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"Diary of a Caribbean Med Student" author Benji Ho, MD '13 was one of many AUC alumni who gathered in New Orleans for a conference and reception this month. See what he's been up to since creating the popular blog documenting his time at AUC and beyond.

One student’s perspective on how medical school, like the Hero’s Journey, is physically and psychologically transforming

Hands-on clinical training, case-based learning, standardized patients -- see what it's like to be part of a clinical medicine workshop at AUC.

Kanchan Tiwari, MD ’16 had never pictured leaving her home state to pursue medicine, much less going international. But today, this AUC grad is an internal medicine resident at MedStar Health in Baltimore, and couldn’t be happier with the path she took.

“AUC did a lot to prepare me for everything I saw in clinical rotations, and it made me feel very comfortable in that environment,” says Class of 2016 graduate Brandon Lewko, MD.

Ingrid Paredes, MD '11 reflects on the benefits of beginning medical school at AUC during the May semester start.

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Emran Hassanzada’s parents fled the country. Like so many refugees, they left everything behind—careers, a home, friends and family—for a shot at a better life. They were chasing the American Dream.

It was January 1, 2016. After an 8-hour flight from Detroit, Michigan, I landed in St. Maarten for my very first semester at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC).

Growing up, Meredith Harrison would do extra chores to help sponsor a child through World Vision, a nonprofit that fights poverty and injustice. In her spare time, she fostered rabbits for the Michigan Rabbit Rescue, taking them in after their original owners weren’t able to care for them.

After deciding to take a gap year between undergraduate and medical school, Caitlyn Gottwald was anxious that it might hinder her goal to become a physician. But she used that year to help strengthen her application through work experience, and in doing so, made an invaluable connection.