Saba University School of Medicine

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Saba University School of Medicine
Motto Education For Life
Established 1986
Type For-profit
President Joseph Chu
Academic staff 30+
Students 500+
Location The Bottom, Saba, Netherlands
Website www.saba.edu

Saba University School of Medicine is a for-profit medical school located in The Bottom, Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands. Saba University confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.[1] Saba University is owned by R3 Education, Inc.[2]

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[edit] History

Saba University School of Medicine began in 1986 as a combined project between the island government of Saba and a group of medical educators from the United States.[3] Saba University was approved by the Federal Government of the Netherlands Antilles in 1988 and an official charter was granted in 1989.[citation needed]

Saba University's graduates practice primarily in the United States and Canada with over 1300 graduates.[citation needed] Over 120 students were placed in Canadian and American residencies in 2009 alone.[4][self-published source?] Saba's USMLE Step 1 pass rate was 95% in 2002 and 94% in 2003. The USMLE Step 2 pass rate was 93% and 90% in those years respectively.[5] Class sizes are 80-100 students per matriculating class. Students complete the first 20 months of basic science medical education on the island and return to the US and Canada to complete clinical rotations at hospitals contracted by the school.

[edit] Curriculum

[edit] MD Program

Saba University School of Medicine campus

The first five Basic Science semesters of the MD program follow a similar outline as those seen in American medical schools. They consist of the lab work and course material necessary to gain a basic understanding of the medical sciences prior to entering clinical rotations.

Semester I

  • Gross Anatomy/Embryology
  • Histology
  • Evidence Based Medicine

Semester II

  • Biochemistry
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics
  • Physiology

Semester III

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Neuroscience

Semester IV

  • Pharmacology
  • Systemic Pathology I
  • Physical Diagnosis

Semester V

  • Introduction to Clinical Medicine
  • Systemic Pathology II
  • USMLE Step 1 Preparation

Semester VI - X

  • 42 weeks of required core rotations in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
  • 30 weeks of elective clinical rotations that the student may select based upon their projected medical specialty.

[edit] M.S. in Hyperbaric Medicine

Saba University School of Medicine has a hyperbaric master's program for its medical students and its own Hyperbaric Recompression Chamber.[6] This hyperbaric facility is administrated by Saba Marine Park authorities and is under the medical direction of a Saba faculty member. It is run by volunteers, most of whom are medical students at Saba University and local community residents. The training of these volunteers is coordinated by the graduate students completing training in hyperbaric medicine.[7]

[edit] Accreditation and Licensure

Saba University School of Medicine is accredited by the governments of Saba and the National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands.[1]

Saba University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine (ACCM),[8] an independent organization based in Ireland that accredits medical schools on behalf of several governments, including the governments of Saba and special municipality of the Netherlands.

As of June 2009, Saba University has received a positive initial review (with the exception of an "Unsatisfactory" in the "Academic orientation" category) by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO),[9] which is responsible for assessing academic quality in the Netherlands, Flanders, and Dutch Caribbean.

The US Department of Education's National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) reviewed the ACCM and determined that the standards used to accredit SABA were comparable to the standards used to accredit medical schools in the United States.[10]

Saba University's students who successfully complete the requisite licensing examinations are eligible to practice medicine in Canada, Puerto Rico and all 50 States in the U.S.[11] In addition, Saba University has been approved by the following U.S. states which have a separate review process for the purposes of licensing or providing clinical rotations:

  • Saba is approved by the Medical Board of California.[12] However, this recognition applies only to coursework begun on or after January 1, 2002.[13]
  • Saba is approved by the New York State Board of Education for the purpose of students participating in clinical rotations in that state.[14]
  • Saba is approved by the Florida Department of Education's Commission for the purpose of students participating in clinical rotations in that state.[15]
  • Saba is approved by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA) [16] for coursework that began on or after January 1, 2002.

[edit] Tuition and Fees

Base tuition for Saba University School of Medicine in 2011 is as follows:[17]

  • Semesters 1-5: $10,150
  • Semesters 6-10: $10,950

[edit] Student Life

[icon] This section requires expansion.

Several student organizations exist at Saba. These include, but are not limited to:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory - School Details". Imed.faimer.org. https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=&school=saba&currpage=1&cname=&city=&region=&rname=&mcode=665010&psize=25. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  2. ^ "R3 Education Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2010-07-15. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=61042119. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  3. ^ "Saba University School of Medicine - History of Saba University". Saba.edu. http://www.saba.edu/saba/index.php/about-saba/about-saba-university/history-of-saba-u. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  4. ^ http://www.saba.edu/saba/images/Forms/2009_residency.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/site_visits_saba.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.seasaba.com/archive/TargetPages/History&Lore.htm
  7. ^ http://www.saba.edu/saba/index.php/curriculum/academics/electives/hyperbaric-medicine
  8. ^ "The Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine". Accredmed.org. http://accredmed.org/. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  9. ^ [1][dead link]
  10. ^ "National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)". Ed.gov. http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ncfmea.html#decisions. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  11. ^ http://www.saba.edu/saba/index.php/about-saba/about-saba-university/accreditations
  12. ^ http//www.mbc.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm
  13. ^ http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/schools_recognized.html#n>
  14. ^ NYS Medicine Application Forms
  15. ^ http://www.fldoe.org/cie/SearchSchools/Default.aspx
  16. ^ "KSBHA". KSBHA. 2002-01-01. http://www.ksbha.org/medicalschoolsapprovedunapproved.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  17. ^ "Saba University School of Medicine - Tuition and Fees". Saba.edu. 2011-09-01. http://www.saba.edu/saba/index.php/admissions/financial-information/basic-science-tuition. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  18. ^ "AMSA International Medical Schools". Amsa.org. http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/MemberCenter/Intl/IntlChapters.aspx. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  19. ^ "Saba University AMSA - Home". Sabaamsa.org. http://sabaamsa.org/. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 17°37′33″N 63°14′48″W / 17.625791°N 63.2467°W / 17.625791; -63.2467

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