Saint James School of Medicine

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Saint James School of Medicine
Established 1999
Type Private, For-profit
President Kallol Guha, PhD, DSc
Dean Ravinder Kenue, MSc, PhD
Location Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
Website www.sjsm.org

Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a is a private, for-profit medical school located in Kralendijk, Bonaire, in the Caribbean. Saint James confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.[1] The university also has a campus in Anguilla and administrative offices in Park Ridge, Illinois.[2]

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[edit] History

Saint James School of Medicine was established in Bonaire in 1999 and began instruction in 2000.[1] In 2010, Saint James opened a second campus in Anguilla.[3]

[edit] Curriculum

The MD program at Saint James is a 10 semester course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year. Semesters 1-4 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at either the Bonaire or Anguilla campus. Semester 5 (Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine) is completed at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.[4] Semesters 6-10 consist of 96 weeks of clinical study that are completed at affiliated hospitals and clinical facilities in the United States.[5]

[edit] Accreditation

Saint James School of Medicine is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[1] and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.[6]

In June 2011, the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) granted initial accreditation as a developing school to the university's Anguilla campus.[4]

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