Avalon University - Accredited Caribbean Medical School

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Avalon University - Accredited Caribbean Medical
School
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Accredited Caribbean Medical School

• Avalon University School of Medicine is a North
  American curriculum based medical program and our
  graduates are geared for a career in medicine in
  the United States and Canada.
• AUSOM has taken all necessary steps to ensure
  that AUSOMs graduates are eligible for U.S. and
  Canadian medical licensure.
• AUSOM is a recognized Caribbean Medical School
  and for a Medical University to be approved, it
  must be chartered on the country of location.
  Avalon University School of Medicine is chartered
  and recognized by the Government of Curacao.

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Accredited Caribbean Medical School

• AUSOM is also recognized by the United States
  accrediting body, Educational Commission for
  Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). ECFMG is an
  organization that promotes excellence in medical
  education throughout the world.
• Requirements for graduate certification in the
  U.S. are outlined by ECFMG and followed by
  students graduating from any international
  medical school.
• This endorsement means our program is structured
  so graduates of AUSOM are eligible to take all
  phases of the USMLE and subsequently apply to
  U.S. residency programs with the objective of
  obtaining residency placement.

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Accredited Caribbean Medical School

• Eligibility for U.S. residency programs
  recognized by the Accreditation Council for
  Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires
  Caribbean medical school students to obtain a
  certificate from the ECFMG.
• Certificate eligibility depends on whether a
  school is listed in the Foundation for
  Advancement of International Medical Education
  and Researchs (FAIMER) International Medical
  Education Directory (IMED).
• AUSOM is currently listed in this publication.
  Medical schools are listed in FAIMERs IMED when
  they receive recognition by the appropriate local
  agency within their country.

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Accredited Caribbean Medical School

• AUSOM is also recognized by the World Health
  Organization (WHO) and can be found in their most
  recent World Directory of Medical Schools.
• The WHO is an agency of the United Nations that
  serves to help coordinate and monitor
  international medical education programs.
• The WHO recognizes a medical school if it is
  deemed an appropriate education or training
  institution for healthcare workers. With these
  accreditations AUSOM graduates are able to
  obtain positions in U.S. and Canadian Residency
  Programs.

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Accredited Caribbean Medical School

• Also, AUSOM is listed with the Medical Council of
  India. Being an MCI approved Caribbean medical
  school, AUSOM graduates are eligible to practice
  medicine in India.
• At Avalon University School of Medicine, our goal
  is to ensure that students and graduates of the
  medical school program are prepared and
  successful in all aspects of their medical career
  endeavors.
• The faculty at Avalon University provides a
  unique and modern medical education experience
  while continually focusing on the preparation for
  the medical licensing exams.

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Accredited Caribbean Medical School
World Health Organization
Medical Council of Canada
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Accredited Caribbean Medical School
Veterans Association, USA
Government of Curaçao
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Accredited Caribbean Medical School
National Resident Matching Program, USA
International Medical Education Directory, USA
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Accredited Caribbean Medical School
Medical Council of India
National Board of Medical Examiners, USA
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Accredited Caribbean Medical School
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates, USA
Foundation for Advancement of International
Medical Education and Research, USA
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Accredited Caribbean Medical School
American Medical Student Association, USA
United States Medical Licensing Examination
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Contact Us

• Avalon University School of Medicines admissions
  office is located in
• Youngstown, OH. The office is open Monday through
  Friday from 900 AM
• until 500 PM EST. If you have any questions
  please feel free to call us at our
• admissions office, or you may send us an email.
• Address
• US Admissions Office
• P.O. Box 480
• Girard, OH 44420
• Toll Free 1-855-282-5668
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail admissions_at_avalonu.org

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