Saint James School of Medicine

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Saint James School of Medicine
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Type Medical school
Established1999
President Kallol Guha
Location
Arnos Vale
,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
CampusUrban, 2 acres
Website sjsm.org

Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a private for-profit offshore medical school which had two basic science campuses, one in British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, and the other in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, it was considered one school with two campuses. [1] Saint James confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. [2] In 2024 Saint James School of Medicine decided to consolidate at its St. Vincent location and closed its location on Anguilla.

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History

Saint James School of Medicine was originally established in Bonaire in 1999 and began instruction in 2000. [2]

In 2006 the people of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba agreed to dissolve the Netherlands Antilles. [3] Upon the imminent dissolution of the country, the ministers of health of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles requested Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) to assess the quality of all medical schools in the Netherlands Antilles. [4] The medical school in the island of Saba was the only one to successfully receive NVAO accreditation. [4] [5] The rest of the schools, including St. James School of Medicine, decided to relocate their campuses. [5] [4] In 2010, Saint James opened a second campus in Anguilla. [6]

In 2014, the School opened a third campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and began merging the Bonaire campus into the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines campus on the main island of Saint Vincent. [2] At the end of the Fall 2015 semester, Saint James moved its Bonaire operation, students, and faculty to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines campus. They also transferred their IMED listing.[ citation needed ]

In 2022 the FTC determined that "the school misrepresented its U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 pass rate in sales calls, presentations, and marketing materials. One brochure claimed a 96.77% first-time USMLE Step 1 pass rate –but the school's actual pass rate is around 35%, according to the FTC" (Case No. 1:22-cv-1919). As a comparison, 98% of US and Canadian medical students passed the USMLE Step 1 examination on their first attempt. The FTC determined that the average match rate for Saint James medical students is 63%, lower than the 83% that Saint James School of Medicine claims. "Saint James School of Medicine –and its Illinois-based operators –will have to pay $1.2 million toward refunds and debt cancellation for students harmed by its deceptive marketing, according to an FTC press release." The school refuted these allegations in their statement saying that they settled to avoid lengthy and expensive legal proceeding with the FTC. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

On October 17th 2024 the school unveiled it's newly constructed campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The new 5,500sf facility, plus a 4,000sf outdoor amphitheater is Phase 1 of a much larger, 40,000sf+ campus, expected to be completed in 2026.

MD Program Curriculum

The MD program at Saint James School of Medicine is a 10 semester course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year, each semester lasting four months. Semesters 1-5 are basic sciences completed at one of the school's two Caribbean campuses (Anguilla and St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Semester 5 (Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine) was completed at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, but the location of completion of this semester has since been changed. Starting in September 2024, all Basic Science courses work is conducted on the school's campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.. After completion, students are expected to complete the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1, for which the school offers a pass guarantee. [12] In addition, the school has begun offering extended programs for students in the Basic Science program, offering the normal 5 semester Basic Science program, as well as a 6 and 7 semester Basic Science program.

The Clinical Science portion consists of semesters 6-10 that involve 96 weeks of clinical study that are completed at affiliated hospitals and clinical facilities in the United States. [13] [14]

Accreditation

Both of Saint James School of Medicine's campuses are listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS). [15] [16] Graduates of Saint James are eligible for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and ECFMG Certification, as well as the Canadian Medical Licensing Exams (Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination). [17]

The Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine granted Saint James School of Medicine conditional accreditation for three years in 2019. Later, in 2022, Saint James received a further three-year accreditation until December 31st, 2025. [18]

In September 2009, the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) granted Saint James' Anguilla campus initial accreditation as a developing school. In July 2015, CAAM-HP extended Saint James' Anguilla campus' initial provisional accreditation with probation for one year, until 2016. The Anguilla campus' CAAM-HP initial provisional accreditation with probation was extended for one year in July 2016. In August 2018, CAAM-HP extended Saint James' initial provisional accreditation again for one year. [19] In 2019, CAAMP-HP, extended their initial provisional accreditation on probation for one year. [20]

The St. Vincent campus is also registered with the National Accreditation Board (NAB) of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Financial Aid

Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) has entered into an arrangement with Delta Financial Solutions, Inc. (Delta) to provide qualified students with a private student loan program. [21] Saint James School of Medicine is not eligible for United States federal loans. [22]

Student life

Students have clubs that they can join, including an AMSA chapter, a Phi Chi chapter, as well as other clubs. The student body also volunteers to operate health screenings for the local community. [23]

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