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Medical school in Barbados From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American University of Barbados School of Medicine (AUB), founded in 2011, is a private medical school with its main campus in Wildey, Barbados.[1] When it opened in January 2012, it was the first offshore private medical school in Barbados,[2][3] started as a branch of Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, based in Lucknow, India.[2]
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Motto | Knowledge for life |
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Type | For-profit Medical school |
Established | 2011 |
Accreditation | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). Barbados Accreditation Council |
Dean | Campus: Syed M. Kazmi, Associate: John Klir, Clinical: Ruksana Nazneen |
Address | Wildey, Saint Michael , , BB11100 , 13.0915°N 59.5790°W |
Campus | Barbados |
Language | English |
Website | https://www.aubmed.org/ |
The medical school was founded in 2011 and started operations at Silver Sands.[4] As of November 2015, the school had 135 students, with two Barbadians for every five foreign students.[5]
In 2016, the AUB acquired the former BET building,[6] and moved its operations there. In February 2020, American University of Barbados awarded medical degrees to 67 graduates at its inaugural graduation ceremony.[3] As of 2020, students were enrolled from 24 countries.[3]
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