American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Accreditation & recognition

What does the recorded accreditor evidence say?

CAAM-HP record: Conditional accreditation, 2024–2028.

WDOMS F0000993 lists ECFMG graduation years 2004–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note. Other certification, residency, visa and jurisdictional licensing requirements still apply.

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.

Admissions

What should an applicant confirm?

The general page requires 90 college credits, with specified pathway exceptions; a BSc is strongly recommended. Listed science coursework is recommended rather than universally mandatory. Supporting transcripts, recommendations, statement, CV, interview and background check apply. The general page says MCAT scores are required, while the Canadian overview says Canadians need not submit them; obtain a written nationality- and intake-specific decision.

Progression and examination gates

The Winter 2026 handbook describes school examination/certification gates before Step 1, clinical scheduling tied to a Step 1 pass, and attempt/timeline rules that can lead to dismissal. Because MED5/MED6 arrangements and cohort rules can change, request the latest applicable handbook and an individual progression map before enrolling.

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: Fall 2026 rates: US$20,335 preclinical tuition + $4,000 administration per trimester; US$22,850 + $3,425 clinical. No universal program-total model is supplied in this review.

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.

The school’s COA table shows $303,214 in institutional charges and $500,875 total estimated attendance cost. Its MED5/MED5 Extended treatment needs cohort confirmation; the aggregate arithmetic matches the extended scenario. Confirm your track before using either total. Clinical billing is prorated, with a listed $450/week FIU surcharge. Insurance, living expenses and other charges are separate from the headline trimester rates. Tuition-freeze eligibility requires normal progression; administrative fees can rise.

Financing: distinguish eligibility from availability

The federal foreign-school list records AUA (OPEID 04240100) as Eligible. Individual borrower, program and current loan-limit rules remain separate. Older school references to financing the whole program with Grad PLUS need checking against 2026 government rules. Canadian federal aid excludes new funding for international private for-profit schools from August 1, 2026, subject to limited continuing-student provisions; confirm provincial and bank decisions separately.

Clinical rotations

Where and how are clerkships delivered?

The school describes 84 clinical weeks: an eight-week introductory clinical rotation, 44 core weeks, and the remaining elective component. Core training is primarily in affiliated U.S. hospitals; Canadian and other opportunities need individual confirmation. Historical site lists do not guarantee access, capacity or a particular schedule.

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?

School-reported 95% four-year residency placement for 2021–22 through 2024–25 graduates/expected graduates who actively applied in the NRMP or attained a position outside it. This is an applicant-pool measure, not the proportion of entering students who become residents. Named 2026 placements are a separate disclosure.

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.

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