Medical University of the Americas

Medicine
Canadian universities
Alberta UBC Calgary Dalhousie Laval Manitoba McGill McMaster Memorial Montréal Northern Ontario Ottawa Queen's Saskatchewan Toronto UWO U of Windsor
American universities
Arizona Baylor Boston Univ. Brown UC Davis UC Irvine UCLA UCSD UCSF Case Western Chicago Colorado Columbia Cornell Creighton Dartmouth Duke East Carolina East Tennessee EVMS Emory Florida Int. U George Washington Georgetown Harvard Hawaii Howard IUPUI Iowa Johns Hopkins Kansas Kentucky Loma Linda LSU New. Or. Marshall Maryland Massachusetts Mayo Clinic Michigan MCW Med. U of the Americas Morehouse Mt. Sinai Med. Ctr NYMC NYU UNC Oklahoma UPenn Penn State Robert Wood Johnson Rosalind Franklin Rush Saint Louis South Alabama Stanford SUNY Buffalo SUNY Downstate SUNY Upstate South Carolina Texas Thomas Jefferson Touro (New York) Tufts Utah Vanderbilt Vermont V.Commonwealth Virginia Washington (Seattle) Washington (St. Louis) Wake Forest Wayne State UWisc-Mad Wright State Yale Yeshiva Univ.
British universities
Bristol Cambridge Glasgow Imperial College Liverpool Manchester Oxford Queen Mary Southampton UC London
Australian universities
ANU Flinders Melbourne New South Wales Queensland Sydney
International universities
Aga Khan AUC Auckland Belize CUHK HKU Guadalajara MSIH RCSI Saba St. George's Tel Aviv UC Cork UC Dublin Windsor U

Contacts

Website: http://www.mua.edu/
Phone: (978) 862-9500
Admissions e-mail: use this form here or admissions@mua.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
  • First half of the program consists of basic science classes on the island of Nevis, while the next 2 years (72 weeks) consist of clinical medicine done at hospitals in the US and Canada

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Admission statistics

• Class size in 2017: 89-90
• International students are/are not eligible to apply

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Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in Canada (90 semester hours)
  • Students may alternatively enter the Pre-Med program after 2 years of study (60 semester hours)
• Required Courses
  • General Biology or Zoology (6 credits)
  • Inorganic Chemistry with lab (6 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with lab (6 credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • Mathematics (6 credits)
  • Physics (6 credits)
  • English (6 credits)
  • The University also encourages students to take courses in Arts, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Literature and Humanities
• Important: Students with the following courses are given preference during admissions:
  • Cell Biology
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Psychology/Interpersonal Skills
  • Communication

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.0 or grade "B"

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MCAT

• Minimum scores: The University does not have a cut-off, but the MCAT is required for North American students. For other applicants, it is recommended.

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Supporting Documents

• Application form
• $ 75 Application fee
• Personal statement
• Official transcripts of previous institutions attended
• MCAT scores
• Two letters of recommendation in which one should be written by someone who can adequately assess the candidates academic strengths and abilities, and the other one from a professor.
  • A pre-medical advisor’s committee report may also be given instead of the letters.
• TOEFL scores
• Two photos, passport size in colour

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• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be completed by those whose mother tongue is not English.

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Interview

• Selected applicants receive a notification about the interview date withing 2 weeks of their completed application.
• Interviews occur on campus or by phone.

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Timeline 2016-2017

• There are no deadlines for application submission as acceptances are based on a rolling admission basis.

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Tuition 2016-2017

• Tuition:
  • Semesters 1-5 (Basic Sciences): $13,200.00/semester
  • Semesters 6-10 (Clinical): $15,850.00/semester
  • Pre-medical program (if applicable): $8,000.00/semester

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