schools in 2016. At AUA, they made up 40 percent of the student body that same year.
The number of African American males who apply to and enroll in US medical schools has dropped over the past three and a half decades. In 1978, 542 black males matriculated at US medical schools, but by 2014 that number was down to 515, or just 2.5 percent of all matriculants. At that time, 5.5 percent of AUA’s matriculants identified as black and male. In 2015, the national average had only inched its way up to 2.8 percent, while black males accounted for 10 percent of those who matriculated in AUA’s MD program.
Underrepresented Minorities Matriculated
| US MED SCHOOL ON AVERAGE | AUA |
|---|---|
| 78 | 243 |
AUA matriculated over 3 times the national average of underrepresented minorities in 2016.
Among 17% of the US population who identified as Hispanic or Latino in 2013, only 4.4 percent made up the physician workforce, which is illustrative of a larger problem. How can this or any other underserved population be adequately supported by the medical profession if they do not have doctors in their communities who are also members of those communities? In the hopes of opening doors by removing some of the financial burden for minorities, AUA Antigua created two $50,000 scholarships: the Physician Diversity Initiative, a scholarship for underrepresented minorities and the New York Minority Physician Award, a scholarship for Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian students from New York State.
AUA has enrolled students from these HBCUs:
• Bowie State University
• Claflin University
• Fisk University
• Hampton University
• Morgan State University
• Prairie View A & M University
• Tuskegee University
• University of the District of Columbia
• Xavier University of Louisiana
These students from HBCUs obtained residencies at:
• University of Alabama Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
• Elizabeth Health Center (Family Medicine)
• Elizabeth Hospital in DC (Psychiatry)
• Pitt County Memorial Hospital/East Carolina University (Family Medicine)
• University of Arkansas (Family Medicine)
• Henry Ford Hospital (Family Medicine)
• Morehouse School of Medicine (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry)
• John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County (Internal Medicine)
• Hennepin County Medical Center (Family Medicine, Psychiatry)
• Cooper University Hospital (Primary Medicine)
• Medical Center of Central Georgia/Mercer University School of Medicine (Family Medicine, Pediatrics)
• Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University (Psychiatry, Internal Medicine)
• Medical College of Georgia (Internal Medicine)
• Albert Einstein Health Network (Surgery)
• LSU Health Sciences Center (Family Medicine)
• Stony Brook Teaching Hospital (Psychiatry)
• University Texas Medical School (Child Neurology)
• Hofstra Northwell Health System/Southside Hospital (Family Medicine)
• Howard University Hospital (Internal Medicine)
In addition to increasing minority representation in MD programs, AUA’s push for diversity is a major part of its response to the national physician shortage. That shortfall is projected to be up to 104,900 doctors by 2030. With primary care being one of the areas most affected, it makes perfect sense that these specialties are where AUA Antigua places its emphasis.
AUA ANTIGUA ACCREDITATIONS AND APPROVALS
For many Caribbean medical schools, it takes over a decade to receive these recognitions, but AUA’s dedication to upholding the highest academic standards has not gone unnoticed by government jurisdictions, external agencies, and international accrediting bodies. In record time, the university has become one of the few to obtain prestigious accreditations that were earned after comprehensive evaluations confirmed the extraordinary quality of AUA’s facilities, curriculum, resources, faculty, administration, and student body. These recognitions allow our students to participate in clinical clerkships and our graduates to secure residencies and become licensed physicians throughout the United States and Canada.
| U.S. Department of Education In 2013, the United States Department of Education, through its National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA), determined that the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, through its appointment of the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) as its sole authorized medical school accreditor, employs standards and procedures for the accreditation of medical schools that are comparable to those employed by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) to accredit medical schools in the United States. |
| Recognized by the Medical Board of California Medical Board of California recognition allows: • AUA graduates to apply for medical licensure in California • AUA graduates to enter residency training in California • AUA students to participate in clinical training in California teaching hospitals |
| Licensed for the Commission for Independent Education of the Florida Department of Education Under the provisions of Chapter 1005 of the Florida Statutes, and Chapter 6E of the Florida Administrative Code, the Commission for Independent Education of the Florida Department of Education licenses AUA College of Medicine to offer clinical clerkship instruction in Florida. Additional information regarding this institution may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, toll-free 888-224-6684. |
| Approved by the New York State Education Department On September 13, 2016, the New York Board of Regents voted to extend approval to American University of Antigua College of Medicine to place students in long-term clinical clerkships in New York State for 7 years. This is the longest term of approval that can be given to an International Medical School. New York State Education Department approval allows: • AUA graduates to enter residency training in New York • AUA students to participate in clinical training in New York teaching hospitals |
| Accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) CAAM-HP was established in 2003 and is the legally constituted body established to accredit medical, dental, veterinary, and other programs leading to professional degrees required for the practice of health professions in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states. Gaining accreditation by CAAM-HP involved a demanding review process that assessed every facet of AUA’s medical program. This accreditation is exclusive to medical schools that meet or exceed the highest industry standards. |
| Recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) After a comprehensive review process, AUA became one of the few Caribbean medical schools to earn recognition by the MCI, the governing body that ensures medical education programs and the qualifications they award graduates meet the highest standards. It evaluates schools in India and internationally. AUA is proud to have met the MCI’s strict set of criteria and sees this as a major advancement in its mission to educate doctors who will go on to serve their communities. AUA is listed on MCI’s website. To access the listing, select “West Indies” from the drop-down menu. |
| Recognized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) as the leader in international medical education. AUA received this distinction after an AAPI delegation conducted a comprehensive site visit. Based on their observations and AUA’s numerous state approvals, the strength of its curriculum, resources, faculty, and its graduate success, AUA has become the only medical school to receive this “preferred” status and recognition. |
| Member of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) UNAI was established in 2010 by Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon. The aim of this initiative is to align institutions of higher education with the United Nations to further the realization of the purposes and mandate of the Organization through activities and research in a shared culture of intellectual social responsibility. |
| Listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and the World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Graduates are eligible to participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) |
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