Pre Medical Program (5½ years)

The American University of Barbados (AUB) offers a balanced medical curriculum for Pre Medical Program, comparable to US medical schools and designed to help prepare students to practice medicine in the US, UK, and also the Caribbean. The medical sciences curriculum is taught on AUB's campus in Barbados. The campus is technologically advanced with a new Medical Science Resource center and anatomy lab. Students complete their clinical training in affiliated teaching hospitals in the United States and the United Kingdom. Sessions commence in January, May, and September, with semester terms of 16 weeks in duration.

Innovative Learning Techniques

Our advanced teaching methods include Medical Simulation Games, 3D Medical Animation, and Educational Softwares which have been developed in collaboration with our associate concern Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital in India.

Integrated Curriculum

AUB students follow a well-planned, innovative, and integrated curriculum, which makes interdisciplinary connections more effective, thereby enhancing the learning process. It breaks down learning impediments and stimulates student focus leading to progress. The 'Layered Learning' process in addition to the balanced curriculum combines different disciplines, encourages and facilitates critical thinking as opposed to learning distinctive and isolated topics of medicine.

3D Medical Animation

Our easy-to-access 3D medical animations simplify complex topics in medicine, clarifying concepts and thereby making them more fascinating and stimulating for students. The animations deliver a rich experience by visually depicting the functional and dynamic mechanisms of the human body. It explains more in less time and depicts the intricacies of medical science that cannot be replicated by a 2D illustration, diagram, photograph, or even live-action.

Medico Skills

Medico Skills is AUB's computer-based evaluation system which reinforces our focus on competency-based medical education. It helps students assess and improve their clinical skills in their own time.

3D Anatomy Models and Manikins

It develops an environment of kinesthetic learning from the early years of a student's medical career. Most of our manikins are integrated with the medical video games thereby students get scored for their performance.

Medical Simulation Games

AUB students have access to medical video games based on medical problems and their management. The games develop the players acquired reflexes to manage patients in real-life situations. The activities range from basic clinical evaluation to emergency management and surgical procedures.

Computer-Aided Revision and Evaluation (CARE)

CARE is an app-based platform to help AUB students revise their attended lessons in an interactive manner. This helps to shift the learned information to the long-term memory of the students on a daily basis.

Pre Medical Curriculum

A dedicated faculty, caring and encouraging counselors, an enriching community, all wrapped up in a beautiful and vibrant environment, is what awaits our high school finishers (12th graders) at the American University of Barbados for the Pre-Medical program. The program consists of 4 semesters. The subjects taught during this phase strengthen our medical student's foundational knowledge.

Note: Students who complete the Pre-Medical program successfully will be promoted to the 1st semester of the basic sciences of the 4 year MD program.

Basic Science Curriculum

The Basic Science program is of 5 semesters and comprises Pre-clinical and Para-clinical subjects. The problem-based teaching methodology at AUB provides students with extensive USMLE training throughout the Basic Science program. In order to succeed in USMLE and practice in the USA, students are encouraged to take NBME exams, which are practice exams and approximates the USMLE standards. The students save time as the MD program and USMLE preparation go hand in hand. Such rigorous training helps students to score better in USMLE on their first attempt.

Clinical Science Curriculum

The Clinical Sciences Program comprises of intensive 72 weeks of physician-supervised clinical training. This includes 48 weeks of Core Rotations and 24 weeks of Elective Rotations at our teaching affiliate hospitals and specialized clinical facilities in the USA and other countries. Students receive personal guidance from the clinical faculty to develop essential skills and knowledge. We encourage students to take the NBME examination after every core rotation, which in turn prepares them for the USMLE Step 2.

Core Rotations (48 weeks)

• Internal Medicine (12 weeks)
• Surgery (12 weeks)
• Pediatrics (6 weeks)
• Obstetrics & Gynecology (6 weeks)
• Family Medicine (6 weeks)
• Psychiatry (6 weeks)

Elective Rotations (24 weeks)

This may be in any of the various sub-specialties depending on the student’s future goal and can be availed at the affiliated hospital in the USA and other countries. Each respective elective rotation ranges from 4-8 weeks. (Subject to availability)

Independent Clinical Research Elective

This elective allows the student to participate in a structured research project at the American University of Barbados. The students may participate in ongoing research projects with 1:1 faculty supervision or may propose their own project. The students are required to prepare a written report as well as an oral presentation.

Clinical Sciences (Rotations)

The Clinical Sciences Program comprises of an intensive 72 weeks of physician-supervised Clinical Rotations comprising of 48 weeks of Core Rotations and 24 weeks of Elective Rotations at our teaching affiliate hospitals and specialized clinical facilities in the USA and Caribbean. During the Rotations/Clerkship, the students participate in supervised patient care rotating through various medical specialties and sub-specialties. The students receive personal guidance from the clinical faculty to develop essential skills and knowledge.

Clinical Rotations are undoubtedly one of the most exciting phases of the students’ medical education experience. Since AUB students are given hands-on experience from the first semester of the MD Program, their transition into the clinical rotations is with confidence and knowledge to succeed. Such training allows the students to further hone their skills in patient examination, diagnostic evaluation, and critical thinking through direct patient care.