American Medical School of the Caribbean Celebrates 30th Anniversary

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:33pm EDT

AUC has graduated more than 4,000 doctors since 1978

MIAMI, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American University of the
Caribbean proudly announces that it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. 
American University of the Caribbean is a first-choice school in the Caribbean
among future medical students. American University of the Caribbean's
commitment to its students through its world-class education, modern delivery
of curriculum, state-of-the-art laboratories, residency placements, financial
aid and personal attention is among the finest in medical education. 

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Doctor Bruce Kaplan, Chief Academic Officer of American University of the
Caribbean School of Medicine states that, "There is no limit to what a student
at AUC can accomplish.  The American University of the Caribbean School of
Medicine has emerged as the leading medical school in the Caribbean." 

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine was founded in 1978 in
Plymouth, Montserrat, British West Indies. The first class matriculated in
September 1978.  Committed to development and growth, American University of
the Caribbean expanded its clinical science program in 1984 to include the
first clerkships in England.  In 1985, American University of the Caribbean's
medical degree program was recognized by the State of California for clinical
clerkships and licensure. 

On May 1st, 1998, American University of the Caribbean celebrated the grand
opening of its multimillion-dollar academic facility in the village of Cupecoy
overlooking the beautiful Simpson Bay Lagoon. 

Since then, the American University of the Caribbean School of the Medicine
has doubled the size of its basic medical sciences faculty. The school has
increased its core clerkship numbers, and is increasing and updating the
resources and facilities on St. Maarten. American University of the Caribbean
School of Medicine has graduated more than 4,000 doctors practicing in every
corner of the world.  Its graduates have entered into some of the most
prestigious residency positions in the United States at major hospitals
including the NYU Medical Center in New York, Kaiser Permanente in California
and Providence Hospital in Michigan. American University of the Caribbean
alumni have become leaders in their field, such as Dr. Shukri David, Chief of
the Department of Cardiology, at a major teaching hospital and Dr. Roger Gonda
Jr., Chair of a Department of Radiology, and leader of a large radiology group
serving multiple hospitals.

American University of the Caribbean was founded in 1978.  The University's
School of Medicine was originally chartered by the Government of Montserrat
and is currently chartered, approved and recognized in St. Maarten,
Netherlands Antilles. 

AUC is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of
Medicine (ACCM) and recognized by the United States Department of Education as
having standards comparable to those of U.S. medical schools. The National
Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) of the U.S.
Department of Education recognize the ACCM as having standards comparable to
the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical
schools in the USA. 

American University of the Caribbean's contact number is 1-866-DR2B-AUC.
American University of the Caribbean's website is www.aucmed.edu. 

SOURCE  American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Jack Varela of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine,
+1-305-446-0600 Ext. 1046
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