BENEFITS
PROGRAMS American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA), a member of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), has formed a unique partnership with Florida International University in order to create two innovative programs designed to provide a U.S. medical education in all the ways that matter:
Students of both AUA–FIU programs can look forward to:
1 AUA GLOBAL HEALTH TRACK PROGRAM
• Completing all core clinical rotations backto-back with FIU faculty at FIU-affiliated teaching hospitals
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FIU GRADUATE CLINICAL CORE ROTATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Students who complete the Preclinical Sciences component of the Global Health Track program transition to the Graduate Clinical Core Rotation Certificate Program (Clinical Certificate Program). The Clinical Certificate Program is also open to qualified AUA students who did not participate in the Global Health Track Program but still want the advantages of completing clinical clerkships under the auspices of a US medical school.
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• Furthering their medical education with a global health curriculum taught by FIU and AUA faculty prior to and throughout their Preclinical coursework in Antigua
• Learning medical Spanish to better communicate with a greater number of patients • Becoming American Heart Association BLS and ACLS instructors • Gaining valuable clinical and research experience during FIU rotations, helping them stand out to residency program directors
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CREDENTIALS Upon completion of the program and graduation from AUA, students will receive a: • Doctor of Medicine degree from AUA • Global Health Certificate from AUA • Clinical Certificate Program transcript from FIU • Certificate of Completion from FIU, which indicates that rotations have been completed at their affiliated clinical sites
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Global Health Track students complete Basic Sciences on AUA’s campus in Antigua, plus four 2-week blocks before each of the four Basic Sciences semesters and one 1-week block after semester 4.
After completing Preclinical Sciences, both AUA MD & Global Health Track students may apply to the Clinical Certificate Program in which all core rotations take place consecutively at FIU affiliated teaching hospitals in South Florida.
OR P RE CLI NI CAL S CI E NCE S AUA students complete Preclinical Sciences coursework on the AUA campus in Antigua.
E L E C T IV E R OTAT IO N S Students participate in electives in various specialty fields at AUA and FIUaffiliated clinical sites throughout the United States and abroad.
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G L O B A L H E A LT H Why Global Health? How can we understand it today? The purpose of the Global Health Track is to support and guide students in developing expertise in global health issues with the goal of subsequent career involvement in patient care, service, policy making, research and education at a global level. Students attending the Global Health Track will be introduced to the study of community and public health, primary care, epidemiology, and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases on a global basis.
ABOUT AUA American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA) is an accredited international medical school dedicated to providing an academic experience of the highest quality. Via a holistic admissions approach, AUA selects students with the potential for medical school success and provides them with the resources they need to obtain highly competitive residencies and move on to successful careers in medicine.
But what makes pursuing an education and career specifically in global medicine so relevant at this particular moment? In a globalized world, the urgency to give physicians, especially those in primary care, a wider understanding of the socioeconomic forces that shape their practice has never been greater. As borders mean less and less and the global physician shortage continues to intensify, the need for doctors who are more informed and better-prepared to treat diverse populations in a global setting is essential.
Upon passing necessary licensure exams, AUA graduates are eligible to practice medicine in all 50 U.S. states. AUA graduates who otherwise meet the qualifications for licensure in countries outside the United States, such as India, Canada, Antigua, or the United Kingdom, may be licensed in those countries.
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