Xavier University School of Medicine
MD program
Oranjestad, Aruba
M.D.
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Xavier University School of Medicine (XUSOM) MD programme, founded in 2004, is chartered by the Government of Aruba and authorized by the Ministry of Education of Aruba. XUSOM uses a modern, system-based curriculum with vertical and horizontal integration, teaching basic sciences from a clinical perspective from day one to prepare physicians for the US and global health care systems.
Career Outcomes: Graduates progress to residency, licensure and clinical practice. Potential roles include physician in primary care, hospital clinician in internal medicine or surgery, medical educator, clinical researcher, and global health practitioner. Related roles include resident, specialist, and medical officer.
Xavier University School of Medicine has adopted a modern, innovative, and dynamic curriculum aimed at providing highly qualified physicians to the US health care system and worldwide. The curriculum of XUSOM is prepared in alignment with its Mission, Vision, and Educational Objectives.
The students learn Medicine via a well-organized system-based –curriculum, which closely correlates to the way the medicine is being practiced in the hospital. An innovative feature of XUSOM lies in its Curricular integration with well-organized Vertical (Collaboration between Basic and Clinical Sciences) and Horizontal integration (Collaboration between different disciplines of Basic Sciences). A vertically integrated Curriculum ensures that the students learn Basic Science from a clinical perspective from the first day of their medical school.
