When you think about your future as a doctor and the qualities you’ll need to be a successful one, stamina is undoubtedly on that list. Though the hours vary by specialty, medicine is not a path you choose for work-life balance. The long shifts required of first-year residents and their effects on patient safety as...Read More

American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine is already an institution that maintains rigorous US standards while championing innovation. Providing individualized medical education by continuously improving its curriculum is a major part of what makes AUA College of Medicine one of the finest Caribbean medical schools. In February 2017, AUA introduced a complete overhaul...Read More

AUA’s Graduate Teaching Fellowship Is a Win-Win for Alumni, Students, and Faculty. You finally have the medical degree you’ve worked so hard for these past four years. You’re beyond ready to start your residency but have some downtime. The months following graduation provide a unique window of time in which to enhance your skills and...Read More

Second Semester AUA Student Nadia Salamat is Named 2017’s Outstanding Peer Mentor. Congratulations to second semester AUA student Nadia Salamat! Nadia is 2017’s Outstanding Peer Mentor! Nadia was nominated by the two classmates she mentored, Saba Tabasoom and Meagan Damota. Executive Dean Dr. Robert Mallin presented her with a certificate in a ceremony that took...Read More

With the National Association of Emergency Medical Trainers (NAEMT), AUA’s Emergency Medical Training Center (EMTC) held the Eastern Caribbean’s first-ever Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course. Congratulations to AUA’s EMTC, led by EMTC Director Vernon Solomon and EMTC Manager Marlon Destin! Earlier this month, they conducted the first-ever PHTLS course in the Organisation of Eastern...Read More

Hurricane Relief and Recovery Initiatives Raise $2,000 AUA’s Hispanic Medical Student Association (HMSA) successfully raised $2,000 for the people of Puerto Rico in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Maria this semester. Their on-campus empanada sale sold out in a half hour! They also raised funds by hosting a salsa night and received a generous...Read More

AUA Recognized in Diverse for Creating Academic and Professional Opportunities in Medicine for the Underrepresented A recent article in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education highlighted American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine as a prime example of the type of progressive institution needed to create and encourage opportunities in the U.S. physician workforce for...Read More

The Breast Friends: Women in Touch Event Included Free Screenings for 182 Women. On Sunday October 14th, AUA, The Lion’s Club of Antigua, and Breast Friends: Women in Touch, hosted a Breast Screening Health Fair at Mt. Saint John’s Medical Centre. The turnout was particularly impressive, with 182 women from around the island showing up...Read More

The Breast Friends: Women in Touch Event Included Free Screenings for 182 Women. On Sunday October 14th, AUA, The Lion’s Club of Antigua, and Breast Friends: Women in Touch, hosted a Breast Screening Health Fair at Mt. Saint John’s Medical Centre. The turnout was particularly impressive, with 182 women from around the island showing up...Read More