This is a list of medical schools in the Caribbean. Schools are listed in alphabetical order by country or territory, then by name. The list includes medical schools recognized by their local governments that award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and/or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees.
All recognized medical schools are listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS). Several agencies may also accredit Caribbean medical schools, as listed in the FAIMER Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools (DORA).[1]
Caribbean medical schools can be categorized as either "regional" or "offshore". Regional medical schools train students to practice in the country or region where the school is located. Offshore medical schools in the Caribbean primarily train students from the United States and Canada who intend to return home for residency and clinical practice after graduation.[2] Most offshore medical schools are dual-campus programs: basic sciences are completed in the Caribbean, while clinical clerkships are completed at teaching hospitals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[3]
| Country or territory | School | Established | Degree | Regional/offshore | Listed in World Directory of Medical Schools[4] | ECFMG eligible graduates (Sponsor Notes tab) | Graduated students (year 2019 unless otherwise noted)' | Accreditation (by organization(s) listed in DORA-FAIMER directory [5] [6] [7] | UK eligible graduates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla (UK) | Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla | 2010 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002407[8] | Yes | 60 | Accredited for three years until December 31, 2025 by ACCM. Full accreditation pending review by CAAM-HP. | Yes | |
| American University of Anguilla School of Medicine | 2022 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007696[9] | Yes (From 2025) | Yes | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | American University of Antigua | 2004 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000993 [10] | Yes | 216 | Accredited by CAAM-HP as of 2022. | Yes | |
| Metropolitan University College Of Medicine | 2017 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0005227[11] | No | Applicant to CAAMP-HP accreditation as of August 2022 [12] | Maybe | |||
| Atlantic University School of Medicine | 2017 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0004816 [13] | No. | No | ||||
| University of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine | 1983 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001902 [14] | Yes (From 1984) | 25 (year 2018) | Yes | |||
| Aruba (NL) | American University School of Medicine Aruba | 2018 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0005747[15] | Yes (From 2022) | 0 | Yes | ||
| Aureus University School of Medicine | 2004 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000848 [16] | Yes | 22 | As of June 14, 2023, Aureus is no longer accredited by ACCM.[17] | Maybe | ||
| Nucleus University School of Medicine | 2021 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007309 [18] | No | Yes | ||||
| Xavier University School of Medicine | 2004 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002232 [19] | Yes | 22 | Accredited for six years until December 31, 2028 by ACCM,[20] | Maybe | ||
| Bay University School of Medicine | 2020 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0006801 [21] | No | Yes | ||||
| Bahamas | Western Atlantic University School of Medicine | 2022 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007614 [22] | No | Candidacy for 2 years, 2021-2023 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| Barbados | American University of Barbados | 2011 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002490 [23] | Yes | Initial Provisional Accreditation by CAAM-HP for 2018–2020 | Yes | ||
| American University of Integrative Sciences | 1999 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000410 [24] | Yes | 40 (year 2018) | Candidacy for Accreditation by CAAM-HP pending full site visit as of February 2021[25] | Yes | ||
| Bridgetown International University | 2019 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0004994 [26] | No | Yes | ||||
| International University of Barbados School of Medicine | 2017 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0005054[27] | No | Yes | ||||
| Queen's University College of Medicine | 2018 | MBBS or MD | Offshore | Yes, F0004859[28] | No | Yes | ||||
| Ross University School of Medicine | 1978 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001354 [29] | Yes (From 1979) | 637 | Accreditation with Conditions extended by CAAM-HP (Review pending). | Yes | ||
| University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine (Cave Hill) | 1967 | MBBS | Regional | Yes, F0000245[30] | Yes | 61 | Accreditation for five years, 2023-2028 by CAAM-HP | Yes | ||
| Victoria University of Barbados | 2017/19 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0005028 [31] | No | Yes | ||||
| Washington University of Barbados School of Medicine | 2016 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0004140[32] | No | Yes | ||||
| Belize | American Northwest University | 2018 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007783[33] | No | Yes | |||
| Central America Health Sciences University Belize Medical College | 1996 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001805[34] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Washington University of Health & Science | 2012 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002692[35] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Columbus Central University School of Medicine | 2006 (as American Global University School of Medicine) | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002284 [36] | Yes | 25 | Yes | |||
| Bonaire(NL) | International University School of Medicine (IUSOM) | 2010 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002436[37] | No | Yes | |||
| Cayman Islands (UK) | St. Matthew's University School of Medicine | 1997 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001649[38] | Yes | 31 | Accredited for six years to June 30, 2025 by ACCM | Maybe | |
| Cuba | Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina | 1999 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000327[39] | Yes | 2,327 | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |
| 1978 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000555[40] | Yes | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | ||||
| Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Cienfuegos | 1979 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001401[41] | Yes (From 1990) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma | 1982 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000427[42] | Yes | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín | 1967 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000510[43] | Yes | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas Facultad de Medicina | 1984 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001402[44] | Yes (From 1986) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Matanzas 'Juan Guiteras Gener' | 1969 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001166[45] | Yes | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Pinar del Rio | 1968 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001164[46] | Yes (From 1976) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Sancti Spiritus | 1986 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000557[47] | Yes (From 1992) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana | 1976 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000461[48] | Yes (From 1953) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba | 1962 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000509 [49] | Yes (From 1963) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| 1966 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001347[50] | Yes (From 1970) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | ||||
| Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Camaguey | 1980 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001833 [51] | Yes | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Guantanamo | 1979 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000556[52] | Yes (From 1984) | Cuban Ministry of Higher Education | Yes | |||
| Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Mayabeque | 2003 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0007534[53] | No | Yes | ||||
| Curacao (NL) | Avalon University School of Medicine | 2003 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000591[54] | Yes | 61 | Accredited for six years until December 31, 2028 by CAAM-HP. | Maybe | |
| Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine | 2007 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002431[55] | Yes | 23 | Accreditation denied by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| John F. Kennedy University School of Medicine | 2014 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0003392[56] | Yes (From 2015) | Yes | ||||
| St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine | 2003 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000044[57] | Yes | 28 | Accredited for five years until December 4, 2028 by Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations (AAEPO), Kyrgyzstan a WFME[58] Accredited Agency[59] | Yes | ||
| Dominica | All Saints University School of Medicine | 2006 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002272[60] | Yes | 37 | Accredited since May 2019 by ACCM | Yes | |
| American Canadian School of Medicine (ACSOM) | 2023 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0008211[61] | No | Preliminary Accredited since 2023 by ACCM Accredited since 2023 by IAAR | Yes | |||
| Dominican Republic | Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo Escuela de Medicina | 1972 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001847[62] | Yes (From 1978) | 196 | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Accreditation with Conditions for 5 years, 2018 - 2023 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | |
| Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra Departamento de Medicina | 1974 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000465[63] | Yes (From 1978) | 149 | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | ||
| Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo Departamento de Medicina | 1538 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001356[64] | Yes (From 1953) | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | |||
| Universidad Católica Nordestana Facultad de Ciencias Medicas | 1978 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001357[65] | Yes (From 1979) | 256 | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | ||
| Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao Escuela de Medicina | 1983 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001835[66] | Yes (From 1984)) | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | |||
| Universidad Central del Este Escuela de Medicina | 1971 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001355[67] | Yes | 462 (2017) | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | ||
| Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) Escuela de Medicina | 1983 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001836[68] | Yes (From 1988) | 195 | Accreditation for 5 years, 2023-2028 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| 1966 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000518 [69] | Yes (From 1973) | 110 | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | |||
| Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago Escuela de Medicina, Santiago de Los Caballeros | 1979 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000661[70] | Yes | Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | |||
| Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago Escuela de Medicina, Santo Domingo | 1981 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0001358[71] | Yes | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | |||
| O&Med Medical School, Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad Dominicana O&M | 2013 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0003600[72] | Yes | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Yes | |||
| Grenada | St. George's University School of Medicine | 1977 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000768[73] | Yes | 1,101 | Grenada Ministry of Health, Voluntarily Withdrawn (January 2021) from CAAM-HP. | Yes | |
| Guadeloupe (France) | Université des Antilles et de la Guyane | 1982 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000663[74] | Yes (From 2000) | Yes | |||
| Guyana | University of Guyana | 1985 | MBBS | Regional | Yes, F0001261[75] | Yes | Accreditation with Conditions, 2017-2022 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| American International School of Medicine | 2000 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001260[76] | Yes | 15 (year 2016) | Maybe | |||
| Georgetown American University | 2014 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0003427[77] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Green Heart Medical University | 2005 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002252[78] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Lincoln American University | 2017 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0004722[79] | Yes | Maybe | ||||
| Texila American University | 2011 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002428[80] | Yes | 24 | Accreditation for 3 years, 2023 - 2026 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| Twin Island University School of Medicine | 2014 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007797[81] | No | Yes | ||||
| Rajiv Gandhi University of Science and Technology School of Medicine | 2012 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0003494[82] | Yes (From 2016) | Yes | ||||
| American School of Medicine | 2022 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007840[83] | No | Yes | ||||
| Narendra Modi School of Medicine | 2023 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0008337[84] | No | Yes | ||||
| North Shore Medical Institute | 2023 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0008009[85] | No | Yes | ||||
| Haiti | Université Chrétienne de la Communauté de Caïman Faculté de Médecine | 2012 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0008170[86] | No | Yes | |||
| Université d'Etat d'Haïti Faculté de Médecine | 1867 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000770[87] | Yes (From 1953) | Yes | ||||
| Université Lumière Faculté de Médecine | 2006 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0002410[88] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Université Notre Dame d'Haïti Faculté de Médecine | 1997 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000708[89] | Yes (From 2002) | Yes | ||||
| Université Quisqueya Faculté des Sciences de la Santé | 2002 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000709[90] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Université St François d’Assise Faculté de Médecine et Science de la Santé | 2016 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0008171[91] | No | Yes | ||||
| Université Joseph Lafortune Faculté de Médecine | 2005 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0002883[92] | No | Yes | ||||
| Université Royale d'Haïti Faculté des Sciences de la Santé | 2015 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0005005[93] | No | Yes | ||||
| Université de la Fondation Dr. Aristide Faculté de Médecine | 2011 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0005006[94] | No | Yes | ||||
| Jamaica | All American Institute of Medical Sciences | 2011 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002376[95] | Yes | "Initial Provisional Accreditation Withdrawn" by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine (Mona) | 1948 | MBBS | Regional | Yes, F0000014[96] | Yes (From 1953) | 279 | Accreditation for five years, 2023-2028 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| Caribbean School of Medical Sciences | 2015 | MD | Off-shore | Yes, F0004969[97] | No | Yes | ||||
| Montserrat (UK) | University of Science, Arts and Technology Faculty of Medicine | 2003 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000836[98] | No | "Not accredited" by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| Vanguard University School of Medicine | 2014 | MD | Off-shore | Yes, F0003145[99] | No | Not accredited. CAAM-HP decided that Initial Provisional Accreditation be withdrawn and recommended that the school re-apply for accreditation in two (2) years, in 2017. School did not re-apply | Yes | |||
| Puerto Rico | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine | 1950 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000139[100] | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Yes | ||
| Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine | 1979 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000137[101] | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Yes | |||
| Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine | 1980 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0000138[102] | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Yes | |||
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | 1979 | MD | Regional | Yes, F0002338[103] | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Yes | |||
| Saba (NL) | Saba University School of Medicine | 1993 | MSc (MD until 2010/14) | Offshore | Yes, F0001887[104] | Yes (From 1994) | 134 | Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) [105] | Yes | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | International University of the Health Sciences (IUHS) | 1998 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001171[106] | Yes | Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis[107] | Maybe | ||
| University of Medicine and Health Sciences | 2008 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002044[108] | Yes | 126 | Re-accredited for three years to December 31, 2024 by ACCM. Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | ||
| Medical University of the Americas | 2000 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001163[109] | Yes | 88 | ACCM, Accredited for three years to December 31, 2025 | Yes | ||
| Windsor University School of Medicine | 2000 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001715[110] | Yes | Accreditation for 2 years, 2023 - 2025 by CAAM-HP. | Partially | |||
| Universal Caribbean University School of Medicine | 2018 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0005094[111] | No | Yes | ||||
| Saint Lucia | 2007 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002364[112] | Yes | 16 (year 2009) | "Accreditation denied" (July 2018) by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| College of Medicine and Health Sciences/aka Destiny University | 2001 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001374[113] | 2001 - 2017 | 8 (year 2007) | Maybe | |||
| 2019 | BS-MD | Offshore | Yes, F0007248[114] | No | Yes | |||||
| International American University College of Medicine | 2004 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000976[115] | Yes | 31 (year 2017) | Yes | |||
| Spartan Health Sciences University | 1980 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000517[116] | Yes | 22 | "Programme placed on Probation for 3 years, 2019 - 2022" by CAAM-HP. | Partially | ||
| Washington Medical Sciences Institute | 2011 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002561[117] | No | Yes | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Richmond Gabriel University | 2011 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002495[118] | Yes | "Not Accredited" by CAAM-HP. | Maybe | ||
| American University of St Vincent School of Medicine | 2012 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0002562[119] | Yes | 4 | Maybe | |||
| 2000 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001852[120] | Yes | 25 | Full accreditation pending review by CAAM-HP. ACCM | Maybe | |||
| Trinity School of Medicine | 2008 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0001966[121] | Yes | 50 (year 2016) | Accreditation for 3 years, 2019-2022 by CAAM-HP. | Yes | ||
| Sint Maarten(NL) | American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine | 1978 | MD | Offshore | Yes, F0000464[122] | Yes (From 1979) | 362 | Accredited for six years to December 31, 2027 by ACCM | Partially | |
| Suriname | Anton de Kom University of Suriname Faculty of Medical Sciences | 1892 | Physician | Regional (Exclusively) | Yes, F0000168[123] | Yes (From 1953) | Yes | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine (St. Augustine) | 1967 | MBBS | Regional | Yes, F0001442[124] | Yes (From 1989) | 236 (year 2017) | Accreditation for five years, 2023-2028 by CAAM-HP.[125] | Yes |