Avalon University School of Medicine

Avalon University School of Medicine is a Private medical school located in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the Caribbean. AUSOM confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine degree. Administrative offices for the university are located in Youngstown, Ohio.HistoryAUSOM was founded in 2003 in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles (now known as the Caribbean Netherlands) as the Xavier University School of Medicine. In 2010, the university relocated to Curacao and changed its name to Avalon University School of Medicine to differentiate itself from other universities with the same name.CurriculumThe curriculum for the Doctor of Medicine degree spans four years. First- and second-year students study basic science courses on the Curacao campus. Third-year students attend an 8-week course at the admissions office in Youngstown, Ohio for orientation in clinical studies, preparation for the USMLE Step 1 examination and an overview of US residency application. Students who pass the USMLE exam spend the final 18 months in clinical clerkships in the United States, including 24 weeks of elective clerkships for fourth-year students.AccreditationAvalon University School of Medicine states that it is chartered by the Ministry of Education of Curacao to offer an MD degree. AUSOM is listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and in the AVICENNA Directory for medicine.

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