American University of Barbados School of Medicine

Accreditation & recognition

What does the recorded accreditor evidence say?

CAAM-HP record: Conditional accreditation, 2025–2027.

WDOMS F0002490 lists ECFMG graduation years 2011–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note. Eligibility remains subject to the exact program, graduation year and all other certification, residency, visa and licensing requirements. Some school recognition copy still mentions the discontinued MCCEE and an old accreditation deadline; use current regulator and WDOMS records instead.

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?

AUB distinguishes 5½-year secondary-school entry from four-year MD entry. The four-year page requires a bachelor’s or higher degree and at least eight credits each in biology, general chemistry, calculus, organic chemistry and physics, or equivalents. English proficiency evidence applies unless exempt; exceptions are discretionary. Obtain current MCAT and any advanced-standing requirements in writing rather than assuming a directory entry overrides the school’s admission decision.

Progression and examination gates

The school publishes USMLE review in its basic-science curriculum. Its variable-fee page, effective September 1, 2026, lists a repeated semester at 50% of that semester’s fee and separate course/exam charges. Numeric promotion thresholds, USMLE authorization gates, attempt limits and dismissal rules were not fully established in this review; request the current governing handbook.

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$148,600 calculated MD-phase tuition + one-time administration illustration at displayed rates; preparatory phases and other expenses excluded.

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.

Calculated as $55,000 Basic Sciences + $90,000 Clinical Sciences + $3,600 one-time administration. This MD-phase illustration excludes Foundation and Preclinical tuition, application/visa fees, mandatory insurance, living costs, travel, external exams, financing and variable charges. Preparatory entry adds a different schedule. Rates are displayed without a clear entering-cohort effective date and may change; obtain an individual written quote. No scholarship is deducted.

Financing: distinguish eligibility from availability

AUB’s aid page describes Canadian provincial/bank and Barbadian funding, subject to eligibility. Its general Canadian government-loan statements should not be treated as current personal approval: Canada ended new federal funding for international private for-profit schools August 1, 2026, with limited continuing provisions through July 31, 2029. Confirm the school’s classification and your provincial/private options. U.S. Federal Direct Loan participation was not verified. CAAM-HP’s NCFMEA update reports a Barbados comparability redetermination deferred to Fall 2027; country comparability and school loan participation are separate.

Clinical rotations

Where and how are clerkships delivered?

The school describes 72 rotation weeks: 48 core and 24 elective, at U.S. and Caribbean affiliates. Its public affiliate page names Chicago facilities, but a named hospital does not establish an individual student’s placement. Confirm current contracts, location eligibility, scheduled dates, supervision and all surcharges for your proposed track.

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?

The school homepage presents named residency examples. These establish school-reported examples, not a cohort Match rate. A current numerator, eligible-applicant denominator, entering-cohort completion/attrition series and first-attempt USMLE cohort counts were not established in this review.

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.

Trace each claim

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