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AAIMS advertises MD admissions and WDOMS lists it as operational. CAAM-HP records withdrawal of its initial provisional accreditation in July 2016.

Recorded accreditation signalSource review · see qualificationsCAAM-HP record: Initial provisional accreditation withdrawn.Source review: 2026-11-05 · Evidence gaps remain
AccreditorCAAM-HP
Published tuition2026/27 projected tuition is US$84,000 for the four-year route or US$98,000 for the five-year route, before additional charges.
U.S. federal aidNot verified
Review scope

Reviewed accreditation, admissions, fees, clinical training, funding and recognition on November 5, 2026.

Accreditation & recognition

What does the recorded accreditor evidence say?

CAAM-HP record: Initial provisional accreditation withdrawn.

Accreditation review scope · 2026-11-04

CAAM-HP records the withdrawal after its July 2016 appeal review. No later CAAM-HP award was located. The UCJ listing for the associate degree in Health Sciences concerns a separate qualification.

WDOMS F0002376 lists ECFMG graduation years 2011–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note. Check the exact qualification, year and destination regulator. Sponsor Notes and institutional registration address different questions from MD accreditation.

This status is one layer of the decision. Applicants should also inspect the school’s World Directory Sponsor Notes, current ECFMG eligibility, and every state or provincial licensing rule that applies to their intended career path.

Open accreditor evidence

Admissions

What should an applicant confirm?

AAIMS lists at least two academic years and 90 credits with science and English prerequisites for its four-year route. Its MD overview specifies a bachelor’s or science associate degree with 90 credits, while WDOMS describes a completed undergraduate degree. Confirm the degree requirement in writing. The five-year route lists secondary-school physics, chemistry and biology. The admissions page describes MCAT scores as optional and preferred.

Progression and examination gates

An older brochure describes a Step 1 pass before rotations. Current programme materials did not establish the controlling exam, repeat and dismissal rules. Obtain the current student handbook and written clinical entry requirements.

Confirm prerequisite credits, MCAT policy, transfer-credit limits, language requirements, start dates, interview process and any preparatory or extended track attached to an offer. MDCaribbean does not infer an “acceptance rate” when a school does not publish an auditable denominator.

  • Ask whether acceptance is direct to the MD program or conditional on a pre-matriculation course.
  • Request written progression and dismissal standards before paying a non-refundable deposit.
  • For Canadians, verify provincial student-aid and bank medical-line-of-credit treatment separately.

Tuition & financial aid

The published price is not the total cost.

Recorded published figure: 2026/27 projected tuition is US$84,000 for the four-year route or US$98,000 for the five-year route, before additional charges.

Build a term-by-term model that adds mandatory fees, health and evacuation insurance, books, housing, flights, clinical relocation, exam charges and financing interest. A repeated term or delayed rotation can materially change the final debt.

Preclinical tuition totals US$36,000 or US$50,000 depending on route. Eighty clinical weeks at US$600 add US$48,000. The tuition figures exclude resource charges, insurance, examinations, travel and living costs. AAIMS fee pages show conflicting seat reservation amounts of US$1,000 and US$2,500. Confirm the applicable schedule, refund terms and whether the deposit is credited before paying.

Financing: distinguish eligibility from availability

U.S. federal loan participation and Canadian designation for this MD were not verified. Published loan-processing charges describe fees only. Ask the relevant funding agency for programme-specific eligibility.

Open official tuition schedule

Clinical rotations

Where and how are clerkships delivered?

AAIMS describes 80 clinical weeks with core and elective training. Public materials list possible international locations, while current site agreements, placements and supervision were not independently verified. Confirm the actual teaching campus too. WDOMS lists a Black River address.

Ask for the current core-site list, whether the school schedules every core rotation, typical wait time, expected relocations, housing responsibility, supervision model and any site surcharge.

Residency outcomes

What does the reported result actually measure?

Current entering-cohort completion, attrition, USMLE pass rates and residency outcomes with defined denominators were not established from the reviewed sources.

Placement counts, first-time attainment and multi-year placement rates answer different questions. The most useful disclosure includes the entering cohort, attrition, on-time graduation, applicants to residency, matched applicants, timing, specialty and whether SOAP or post-Match placements are included.

Open school-reported outcomes

Evidence still needed

What this review does not establish

Current teaching and clinical sites, progression rules, funding and cohort outcomes need confirmation. The WDOMS operating label and active school pages support retaining AAIMS as a current caution record.

Trace each claim

Source ledger

accreditation · verified

Initial provisional accreditation withdrawn.

Accreditation or regulatory authority · Checked 2026-11-04 · Regulator record checked November 4, 2026

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accreditation · verified

CAAM-HP records withdrawal and the July 2016 appeal review.

Accreditation or regulatory authority · Checked 2026-11-05 · July 2016 decision

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accreditation · verified

UCJ lists the associate degree in Health Sciences as a separate programme.

Accreditation or regulatory authority · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2023 list

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tuition · school-reported

Projected preclinical and weekly clinical rates support route-specific tuition figures, excluding other fees.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · 2026/27 projected schedule

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tuition · not-normalized

Separate fee page quotes a different reservation charge.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · As displayed November 5, 2026

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admissions · school-reported

Four-year prerequisites and five-year secondary-school entry route.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · As displayed November 5, 2026

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admissions · school-reported

Programme overview describes bachelor’s or science associate degree eligibility.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · As displayed November 5, 2026

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clinicals · school-reported

School describes 80 clinical weeks. Current site assignments need confirmation.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · As displayed November 5, 2026

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clinicals · not-normalized

Older brochure describes Step 1 before rotations and advertises possible overseas locations.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · Older programme brochure

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aid · not-normalized

Fee page lists loan processing charges. Programme funding eligibility remains unverified.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · 2026/27 projected schedule

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recognition · verified

WDOMS lists AAIMS as operational, with ECFMG 2011–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note.

Authoritative medical-school directory · Checked 2026-11-05 · As displayed November 5, 2026

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outcomes · not-normalized

Directory and reviewed programme sources did not establish comparable cohort outcomes.

Authoritative medical-school directory · Checked 2026-11-05 · As displayed November 5, 2026

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