St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine

Accreditation & recognition

What does the recorded accreditor evidence say?

ACCM: Accredited to June 30, 2031.

WDOMS F0001649 contains ECFMG graduation years 1997–Current and a Canada Sponsor Note. These support an eligibility pathway subject to all other certification, residency, visa and licensing requirements; they do not guarantee a position or licence.

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 admissions page states an undergraduate degree and 90+ semester credits. Prerequisites include biology, general and organic chemistry, and English. MCAT is required for U.S. citizens, nationals and permanent residents; other applicants must submit scores if taken. Transcripts, two references, a personal statement and interview also apply. Confirm any proposed exception directly.

Progression and examination gates

The 2026–2028 catalog requires a comprehensive examination before Step 1 and Step 2 CK for graduation. Clinical guidance also requires demonstrated proficiency on a comprehensive clinical exam before approval for Step 2 CK. Obtain current handbook thresholds, attempt limits, repeat costs and dismissal rules 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: US$279,860 tuition + administrative fees at September 2026 rates, before living costs, insurance and 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.

Build an adjustable budget with the Total Cost Explorer using this school’s published academic charges. Seven schools are supported; living expenses and other exclusions still need review.

Five terms at each published rate total $279,860. Excludes living expenses, malpractice insurance ($295 per clinical term), graduation ($500), exams, travel and other charges. Repeats and some electives can add costs. Rates may change; scholarships are not deducted.

Financing: distinguish eligibility from availability

The school reports Federal Direct Loan participation, FAFSA code 037643, subject to individual eligibility. Its updated U.S. page distinguishes new borrowers from borrowers qualifying for the limited July 2026 interim exception; Grad PLUS is not generally available to new borrowers. Canadian federal funding for international private for-profit schools ended August 1, 2026, with a limited same-school, same-program continuing exception through July 31, 2029. Confirm provincial and private financing separately.

Clinical rotations

Where and how are clerkships delivered?

Five basic-science terms in Grand Cayman precede five clinical terms. The school describes U.S. core and elective placements and select Canadian electives. Obtain an individual placement schedule and check jurisdictional and visa requirements; an affiliate list is not a guarantee of access.

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 100% three-year residency placement for 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26 graduates or expected graduates who actively applied in NRMP or obtained a position outside NRMP. This is not a 100% success rate for entering students. The same source reports 90% first-time Step 1 passing in 2022–2024 and 97% first-time Step 2 CK passing in 2024; these are separate test-taking populations.

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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