📖Introduction

American University of Antigua (AUA) is a private, international medical school located in Antigua and Barbuda. AUA was founded in 2004 and has been a part of Manipal Education & Medical Group. The university leads the way in addressing the projected physician shortage, especially in the areas of primary care, family medicine, and internal medicine.

AUA’s curriculum is taught in English, and all accepted students must be proficient in English. AUA uses a holistic admissions approach to select students with the potential for medical school success and provides them with the resources they need to obtain highly competitive residencies and move on to successful careers in medicine. Upon passing the necessary licensure exams, AUA graduates are eligible to practice medicine in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, and worldwide.

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📚About the Program

American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA) is an innovative medical school dedicated to providing a learner-centric education of the highest quality, granting opportunities to underrepresented minorities, fostering a diverse academic community, and ensuring that its graduates develop the skills and attitudes of lifelong learning, compassion, and professionalism. MD program provides students with an education that enables them to become competent and caring physicians. Cutting-edge facilities, distinguished faculty, and excellent clinical experiences prepare our graduates to practice medicine throughout the United States and Canada. This program is ideal for high school graduates and nontraditional students who are committed to pursuing careers in medicine. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

First Year: Pre-Med 1 and Pre-Med 2
Second Year: Pre-Med 3 and Pre-Med 4
Third Year: Pre-Clinical semester 1 and Pre-Clinical semester 2
Fourth Year: Pre-Clinical semester 3, Pre-Clinical semester 4, and BSIC (Intersession)
Fifth Year: Clinical Sciences 5 and Clinical Sciences 6
Sixth Year: Clinical Sciences 7 and Clinical Sciences 8

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🏫About American University of Antigua College of Medicine

American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA) is an accredited international medical school dedicated to providing a medical education of the highest quality, with an emphasis on increasing minority representation and racial diversity in medical education and in the physician workforce. AUA has a growing network of more than 40 teaching hospital affiliates in the United States. Students also have the option of participating in clerkships in the United Kingdom, Canada, and India. 

AUA has developed into a hub of international education, centred in a recently-built 150,000 sq ft and technologically advanced campus. At AUA students have access to dozens of opportunities to lead a well-rounded and rewarding educational journey. During down time students can enjoy a large outdoor amphitheater, courtyard, food court, nearby beach, athletic fields, fitness center, and a variety of student organizations and sports

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

745 RMB

Tuition fee:

22,500 USD per year

135,000 USD in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18 and the maximum age is 35.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is quite competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average B, 60%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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