International American University College of Medicine (IAU) is a private

Private university

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 medical school

Medical school

A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...

 located in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...

 in the Caribbean

Caribbean

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. IAU confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

 (MD) degree.

Curriculum

The MD program at IAU 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 the university's Saint Lucia campus. Semester 5 is an introduction to clinical medicine & USMLE review completed in Chicago, Illinois. Semesters 6-10 consist of 76 weeks of clinical study that are completed at IAU-affiliated hospitals in the United States

United States

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High school graduates earn guaranteed acceptance to the IAU MD program after completion of a 90 credit hour pre-medical

Pre-medical

Pre-medical is a term used to describe a track an undergraduate student in the United States pursues prior to becoming a medical student...

 program at Texas A&M University–Commerce

Texas A&M University–Commerce

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 with a minimum GPA of 3.2.

Accreditation

International American University College of Medicine is chartered and licensed in Saint Lucia. The university is listed in the FAIMER

Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research

The is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "support the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates as it promotes international health professions education through programmatic and research activities." These activities include:*Creating Educational Opportunities for Health...

 International Medical Education Directory

International Medical Education Directory

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 (IMED) and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.

Tuition and Fees

Base tuition for the MD program at IAU as of January 2011 is:

• Semesters 1-4: $6,000.00
• Semester 5: $9,000.00
• Semesters 6-10: $9,500.00