Ponce Health Sciences University
Doctor in Medicine
Paraquita Bay, British Virgin Islands
M.D.
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Mar 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 60,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
PHSU is proud to offer a Doctor of Medicine degree program at our new School of Medicine in Tortola, BVI. The program is preliminarily accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) and is seeking applications for its inaugural cohort for Fall 2025.
The 4-year MD program is dynamic and culturally focused, offering students a diverse, tech-driven education in preparation for a variety of careers in medicine. Students develop the competencies expected of physicians worldwide, and graduate with a globally recognized medical degree.
The program follows the same curriculum as PHSU School of Medicine, which has campuses in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and St. Louis, Missouri, USA. PHSU-SOM-BVI medical students apply for clinical rotations at these and other locations in Puerto Rico and the United States during their third and fourth years.
Graduates of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program Will:
- Be ready for clinical practice
- Have applicable knowledge of evolving and established biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and behavioural sciences
- Provide compassionate, professional patient care with a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Have an awareness of health care systems and how to best utilize resources to provide care at an optimal value
- Be committed and sensitive to ethical principles and diverse patient populations
Completing the Doctor of Medicine program at PHSU SOM BVI requires a breadth of coursework designed to offer students a diverse, tech-driven education in various medical fields. The first two academic years establish a strong pre-clinical base encompassing core disciplines and an introduction to clinical skills, behavioral science, and medical ethics. These pre-clinical years are completed at facilities in Tortola, BVI.
Our interactive and innovative curriculum helps prepare students for clinical in core specialties during their third and fourth year, plus an additional five months of advanced specialty elective rotations. In the final two years of the program, students have the option to apply for clinical rotation sites near our other PHSU locations in St. Louis, MO, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Medical Education Program Objectives
- Medical Knowledge - Medical students must demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and socio-behavioral sciences as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
- Patient Care - Students must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health and for the treatment of health problems.
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills - Students must demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective interchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families and health professionals.
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement - Students must be able to investigate and evaluate their care of patients, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence and continuously improve patient care based on constant self-evaluation and lifelong learning.
- Systems-based Practice -Students must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.
- Medical Knowledge - Students must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.