Saint James School of Medicine

Saint James School of Medicine
Type Private, For-profit
Established 1999 [Anguilla Campus (2011) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2014-2015)]
President Kallol Guha, PhD, DSc
Dean

Dean of Basic Science
Claude Bernard Iliou, MD

Dean of Clinical Science
Jay K. Pandit, MD, FACS

Associate Dean
Ravinder Kenue, MSc, PhD

Dean of Student Affairs
Page Edgar, MD


Dean of Administration
Bruce Davidson, PhD
Location Headquarters:
Park Ridge, Illinois

Basic Science Campuses:
The Quarter, Anguilla, British Overseas Territories18°12′46″N 63°02′30″W / 18.21278°N 63.04167°W / 18.21278; -63.04167

Cane Hall, St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Website www.sjsm.org

Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a private, international medical school headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois with basic science campuses in British Overseas Territory of Anguilla and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1] Saint James confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.[2]

History

Saint James School of Medicine was established in Bonaire in 1999 and began instruction in 2000.[2] In 2011, Saint James opened a second campus in Anguilla.[3] In 2014, the School opened a third Caribbean medical school campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[2]

At the conclusion of the Fall 2015 semester, Saint James Bonaire campus operations, students, and faculty were moved to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines campus.[4]

Curriculum

The MD program at Saint James is a 10 semester course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year. Semesters 1-4 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at one of the school's two Caribbean campuses (Anguilla and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). Semester 5 (Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine) is completed at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Semesters 6-10 consist of 96 weeks of clinical study that are completed at affiliated hospitals and clinical facilities in the United States.[5]

Accreditation

Both of Saint James School of Medicine's campuses are listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS).[6][7]Graduates of Saint James are eligible for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and ECFMG Certification by virtue of its listing in the WDMS.[8]

In September 2009, the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) granted St. James' Anguilla campus initial accreditation as a developing school. In July 2015, CAAM-HP extended Saint James' Anguilla campus' initial provisional accreditation with probation for one year, until 2016. The Anguilla campus' CAAM-HP initial provisional accreditation with probation was extended for one year in July 2016.[9]

The St. Vincent campus is accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[10]

Licensure restrictions

The United Kingdom's General Medical Council has listed Saint James on its list of overseas medical qualifications that are not acceptable.[11]

Financial aid

Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) has entered into an arrangement with Delta Financial Solutions, Inc. (Delta) to provide qualified students with a private student loan program.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Affordable Carribean med school in Bonaire". Bonaire.sjsm.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. 1 2 3 "IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory - School Details". Imed.faimer.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Saint James Medical School Officially Opened". The Anguillian. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Saint James Bonaire campus moving to St. Vincent. Retrieved on October 29, 2016
  5. ↑ "Saint James School of Medicine's top MD Program". Bonaire.sjsm.org. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  6. ↑ WDMS Saint James School of Medicine St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Retrieved on October 29, 2016
  7. ↑ WDMS Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla. October 29, 2016
  8. ↑ ECFMG Requirements for Certification. Retrieved on October on 29, 2016
  9. ↑ CAAM-HP Assessed Programs. Retrieved on October 29, 2016
  10. ↑ Saint James Accreditation. Retrieved on October 29, 2016
  11. ↑ Overseas medical qualifications not accepted by the GMC. October 29, 2016
  12. ↑ https://www.sjsm.org/financial-assistance/
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