American University of Antigua (AUA) is a for-profit medical school consisting only of the Caribbean Medical School and is located in Antigua and Barbuda. It is accredited with conditions by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)
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History
AUA was co-founded by Neal S. Simon, a lawyer and former president of Ross University. AUA began instruction in 2002. In 2008, Manipal Education and Medical Group purchased the college from New York based Greater Caribbean Learning Resources, Inc. and formed Maniple Education Americas, LLC. In 2006, AUA College of Medicine was approved by the New York State Education Department and, in 2011, recognized by the Medical Board of California.
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Accreditations and approvals
The College of Medicine is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
In 2015, access to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program was granted to American students at AUA.
Campus
In January 2010, AUA opened its 17-acre (69,000 m2) campus. The $60 million facility houses more than 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of classrooms, a simulation lab, a multi-story library, study rooms, an amphitheater, a courtyard, a gym, tennis courts, and administrative and faculty offices.
In August 2011, AUA announced plans for an $18 million expansion of the Antigua campus. The expansion will bring the campus to a total of 27-acres.
Agreements
In 2013, AUA signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine that allows AUA clinical students to complete all of their core clinical rotations in the Greater Miami Area.
See also
- International medical graduate
- List of medical schools in the Caribbean
- List of universities in Antigua and Barbuda
References
External links
- American University of Antigua College of Medicine
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