Clinical Students at FIU Were Key Members of a Research Team Investigating Intestinal Lipomatosis. Recently, AUA clinical students Mahboub Noori, Kishan Patel, and William Yuen were part of a team of researchers that published a case study in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports entitled “Rare diagnosis of intestinal lipomatosis in an adult: A case...Read More

A Key Partnership Begins Emergency Medical Training Center (EMTC) is Approved by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). AUA’s EMTC is now an official NAEMT Training Center. As such, it joins NAEMT at the forefront of national discussions and initiatives that have a significant impact on the EMS profession. The NAEMT is the...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

The Intensive Three-Day Workshop Was a Highlight of 2017 Global Health Summit. AUA’s Emergency Medicine Training Centre (EMTC) continues to promote global health around the world by providing intensive training sessions for first responders. In December, the EMTC returned to India to train more than 150 police officers in Calcutta in CPR, bandaging, and moving...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