St. George's University School of Medicine

St. George's University School of Medicine is the medical school of St. George's University located in St. George's, Grenada. The school is the oldest private medical school in the Caribbean and founded by Charles R. Modica on July 23, 1976. Because of its size, the school placed more doctors into first-year US residency positions than any other medical school in the world between 2011 and 2012.[1] It was rated by The Princeton Review as one of the "Best 168 Medical Schools".[2]

St. George's University
St. George’s University School of Medicine
TypePrivate
Established1977
Parent institution
St. George's University
Students5,560
Location
St. George's
,
St. George
,
Grenada
Websitesgu.edu/school-of-medicine

Mission

The stated mission of St. George's University Doctor of Medicine degree program is to "provide an international, culturally diverse environment in which students learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for postgraduate training in the health profession, while being inspired to develop compassion, curiosity, tolerance and commitment to patients and society, dedication to life-long learning and an understanding of the vital role of research in healthcare."[3]

Admissions

The average undergraduate G.P.A of accepted students is 3.4 and the average MCAT score is 26, compared with 3.69 and 31 respectively in the United States.[1] The medical students at St. George's come from many universities in the United States and around the world.

The New York Times refers to St. George's as a "second chance" medical school, because many of the students attend after they are unable to gain acceptance to a US medical school.[1] Only 65% of students that enrolled in 2009 graduated within 4 years, although another 20% graduated after 5 years.[1]

Academics

While traditional US-based medical schools do not pay hospitals to accept their students for clinical rotations, St. George's has signed a contract to pay more than $100 million to hospitals to accept their students.[1]

Because of its large student body, SGU is the top provider of doctors into first-year US residencies for the last eight years with more than 935 placements in 2018. While two-thirds of its students are US citizens, its student body and faculty represent over 140 countries, and its graduates practice in more than 50 countries worldwide. As part of its focus on a global curriculum, students in the Keith B. Taylor Scholars Program pathway, or the traditional pathway can take medical electives in Prague, Thailand, India, Honduras, Kenya and Sweden, as well as health practica throughout parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, while also completing years three and four of medical school in the United States, the UK or Canada.

Tuition at St. George's runs more than $250,000.[1]

References
  1. Anemona, Hartocollis. "Second-Chance Med School". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. Stoll, Malaika (2012). The Best 168 Medical Schools. The Princeton Review. pp. 202–203. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. "St. George's University School of Medicine Mission Statement". Retrieved 2015-08-24.

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