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American Canadian School of Medicine

Portsmouth, Dominica

A four-year Dominica MD with provisional ACCM accreditation and an IAAR award reported by the school.

Recorded accreditation signalSource review · see qualificationsACCM: Provisional since November 14, 2025.Source review: 2026-11-05 · Evidence gaps remain
AccreditorACCM
Published tuitionUS$238,000 in tuition plus published technology and administrative fees at the May 2026 rates, before living and other costs.
U.S. federal aidNot verified
Review scope

Reviewed accreditation records, WDOMS Sponsor Notes and available school disclosures on costs, admissions, clinical training and financing.

Accreditation & recognition

What does the recorded accreditor evidence say?

ACCM: Provisional since November 14, 2025.

Accreditation review scope · 2026-11-04

ACCM lists provisional accreditation from November 14, 2025. ACSOM reports a separate five-year full IAAR award from June 2023 to June 2028. IAAR publishes its site evaluation report.

WDOMS F0008211 lists ECFMG graduation years 2027–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note. Certification, residency and licensure have separate requirements.

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?

The current student handbook lists prerequisite coursework and requires the MCAT. Confirm the application deadlines and requirements for your intake.

Progression and examination gates

The current handbook requires a passing USMLE Step 1 before clinical rotations. A student awaiting a pass may be placed on clinical hold under the handbook’s rules.

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: US$238,000 in tuition plus published technology and administrative fees at the May 2026 rates, before living and other costs.

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.

Financing: distinguish eligibility from availability

ACSOM describes a school-sponsored private education loan for eligible U.S. and Canadian students. U.S. Title IV participation and Canadian public aid eligibility were not independently verified.

Open official tuition schedule

Clinical rotations

Where and how are clerkships delivered?

The handbook lists sites in California and Pennsylvania. It also describes approved fourth-year sites in Dominica, North America and designated global health locations. Confirm individual site assignment and scheduling.

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?

WDOMS dates first instruction to 2023 and ECFMG coverage starts with 2027 graduation years. A multi-year graduate Match series was not verified.

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.

Evidence still needed

What this review does not establish

The school’s May 2026 schedule is subject to change. Confirm financing, assigned rotations and the terms for your cohort. Longitudinal graduate outcomes remain unverified.

Trace each claim

Source ledger

accreditation · verified

Provisional since November 14, 2025.

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

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recognition · verified

WDOMS lists ECFMG years 2027–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note.

Authoritative medical-school directory · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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accreditation · verified

IAAR published an external panel evaluation for ACSOM.

Accreditation or regulatory authority · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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accreditation · school-reported

ACSOM reports a five-year IAAR accreditation award beginning June 2023.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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tuition · school-reported

The published annual tuition and technology and administrative fees sum to US$238,000 over four years at May 2026 rates, including US$214,000 in tuition.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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aid · school-reported

ACSOM describes a school-sponsored private education loan for eligible U.S. and Canadian students.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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admissions · school-reported

The student handbook specifies prerequisites and requires the MCAT.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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clinicals · school-reported

The handbook lists U.S. training sites and requires a Step 1 pass before clinical rotations.

School source · Checked 2026-11-05 · November 2026 source check

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