FAQs

Rotations are conducted at AUA-affiliated teaching hospitals and clinical outpatient programs  in the United States. AUA is continually expanding and improving this network.

At the moment, no one clinical site includes all of the Core and Elective clerkships necessary to complete the Clinical Sciences semesters. AUA is constantly working to add new affiliations, however, and hopes to offer such a site in the future.

You will be assigned a Clinical Coordinator who will support you and appoint your clinical rotations. You are responsible for contacting your coordinator to begin scheduling.

The newly built Mount St. John’s Medical Centre , located in St. John’s, Antigua, is one of the most modern health facilities in the Caribbean. AUA students begin interacting with patients in this hospital setting during their first semester. In addition, AUA Clinical Skills Lab ensures the student is fully versed in clinical procedures and protocols. This greatly facilitates student transition into the Clinical Sciences rotations at U.S. hospitals.

The final component of your medical education consists of approximately two years of Clinical Sciences.   Conducted at affiliated teaching hospitals throughout the U.S., Clinical Sciences rotations provide in-depth training and introduction to medical specializations. Under the supervision of AUA faculty and affiliated hospital personnel, students learn how to apply their Basic Sciences knowledge to hands-on treatment of patients.