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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/ |
  Location in Barbados | |
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]
- American University of Barbados (AUB) received an initial provisional accreditation for 2018–2020 from the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions, a registered body that accredits Caribbean medical schools.[7]
- American University of Barbados (AUB) is registered as a tertiary provider of education by the Barbados Accreditation Council.[8][9]
- AUB is recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates[10] and this grants students the right to take the licentiate exam, United States Medical Licensing Examination to become a practicing physician in the United States.
- In 2017, the Medical Council of India included the American University of Barbados in its list of foreign universities / institutions that have been approved by authorities in their respective nations.[11]
- American University of Barbados (AUB) is listed in World Directory of Medical School[12]
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