Medical Board of California Recognizes AUA College of Medicine
AUA College of Medicine recognized by the Medical Board of California.
AUA is proud to announce that on July 29, 2011, the Medical Board of California voted to recognize AUA College of Medicine’s Medical Education Program.The strength of AUA's curriculum and the resources it makes available to its students was instrumental in the Board's decision making process to grant recognition.
AUA's listing can be viewed on the official website of the MBC here: http://www.mbc.ca.gov/applicant/schools_recognized.html#a
The official Letter of Recognition to AUA President Neal Simon, sent from the MBC,
Can be downloaded and viewed here.
The Medical Board of California recognition allows:
- AUA College of Medicine graduates to apply for medical licensure in California*
- AUA College of Medicine graduates to enter residency training in California*
- AUA College of Medicine to provide clinical training in California Teaching Hospitals*
AUA College of Medicine is proud of its medical education program and is appreciative of the opportunities that the Medical Board of California recognition will open to its students and graduates.
“I want to thank our distinguished faculty and administrators for their commitment to education and our students and graduates for all they have achieved. All of you have contributed to AUA College of Medicine being the youngest and one of the few international medical schools to have been recognized based on the recommendations of the Medical Board of California Site Visit Team” -- Neal Simon, President, AUA.
*Students must complete their Basic Sciences studies at the AUA Campus in Antigua or if transferring from another institution to AUA, that university must be recognized by the Medical Board of California in order to be eligible for clinical rotations, residency placements and medical licensure in the State of California.
Important note: AUA students who matriculate into the Basic Sciences studies at the Kasturba Medical College International Center (KMCIC) are eligible to participate at all other sites available to AUA students for all clinical rotations, residency placements and medical licensure EXCEPT in the State of California.