This is a full accreditation from 2018-2021

ARUBA / NEW YORK (TIP):  Xavier University School of Medicine and President Ravishankar Bhooplapur are excited to announce that the University has received full accreditation from the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions or CAAM-HP. This is the highest possible accreditation that is offered by CAAM-HP. The standards used are based on the Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME)which accredits US medical schools.  CAAM-HP is recognized by the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA), which is a part of the US Department of Education,as having standards comparable to those used to accredit US Medical Schools. This accreditation makesXavier fully compliant with the Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)rule that starting in 2023ECFMG applicants must graduate from a medical school that is accredited by an accrediting body that is recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and its Programme for Recognition of Accrediting Agencies. Xavier School of Medicine now holds full accreditation from (CAAM-HP), and a provisional accreditation from the Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine (ACCM). Both of these accrediting bodies are recognized by ECFMG and the WFME. Xavier graduates will also be eligible for residencies in the state of California starting January 1^st, 2020. The state of California has passed legislation that the state now follows the regulations of the ECFMG 2023 rule.

President Bhooplapur and the committed board of trustees are proud to have achieved accreditations of these standards and are working hard to continue providing an excellent education for the school’s students. The University currently holds a 94% first time pass rate on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)Step1 exam. This exam is the first of 3 exams you need to take in order to receive your MD degree.

Along with the school’s recent full accreditation from CAAM-HP, Xavier has entered into a collaboration agreement with The Baruch S. Blumberg Institute (BS/BI). The institute is a non-profit translational research organization. BS/BI already has 32 companies at the center and a number of these companies have had their research and discoveries approved by the US FDA and have reached $1 billion valuations. This will provide the students a unique opportunity to network and conduct research with scientists in the commercial and academic field. This collaboration agreement will give Xavier students a competitive advantage amongst their peers and give them the ability to participate in high level research electives.

Xavier University School of Medicine was founded in 2004 and is charted by the government of Aruba. The school is a not for profit medical school with the goal of “Cultivating Great Minds for Primary Care Medicine”.The campus is located in the largest city in Aruba, Oranjestad. The island of Aruba is located in the southern waters of the Caribbean and is below the hurricane belt. The average temperature on the island is 82°F/28°C. Travel to the island is very accessible because there are direct flights to and from North America offered on a daily basis. Aruba is one of only 2 islands in the Caribbean to have pre-clearance for US bound flights. This allows passengers to avoid having to go through customs once they have landed back in the US as they have already been checked before boarding.

The school has a diverse student population from 27 different nationalities, and under the current leadership has expanded to open pre-med campuses in Ghana, Jordan, and India. In addition to this Xavier has also worked hard to develop new post-graduate courses covering a number of fields including, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology and Radiology.

Xavier University School of Medicine is proud to announce the recent full accreditation it has received from CAAM-HP.

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If you would like to learn more information about this recent accreditation announcement, please call Andrew Sheldon at 516-333-2224 or email asheldon@xusom.com.