American University of Barbados

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American University of Barbados, School of Medicine
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MottoKnowledge for life
Type For-profit Medical school
Established2011
Accreditation Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). Barbados Accreditation Council
Dean Campus: Dr. Syed M. Kazmi, Associate: Dr. John Klir, Clinical: Dr. Ruksana Nazneen
Address
Wildey, Saint Michael
,
Bridgetown
,
BB11100
,
Barbados

13°05′29″N59°34′44″W / 13.0915°N 59.5790°W / 13.0915; -59.5790
CampusBarbados
LanguageEnglish
Website https://www.aubmed.org/
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Location in Barbados
AUBMED was founded in 2011 in Bridgetown, Barbados. American University of Barbados Campus Building.jpg
AUBMED was founded in 2011 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The American University of Barbados School of Medicine (AUB), founded in 2011, is a private medical school with its main campus in Wildey, Barbados. [1] When it opened in January 2012, it was the first offshore private medical school in Barbados, [2] [3] started as a branch of Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, based in Lucknow, India. [2]

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History

The medical school was founded in 2011 and started operations at Silver Sands. [4] As of November 2015, the school had 135 students, with two Barbadians for every five foreign students. [5]

In 2016, the AUB acquired the former BET building, [6] and moved its operations there. In February 2020, American University of Barbados awarded medical degrees to 67 graduates at its inaugural graduation ceremony. [3] As of 2020, students were enrolled from 24 countries. [3]

Recognition and accreditation

See also

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  2. 1 2 "Barbados' first offshore medical school opens January". Stabroek News. 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "First doctors of historic American University of Barbados". Barbados Advocate. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Rhonda (August 20, 2014). "American University looking to expand". NationNews. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. ↑ "American University wants more Barbadian students". NationNews. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26.
  6. ↑ "Sold! BET building acquired by American University of Barbados". Loop News Barbados. December 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
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  8. ↑ "Accredited Providers - Barbados Accreditation Council". 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  9. ↑ Gill, Joy-Ann (2017-04-20). "AUB Moving To Accreditation Status". GIS. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  10. ↑ "Medical Schools Eligible for Pathway 3 - order by country". ECFMG. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
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