San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
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| Logo of San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | |
| Motto | Community-Based School of Medicine |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1978 |
| President | Yocasta Brugal-Mena, M.D. |
| Location | , , USA |
| Website | http://www.sanjuanbautista.edu/ |
The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSOM) is a private U.S. medical school, located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It formally opened its doors in 1978. The school grants the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master in Public Health (M.P.H.) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees to its graduates. The institution also has a local Transitional Year program.
History
SJBSOM was founded in 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico as a non profit corporation, incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In 1979, it was authorized by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico to offer studies pertinent to the M.D. degree. The institution continued to develop through the years, and it moved its facilities to the city of Caguas in 1988, one of the most important urban centers in Puerto Rico with nearly 150,000 inhabitants.
On February 1998, the Middle States Association, granted Candidacy for Accreditation Status to the School. It was in November of 1998 that was certified to participate in the Title IV Program of the Department of Federal Education, specifically in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. In 1999, the school bought Caguas' Regional Hospital, Dr. Eduardo Garrido Morales, and took control over its operations under the name of San Juan Bautista Medical Center. In 2004, SJBSOM was accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. SJBSOM has been accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education since 2007. It also became a member of the Board of Medical Examiners of Puerto Rico. In 2012, the facilities of San Juan Bautista Medical Center were acquired by the Menonita's Health System, changing its name to Hospital Menonita de Caguas.
Licenses and accreditations
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico (CHE-PR)
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO)
- Board of Medical Examiners of Puerto Rico
Student organizations
- General Student Council
- San Juan Bautista Alumni Association
- Alpha Kappa Pi Fraternity, Dr. Luis Izquierdo Mora Chapter (founded in 2006)
- Medicine Student Association of Puerto Rico (AEMPR)
- Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
- Medical Student Association for Community Health Improvement (MSACHI)
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- Christian Medical Students Society
- Emergency Medicine Students Association
- Pediatrics Interest Group
- Anesthesiology Interest Group
- Plastic Surgery Interest Group
- Student Tutoring Program
- Orientation and Promotion Committee
- Middle State Commission & LCME Accreditation Student Committee
- Public Health Students Society