What is ready, and what still needs verification?
The directory began with an August 2026 baseline. During the November update, some records temporarily had only an accreditor check. By November 5, all 45 records had received a profile-level review. No record in that review cycle was left at the accreditor-only stage.
The profile review date marks when we checked available sources and documented gaps. Coverage varies across accreditation, admissions, tuition, financial aid, clinical training and outcomes. Some claims rely on older sources or school reporting, and some details remain unverified. Each profile’s evidence ledger lists dates, sources and qualifications by claim.
CAAM-HP explains that the end of a stated award period alone does not terminate accreditation: a new determination or formal termination is needed. That policy does not prove that a promised follow-up visit occurred. Provisional status, preliminary status and candidacy also must not be read as full accreditation. Read CAAM-HP’s explanation.
Profiles are research starting points, not completed due-diligence reports. A source link is not proof that the linked decision remains current. School-specific WDOMS Sponsor Notes, jurisdictional restrictions, aid eligibility and outcome denominators require further checks.
Profiles distinguish published per-term rates, published program totals and calculated tuition plus selected fees where sources support them. Read the currency, cohort and exclusions before comparing figures. Historical and regional records must not be treated as interchangeable offshore MD options.
Scope of the school universe
The core directory tracks internationally accessible and regionally assessed Caribbean medical programs relevant to U.S., Canadian and Caribbean applicants. It includes current, provisional, adverse and historical regulator records so a missing warning is not mistaken for a clean record.
Puerto Rico’s LCME-accredited schools and Cuba’s domestic system are not mixed into the main offshore comparison because their accreditation, admissions and financing pathways differ.
Source hierarchy
- Accreditation and government regulators
- World Directory and Intealth / ECFMG records
- Government financial-aid and licensing sources
- Official school tuition, curriculum and outcome pages
- Secondary reporting, used only with clear attribution
How claims are labelled
Regulator decisions are presented as independent evidence. Tuition is tied to an entering cohort or effective date. Match, placement and USMLE claims remain labelled as school-reported unless an independent dataset supports them. Missing data is shown as not normalized or not verified rather than inferred.
No composite ranking yet
A single score would hide applicant-specific licensing goals and reward schools that disclose selective metrics. The first release uses evidence dimensions and side-by-side comparison. Any later rating methodology must publish its weights, missing-data treatment and conflict controls.
Monetization firewall
MDCaribbean may use clearly labelled display advertising, contextual referral partnerships and paid enhanced profiles. Payment cannot change accreditation labels, evidence text, comparison order or an editorial conclusion. Sponsored content must be labelled at the top, and schools receive no pre-publication veto over independent profiles.
Display ads, relevant test-prep or financing referrals, labelled sponsored explainers, premium data exports.
Pay-to-rank, hidden lead sales, disguised school advertorials, removing adverse evidence for payment.
Corrections and update dates
Every profile shows its evidence snapshot date; a fresh verification date is assigned only after checking the underlying claims. Material accreditation, tuition or recognition changes should be updated promptly, while minor copy edits do not reset the verification date. Correction requests must identify the exact claim and primary source.
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