| University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine | |
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| Established | 1999 |
| Type | Private, For-profit |
| President | Leonard A. Wisneski, MD, FACP |
| Location | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, Duluth, Georgia |
| Website | www.eustatiusmed.edu |
The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine (USESOM) is a private, for-profit medical school located in Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, in the Caribbean Netherlands. USESOM confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.[1]
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History [edit]
USESOM was founded in 1999 in Sint Eustatius by a group of medical school educators and administrators, and began instruction on September 1, 1999. [2]
Curriculum [edit]
The MD program at USESOM is divided into eleven semesters. Semesters 1-4 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at the university's Sint Eustatius campus. Semester 5 (Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Physical Diagnosis and USMLE Review) is completed either at the Sint Eustatius campus or in Duluth, Georgia.[3] The remaining six semesters are clinical rotations which take place in hospitals in the United States.[4]
Accreditation [edit]
USESOM was chartered in and recognized by the government of the Netherlands Antilles (now known as the Caribbean Netherlands) on April 21, 1999.[5] The university is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[1] and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.[6]
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References [edit]
- ^ a b http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=665&school=&currpage=1&cname=NETHERLANDS+ANTILLES&city=®ion=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=665020&psize=25
- ^ http://www.eustatiusmed.edu/our-history.html
- ^ http://www.eustatiusmed.edu/media/downloads/5th@Atlanta-Information-Sheet.pdf
- ^ http://www.eustatiusmed.edu/clinical-medicine-rotations.html
- ^ http://www.eustatiusmed.edu/media/images/charter.jpg
- ^ http://avicennadb.ku.dk/avicenna/viewSchool.php?school=M01099&type
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