“AUC has awarded me an opportunity to expand my teaching horizons through the integration of various courses within the basic sciences, the prevalence of cultural diversity on this campus, and the plethora of opportunities that exist for research. The combination of these three aspects yields a constructive learning environment for not only the students, but the faculty alike”.

Marios Loukas
Associate Professor and Department Chairman of Anatomy
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
May 5, 2005

AUC provides an opportunity for a solid medical education. I've enjoyed my time here because
I've made the most of that opportunity. I studied hard, and involved myself in other school activities such as student government, and organizing a tutoring program for underclassmen.

I have also enjoyed all that the island has to offer such as the beaches. I played basketball in an island league and took martial arts classes on the French side of the island. Balancing my life with these activities has made me a better student.

I would tell a student considering AUC, 'If you are highly motivated, you will have everything you need here to become a good doctor.'

Steven Brooks
5th semester student, 2002

Before I came to AUC, I was an x-ray tech in California and then in Michigan. It has taken a lot of hard work for me to get to here, but it has been worth it. Making the decision to come to AUC was simple. Not only did I get to start medical school a year before I would have in the States, I am living in the Caribbean for twenty months.

I have always wanted to be a doctor. No matter where you attend medical school, it will be a challenge. In the fifteen months that I have been here, I have learned a lot about the body. I cannot wait to apply this newfound knowledge when I get to clinical rotations. After I have completed five semesters here, I have many options available for clinical rotations: Ireland, England, St. Thomas, or the States. In six months instead of a five-minute walk to AUC, I could be riding the tube to work in London, England.

Jody Bahnmiller
4th semester student, 2002

If you are truly committed to pursuing a career in medicine, AUC will provide you with a solid foundation for the future. You receive the requisite academic training in a beautiful tropical atmosphere rich in culture and opportunities for personal growth.

Rizwana Fareeduddin, M.D., 2001

I am a graduate of American University of the Caribbean and did my residency in Internal Medicine at Providence Hospital, Michigan and currently have staff privileges at Providence Hospital. I have a very large and successful private practice and also moonlight in the Intensive Care Units. I owe this success to AUC who trained me academically and allowed me the opportunity to become a physician.

As American Board Certified Internist, I am also on the teaching staff at Providence Hospital. I teach residents and medical students, of both foreign and U.SD. schools, the pathophysiology of various diseases and the proper treatments. In comparing AUC medical students to U.S. students, I find AUC students not only at par in knowledge but also extremely hard working and dedicated.

I am very pleased with the new physician graduates from AUC. They have the proper knowledge, skills, and ethics required to be wonderful physicians.

Eric Basmaji, M.D., 1998