UWI St. Augustine Global School of Medicine

Accreditation & recognition

What does the recorded accreditor evidence say?

CAAM-HP record: Candidacy, 2025–2027.

This is a separate Global School programme in CAAM-HP candidacy. A programme-specific WDOMS Sponsor Note/ECFMG graduation-year range was not located in this review; do not substitute an established UWI school’s listing. ECFMG requires its Sponsor Note for certification eligibility. Obtain confirmation of the exact degree/programme and graduation year from the relevant authorities before relying on a U.S. or Canadian pathway.

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 programme describes science-degree entry, normally biology, chemistry or biochemistry, with other degrees considered by its entrance committee. Applicants needing prerequisites can take qualifying courses. It also requests secondary-level mathematics, English and physics, an interview and English proficiency where applicable. American MCAT and Indian NEET scores will be considered. The general programme page states qualifying students need GPA 3.0 or higher to meet academic entry criteria; clarify all remaining offer conditions.

Progression and examination gates

The programme overview expects Step 1 passing before year 3 and Step 2-level readiness before the MD award. This describes a programme plan, not independent exam eligibility. Current numeric promotion thresholds, attempt limits, remediation/dismissal rules and the governing student handbook were not established in this review; request them for your cohort.

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: Programme page lists US$30,000 per MD year; older 2025/26 fee booklet differs. Current intake quote required; compulsory and qualifying-course fees additional.

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 programme-specific page lists $30,000 annually for years 1–4. Its linked 2025/26 booklet instead lists $45,000 per preclinical year and $57,000 per clinical year, plus compulsory charges in TT dollars. The quoted schedules are not harmonized into a calculator total. Qualifying-course fees depend on assigned courses. Obtain written confirmation of the applicable intake price, compulsory fees and clinical-location costs; living, travel and financing expenses are additional.

Financing: distinguish eligibility from availability

The programme page says neither the MD nor qualifying courses qualify for Trinidad and Tobago GATE funding. Advertised scholarship application deadlines in July/August 2026 have passed; they are not treated as an open offer. Confirm any new award and renewal conditions. U.S. Federal Direct Loan participation and Canadian aid designation for this exact programme were not established; do not infer them from the parent university.

Clinical rotations

Where and how are clerkships delivered?

The school describes two basic-science years followed by two clinical years, with proposed training in Trinidad and Tobago, North America or the UK. CAAM-HP’s January 2026 update called for firm clinical arrangements given U.S. visa and site-access difficulties. Obtain current signed arrangements, allocated locations, immigration requirements and costs rather than assuming every advertised country is available.

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 university announced the start of instruction and an inaugural MD class of 33 in September 2026. A mature graduation/residency outcome series for this separate four-year programme is not yet established. The older UWI medical schools’ graduate results must not be assigned to the new Global School.

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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