*The 3-year first-time residency attainment rate is the weighted average of the 2022-23, through 2024-25 academic years. For each year, the rate is the percent of students attaining a residency out of all graduates or expected graduates in the year who were active applicants in the NRMP match in that year or who attained a residency outside the NRMP match in that year. The 1-year first-time residency attainment rate is 95% for 2024-2025 graduates.
Across key MCAT score ranges, AUC students achieve Step 1 first‑time pass rates comparable to — and in some cases higher than — U.S. MD students.*
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*Comparison using university and AAMC data. Data is based on students who matriculated between 2020-2022 and sat for the USMLE Step 1. Not all matriculates sat for the USMLE Step 1 exam. Students must successfully matriculate, complete the Medical Sciences curriculum and pass a school approved Medical Sciences Comprehensive Exam to sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam.
97%
Residency Rate
First-Time Residency Attainment Rate for graduates over the last 3 years1
8,500+
Alumni
AUC Grads Practice in the US, Canada, U.K., and Worldwide
81%
USMLE Pass Rate
USMLE 1st-time Pass Rate for Step 1 2020-20242
1The 3-year first-time residency attainment rate is the weighted average of the 2022-23, through 2024-25 academic years. For each year, the rate is the percent of students attaining a residency out of all graduates or expected graduates in the year who were active applicants in the NRMP match in that year or who attained a residency outside the NRMP match in that year. The 1-year first-time residency attainment rate is 95% for 2024-2025 graduates.
2First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step 1 exam on the first attempt divided by the number of students whose first attempt was in 2020-2024. In order to sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam students must successfully complete the Medical Sciences curriculum.
AUC’s ACCM Education Accreditation
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM, accredmed.org/), which is the accreditor used by the country of St. Maarten. In addition to the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine, AUC earns additional approvals from respected agencies and organizations around the world. View our accreditation and program recognition page for more information.
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AUC School of Medicine’s programs prepare our students to practice in the US, Canada, UK, and beyond. Both locations offer an exceptional education and caring culture. Learn more about our two unique locations.
Sint Maarten Campus
For US Students and International Students
Our campus in Cupecoy, St. Maarten—where most students in the four-year MD program complete their first two years of academic study—provides medical students with a modern learning environment equipped with powerful technological and academic resources.
Preston, U.K. Location
For Non-U.S. Students
AUC’s UK-Track medical degree program provides an opportunity for non-U.S. citizen students to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree through study in Preston, England.
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AUC gave me a chance to be a doctor. That chance has blossomed into what looks like a very promising career in the specialty that I love.
Aaron Brown Class of 2020
The education I received opened many doors and gave me the opportunity to follow my dream of becoming a physician
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AUC is rigorous, and it pushed me academically. But the professors and peer tutors taught study strategies that helped me to discover my study style and directed me to USMLE exam study resources.
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