American University of the Caribbean
Medical School
The first week of medical school was a whirlwind… and not in the way you would expect it to be...
Thursday, August 31st
I arrived in to the beautiful island of Sint Maarten. The island was absolutely stunning in every single way possible. As we flew over the crystal bl...
Eat your pancakes
The first day of orientation, one of our faculty assistant's (FA's) Dr. George said "Medical school is a lot like eating pancakes. First morning you wake up and you eat 3 pancakes and it feels easy. The second morning, you eat 3 pancakes and it feel...
When I was first accepted into the MERP program, I was searching several different housing websites and could not find anything that was under $1,400 for a one bedroom fully furnished apartment. Let's first start off with, Miramar is EXPENSIVE…
Step 1: Use the M...
Moving to Miramar for the MERP program can be stressful. Make sure when you pack for Miramar you're packing most of the clothing items you will use on the island. This can impact how much clothes you will be bringing. I suggest bringing only the essentials in one lar...
I began my Caribbean Med-School application by applying to 3 different schools - American University of the Caribbean (AUC), Ross University, and University of Medical Health Sciences St. Kitts (UMHS). After having my interview for all three schools, I was accepted in...
They are...
1. American University of the Caribbean (AUC)
2. Ross University
3. SABA University
4. St. Georges University (SGU)
If you are accepted or apply to any school other than the "big four" then they're not fully accredited. All four of these schools receive fin...
When I was first accepted to Dominican University in Chicago, I was living in Sacramento, CA. I had one month to find housing before school started in August 2016. After searching for apartments around the campus, I realized there was not many apartments for rent tha...
After graduating from UC Davis with my bachelors in Psychology I was unsure if I still wanted to become a medical doctor. At this time, I decided to spend my time working in the field to ensure I was making the right decision. After a year of working at Lodi Memorial...