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AUC School of Medicine Statistics

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) was founded in 1978 and has over 7,500 graduates. AUC's mission is to train tomorrow’s physicians, whose service to their communities and their patients is enhanced by international learning experiences, a diverse learning community, and an emphasis on social accountability and engagement.

AUC School of Medicine Academic Outcomes

Student and Graduate Performance


Residency directors look closely at a medical school student’s performance on USMLE exams when making a residency decision.


USMLE Step 1: AUC students’ five-year cumulative first-time pass rate for the USMLE Step 1 exam is 88.5% from 2018-2022.

*First-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 2018-2022. In order to sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam students must successfully complete the Medical Sciences curriculum.

USMLE Step 2 CK: AUC students' five-year cumulative first-time pass rate for the USMLE Step 2 CK exam is 91.3% from 2017-2021.

*First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step 2 CK exam on the first attempt divided by the number of students whose first attempt was in 2017-21. In order to sit for the exam students must earn an acceptable score on the NBME CCSE as listed in the catalog.

AUC 2023 First-Time Residency Attainment Rate for 2022-2023 Graduates is 97%.

First-time residency attainment rate is the percent of students attaining a 2023-24 residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2022-23 who were active applicants in the 2023 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match.

AUC students and graduates will enter residency programs in 24 specialties throughout 40 U.S. states and territories.

AUC 2022 First-Time Residency Attainment Rate for 2021-2022 Graduates is 96%.

First time residency attainment rate is the percent of students attaining a 2022-23 residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2021-22 who were active applicants in the 2022 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match.

AUC students and graduates will enter residency programs in 20 specialties throughout 33 U.S. states and territories.

  • AUC 2021 First-Time Residency Attainment Rate for 2020-2021 Graduates is 92%.
  • In 2021, AUC graduates earned 304 residency positions in 17 specialties.
  • AUC 2020 First-Time Residency Attainment Rate for 2019-2020 Graduates is 92%.  

  • In 2020, AUC graduates earned more than 340 residency positions.

  • AUC 2019 First-Time Residency Rate for 2018-2019 Graduates is 94%.  

  • AUC again reached a record number of residency placements in 2019, with over 360 positions earned. 

 

  • AUC celebrated a record number of residency placements in 2018, with nearly 300 AUC graduates matching into positions in 38 states and 24 specialties.
  • AUC's residency attainment rate for graduates seeking residency in their first attempt was 84.5%.
  • AUC graduates earned standout matches in competitive fields like orthopedic surgery, dermatology child neurology, interventional radiology, neurology, surgery, and anesthesiology. 
  • The majority of AUC grads earned residency positions in primary care: 96 secured residencies in internal medicine, 87 in family medicine, and 26 in pediatrics.

 

  • In 2017, AUC graduates earned more than 270 residency positions.

  • Specialties included anesthesiology, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, and surgery. 

  • AUC achieved a first-time eligible residency attainment rate of 84.4 percent that year.

 

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Medical School Locations

Teaching and Administrative Sites


 

Outside view of AUC building

 

Medical Sciences Campus: Cupecoy, Sint Maarten

AUC students begin their journey to become physicians on AUC's medical sciences campus in Sint Maarten, located in the northeast Caribbean. There, they complete the first five semesters of the medical school program on a modern campus featuring highly advanced educational technology in a collegial learning environment.  

 

Doctors talking in patient room

 

Affiliated Teaching Hospitals and Clinical Sites

AUC's network of clinical teaching affiliates includes excellent teaching hospitals in the United States and the United Kingdom. Students can also complete global health electives in the Dominican Republic, India, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
 

Us Administrative Office: Pembroke Pines, Florida

The AUC Office of the Executive Dean, Office of Admissions, Office of Career Advisement, Registrar, and several other student services and administrative departments are located here.

Accreditation and Approvals

AUC Is Accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine


AUC graduates are eligible to seek licensure in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Some states, such as New York, California, and Florida, require approval for international medical schools. AUC is proud to be approved in each of these states.

The US Department of Education has determined that AUC is an eligible institution for participation in title IV federal financial assistance programs. AUC students who qualify are eligible to receive US student loans in order to attend our medical school.

Alumni


AUC has more than 7,500+ alumni, and AUC graduates are practicing throughout the United States, Canada, and internationally. The majority of AUC medical school graduates secure medical residencies prior to graduation through the National Resident Matching Program® with leading teaching hospitals and medical centers in the United States.