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AUC is tied for #1 among the top 4 Caribbean medical schools based on residency rates**.
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1st-time residency attainment rate in 2024*
*First-time residency attainment rate is the percent of students attaining a 2024-25 residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2023-24 who were active applicants in the 2024 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match. The current rate for 2025 is 94% as of Apr 22.
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USMLE® 1st-time Step 1 Pass Rate from 2019-2023**
**First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step 1 exam on the first attempt divided by the number of students whose first attempt was in 2019-2023. In order to sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam students must successfully complete the Medical Sciences curriculum.
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USMLE® 1st-time Step 2 Pass Rate from 2019-2023***
***First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step 2 CK exam on the first attempt divided by the number of students whose first attempt was in 2019-2023. In order to sit for the exam students must earn an acceptable score on the NBME CCSE as listed in the catalog.
Meet our grads
Dr. Rebecca Gerrity, MD, '19
Resident Internal-Pediatric Medicine
Dr. Rebecca Gerrity, MD, '19
Resident Internal-Pediatric Medicine
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis
Dr. Gerrity, Internal-Pediatric Medicine: I had a few experiences in medical school which made me realize that my passion in medicine lay in helping individuals in low-middle-income countries/ counties in the United States. Internal medicine and pediatrics was absolutely the right choice for me as it allows me comprehensive training in a wide spectrum of disease states/ presentations across all ages.
Dr. Gerrity, Internal-Pediatric Medicine: Use all your resources and reach out to alumni. I was so lucky to have an early introduction to Dr. Desai who visited SXM [the code for St. Maarten airport, and a common way to refer to St. Maarten itself] early in my second year of medical school. Dr. Desai completed a residency in MedPeds and introduced me to the idea and I am forever grateful to him! I also was able to speak with numerous AUC MedPeds alumni via email and this led me to further understand the vast opportunities allotted to MedPeds physicians. The resources that AUC has to offer through OCA [AUC's Office of Career Advisement] are incredible.
Q: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
Dr. Gerrity, Internal-Pediatric Medicine: The patients and the physicians I work with make my job the best job in the world! I relish the humbling opportunity to treat patients and communicate with their families. Developing relationships with patients, understanding what makes them happy, who they love, and what their hopes are for when they are better is what makes this job rewarding.Dr. Vicken S. Zeitjian MD, '16
Cardiologist
University of Texas Health Science Center,
San Antonio
Dr. Vicken S. Zeitjian MD, '16
Cardiologist
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Dr. Zeitjian, Cardiologist: I chose cardiology due to its clinically diverse and multi-faceted nature. Cardiology is closely associated with all organ systems and requires a strong internal medicine background for comprehensive care. As a cardiologist, one will become an expert in hemodynamics, vascular anatomy, electrocardiography, primary prevention, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, imaging, and if desired, invasive management.
Dr. Zeitjian, Cardiologist: Choosing a specialty is difficult. Start thinking about potential specialties early on, even during the first two years of medical school. Interest groups and clubs may be valuable. Also, I recommend getting in touch with recent alumni in the field who will provide guidance on the journey to fellowship. Consider an elective rotation in cardiology to get a better understanding of the various disciplines within the field.
Q: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
Dr. Zeitjian, Cardiologist: The most rewarding part of cardiology is providing comprehensive care to medically complex patients. Heart disease often presents lifestyle limiting symptoms and is the most common cause of death in the United States; providing treatment to this population of patients is both challenging and gratifying. The extraordinary impact that a cardiologist has is seen both in the acute inpatient setting in critically ill patients and in the outpatient setting in the chronically ill patients who require close follow-up and preventative care.Dr. Frosso Adamakos, MD '13
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development
Metropolitan-Harlem Emergency Medicine Residency and NYMC School of Medicine
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, MD '13
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development
Metropolitan-Harlem Emergency Medicine Residency and NYMC School of Medicine
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development: My emergency medicine rotation was the one where I felt like I really fit in with the residents, and it didn't feel like a chore to study. It was fun to learn about each of my patients. We love the controlled chaos of the emergency department and most of us would say that when we were medical students we loved every rotation which is how we also knew emergency medicine was for us. Because you will see everything in emergency medicine from an ankle sprain, to an elderly lady with a urinary tract infection, to a traumatic cardiac arrest. Find the specialty that you will love to wake up to everyday.
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development: As cliché as it sounds, I love that I truly get to help people everyday. Even for the most benign chief complaint, you can really impact a patient's life. Not only do I get to do the fancy "life saving procedures", but I can hold a patient's hand while they are dying and provide them comfort. I can teach an uncontrolled diabetic about how to take their medications as prescribed when they may not have had someone take the time to do this in terms they've understood. I can help women who are struggling with domestic violence. I can teach parents about which asthma pump to use when and how they can avoid their child struggling to breathe. The opportunities are endless and I feel privileged to be in this position today.
Q: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development: Lots! Seek mentorship opportunities early to help you become the most competitive applicant. Focus on your Step 1 and Step 2 [United States Medical Licensing Examinations] and above all other things excel at those. Make connections early whenever you can as a lot of medicine is who you know and random opportunities that can help you get to your dream job (right place at right time). Really consider why you love the specialty and consider what is great about it and what is tough about it.Dr. Rebecca Gerrity, MD, '19
Resident Internal-Pediatric Medicine
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis
Dr. Rebecca Gerrity, MD, '19
Resident Internal-Pediatric Medicine
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis
Dr. Gerrity, Internal-Pediatric Medicine: I had a few experiences in medical school which made me realize that my passion in medicine lay in helping individuals in low-middle-income countries/ counties in the United States. Internal medicine and pediatrics was absolutely the right choice for me as it allows me comprehensive training in a wide spectrum of disease states/ presentations across all ages.
Dr. Gerrity, Internal-Pediatric Medicine: Use all your resources and reach out to alumni. I was so lucky to have an early introduction to Dr. Desai who visited SXM [the code for St. Maarten airport, and a common way to refer to St. Maarten itself] early in my second year of medical school. Dr. Desai completed a residency in MedPeds and introduced me to the idea and I am forever grateful to him! I also was able to speak with numerous AUC MedPeds alumni via email and this led me to further understand the vast opportunities allotted to MedPeds physicians. The resources that AUC has to offer through OCA [AUC's Office of Career Advisement] are incredible.
Q: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
Dr. Gerrity, Internal-Pediatric Medicine: The patients and the physicians I work with make my job the best job in the world! I relish the humbling opportunity to treat patients and communicate with their families. Developing relationships with patients, understanding what makes them happy, who they love, and what their hopes are for when they are better is what makes this job rewarding.Dr. Vicken S. Zeitjian MD, '16
Cardiologist
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Dr. Vicken S. Zeitjian MD, '16
Cardiologist
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Dr. Zeitjian, Cardiologist: I chose cardiology due to its clinically diverse and multi-faceted nature. Cardiology is closely associated with all organ systems and requires a strong internal medicine background for comprehensive care. As a cardiologist, one will become an expert in hemodynamics, vascular anatomy, electrocardiography, primary prevention, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, imaging, and if desired, invasive management.
Dr. Zeitjian, Cardiologist: Choosing a specialty is difficult. Start thinking about potential specialties early on, even during the first two years of medical school. Interest groups and clubs may be valuable. Also, I recommend getting in touch with recent alumni in the field who will provide guidance on the journey to fellowship. Consider an elective rotation in cardiology to get a better understanding of the various disciplines within the field.
Q: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
Dr. Zeitjian, Cardiologist: The most rewarding part of cardiology is providing comprehensive care to medically complex patients. Heart disease often presents lifestyle limiting symptoms and is the most common cause of death in the United States; providing treatment to this population of patients is both challenging and gratifying. The extraordinary impact that a cardiologist has is seen both in the acute inpatient setting in critically ill patients and in the outpatient setting in the chronically ill patients who require close follow-up and preventative care.Dr. Frosso Adamakos, MD '13
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development
Metropolitan-Harlem Emergency Medicine Residency and NYMC School of Medicine
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, MD '13
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development
Metropolitan-Harlem Emergency Medicine Residency and NYMC School of Medicine
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development: My emergency medicine rotation was the one where I felt like I really fit in with the residents, and it didn't feel like a chore to study. It was fun to learn about each of my patients. We love the controlled chaos of the emergency department and most of us would say that when we were medical students we loved every rotation which is how we also knew emergency medicine was for us. Because you will see everything in emergency medicine from an ankle sprain, to an elderly lady with a urinary tract infection, to a traumatic cardiac arrest. Find the specialty that you will love to wake up to everyday.
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development: As cliché as it sounds, I love that I truly get to help people everyday. Even for the most benign chief complaint, you can really impact a patient's life. Not only do I get to do the fancy "life saving procedures", but I can hold a patient's hand while they are dying and provide them comfort. I can teach an uncontrolled diabetic about how to take their medications as prescribed when they may not have had someone take the time to do this in terms they've understood. I can help women who are struggling with domestic violence. I can teach parents about which asthma pump to use when and how they can avoid their child struggling to breathe. The opportunities are endless and I feel privileged to be in this position today.
Q: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
Dr. Frosso Adamakos, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Education and Faculty Development: Lots! Seek mentorship opportunities early to help you become the most competitive applicant. Focus on your Step 1 and Step 2 [United States Medical Licensing Examinations] and above all other things excel at those. Make connections early whenever you can as a lot of medicine is who you know and random opportunities that can help you get to your dream job (right place at right time). Really consider why you love the specialty and consider what is great about it and what is tough about it.Find Your Perfect Balance
You don’t have to choose between a high-quality education and a supportive culture. At AUC, you get both. Our ACCM-accredited institution is designed to help students develop into practice-ready physicians with small incoming class sizes*, a supportive faculty, early community service experiences, and curriculum modeled on U.S. med schools.
At AUC, you'll find the perfect combination of a rigorous education and a supportive environment. Join our close-knit community of faculty and like-minded students who are ready to help you succeed.
*Based on average incoming classes from 2022-2023 academic year at the Sint Maarten campus.
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September 1, 2025
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Your MD Journey Abroad Leads Home
Return to Your Home State for Clinicals
AUC is guaranteeing* a limited number of Year 3 clinical rotations in four of our core clinical hospital areas, including New York City area, Miami area, Detroit area, and the United Kingdom. This is an opportunity for aspiring students who would like to eventually practice in their home community.
*There is a limited number of guaranteed spots available at each site per term, and AUC cannot guarantee that all eligible students will be placed at the designated site in their home area. In addition to applying to AUC, being accepted, and paying the seat deposit before guaranteed clerkship seats are filled, students must meet all eligibility requirements listed below. AUC offers three start dates per year in September, January and May. New seats will become available for each start. An applicant may have the option to choose a later start if spots have been filled.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where can I practice medicine as an AUC graduate?
You'll be eligible to apply for licensure to practice in all 50 US states, Canada, to the UK and beyond.
Are AUC students eligible for financial aid?
Qualified United States citizens, permanent residents, and eligible non-citizens are able to apply and receive, if eligible, federal student loans through the Federal Direct Loan Program, which includes the Federal Direct Unsubsidized and Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. Qualified students can borrow up to the cost of attendance. Students who wish to participate are required to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®).
FAFSA® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Education.
How selective is AUC's admissions process?
At AUC, we have rigorous standards when considering applicants. Yes, we look at the whole person—we want to know about one’s life experience, volunteerism, maturity, and commitment—but we also look closely at how a candidate performed academically as an undergraduate and their MCAT score.
Are there scholarships available?
AUC is proud to have awarded more than $55 million USD in scholarships since 2009. Scholarships are available to those who apply and qualify. Please see our full listing here.
How can I get my Visa?
If you are accepted, for a legal extended stay in Sint Maarten, you must have your passport stamped with the appropriate student visa from the Sint Maarten government. The government of Sint Maarten, with AUC’s support to facilitate the internal coordination process, will process the student visa prior to the tourist visa stamp expiration date in your passport (from when you first arrived in Sint Maarten). When you arrive in Sint Maarten, you will need to present your passport. You must show proof of a return date ticket.
Do I need to be a premed student to apply to medical school?
Short answer: No, you do not have to be a premed student to apply to medical school.
“Premed” is not a major, but rather a set of med school prerequisite courses. A premed track focuses primarily on a mix of math and sciences. Premed programs' course requirements may vary from institution to institution; however, they typically include the following:
Biology
Chemistry
English
Math
Physics
Social Sciences and Humanities
45+ Year Legacy of Medical Education
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AUC School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)*. ACCM accreditation standards have been deemed comparable to U.S. medical school requirements by the U.S. Department of Education via the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA), who reviews the standards that countries use to accredit medical schools. The NCFMEA has determined that the ACCM’s accreditation standards are comparable to those set by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical education programs in the United States.
*American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM, www.accredmed.org), which is the accreditor used by the country of St. Maarten.
Accredited MD Institution
AUC School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)*. ACCM accreditation standards have been deemed comparable to U.S. medical school requirements by the U.S. Department of Education via the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA), who reviews the standards that countries use to accredit medical schools. The NCFMEA has determined that the ACCM’s accreditation standards are comparable to those set by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical education programs in the United States.
*American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM, www.accredmed.org), which is the accreditor used by the country of St. Maarten.
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Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP)
Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP)
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Discover what it's like to study at AUC!
- 110 different nationalities represented
- Smallest island in the world shared by two sovereign powers
- Saint Martin: French
- Sint Maarten: Dutch
- Population of island 82,085
- 42,846 on Dutch side
- English is widely spoken
- US dollars are regularly accepted
- Beaches for all tastes: swimming, snorkeling or simply relaxing and enjoying the view
- The island's average year round temperature is 80°F
"Attending AUC was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. While learning all the fundamentals that helped me succeed in both clinical rotations and residency, I also gained lifelong friendships, family, and unique cultural experiences I’m forever grateful for."
Brian Hachey, MD – AUC School of Medicine, Class of 2013 Cardiology
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