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==History==
==History==
The [[university]] was founded in 1998 to provide [[United States]] model of [[medical]] education to US and Canadian citizens.. The University recently completed a 50 million dollar campus located on St.Kitts. The new campus and the dorms are laid over 42 acres of land overlooking the beautiful Atlantic sea and was the residence of the First British Governor General and the Queens nominee of St. Kitts. The inauguration of the first phase of the new campus new campus took place in January 2008. State of art class rooms, labs, library, admin building, auditorium, students recreation center, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball court, dormitories, research center are part of multimillion dollar campus.<ref> http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/presidentconclusion.htm </ref>
The [[university]] was founded to provide [[United States]] model of [[medical]] education.


==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==

Revision as of 20:37, 7 July 2009

For the Canadian university, see University of Windsor.
Windsor University School of Medicine
TypePrivate Medical University
Established1998 (Officially Classes began 2000)[1]
Location
Bird Rock, Basseterre
,
St Kitts[2]
Colors   Blue and Gold

Windsor University School of Medicine is a Medical University located on the island of St.Kitts. It is a four-year medical school, which grants the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD). Instruction is divided into ten trimesters: the first four semesters are Basic Sciences and held on the island on St.Kitts. The 5th semester of Basic Sciences is held in Carbondale, IL along with a USMLE review program. The remaining five semesters are clinical, and training is held in hospitals throughout the United States.[3][4][5]

History

The university was founded in 1998 to provide United States model of medical education to US and Canadian citizens.. The University recently completed a 50 million dollar campus located on St.Kitts. The new campus and the dorms are laid over 42 acres of land overlooking the beautiful Atlantic sea and was the residence of the First British Governor General and the Queens nominee of St. Kitts. The inauguration of the first phase of the new campus new campus took place in January 2008. State of art class rooms, labs, library, admin building, auditorium, students recreation center, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball court, dormitories, research center are part of multimillion dollar campus.[6]

Curriculum

Windsor University School of Medicine runs a vigorous medical program at St. Kitts. Windsor University School of Medicine MD curriculum is developed and based on the American Medical Schools curriculum model. The Board of directors and the educational committee of the both undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Windsor are American Physicians trained in United States. Windsor is committed to run a world-class standard of programs to produce efficient physicians. The university's curriculum provides students with a four year MD degree. [7]

Accreditation

Windsor University is fully licensed and chartered. The Windsor University School of Medicine is listed in the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) International Medical Education Directory (IMED)[8], ECFMG Approved [9] Medical University located in St. Kitts & Nevis. The university is also listed with the World Health Organization (WHO). [10] Windsor University School of medicine was started in conjunction with the government of St. Kitts & Nevis.

Special Services

  1. University Site
  2. Inside Windsor
  3. Valuemd

References

  1. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/presidentMsg.htm
  2. ^ http://www.valuemd.com/windsor-university-school-medicine/
  3. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/mdprogram.html
  4. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/academicsOverView.htm
  5. ^ https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=661&school=&currpage=1&cname=SAINT+KITTS+AND+NEVIS&city=&region=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=661040&psize=25
  6. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/presidentconclusion.htm
  7. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/presidentMsg.htm
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/Accreditations.htm
  10. ^ http://www.who.int/hrh/wdms/media/en/Saint_Kitts_Nevis.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.windsor.edu/new_site/presidentMsg.htm

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