Motto in English God and Country Established 1982 Phone +1 787-753-0253 Founded 1982 | Type For-profit Provost Manuel Flores, MD Undergraduate tuition and fees 17,500 USD (2012) Color Maroon | |
Chairman Deborah Akande, DDS, C.Dir Address Dowhill Campus, Antigua & Barbuda Motto Deo et Patriae (God and Country) Similar American University of Antigua, International University of the He, Spartan Health Sciences, Aureus University School of, Medical University of the Am | ||
The University of Health Sciences Antigua (UHSA) is a private, for-profit medical school located in Dowhill near Falmouth, Antigua, in the Caribbean. UHSA confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
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History
UHSA was established in 1982 and began instruction in 1983. The Dowhill campus is located about 12 miles (19 km) from the capital city of St. John's. Formerly a NASA tracking station, the university is located on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) area within the Historical National Park area of English Harbour.
Curriculum
The Doctor of Medicine program at UHSA is a four-year course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year. Semesters 1–4 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at the university's Antigua campus. The remainder of the program consists of clinical clerkships at affiliated hospitals in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and China.
Government Recognition
UHSA is recognised by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Because of this recognition, the university is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED). It is also listed in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.
Licensure restrictions
In the United States, the medical boards of the following states have listed UHSA as an institution whose graduates are ineligible for licensure: