• American University of Antigua’s (AUA’s) Global MD Program Featuring Kasturba Medical College—International Center (KMCIC)

  • Transition from a pre-eminent Indian health sciences university to top U.S. teaching hospitals.

  • Faculty serve as teachers, guides, counselors, mentors… and friends.

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Kasturba Medical College—International Center (KMCIC)

This 2+2+2 program offers students the opportunity to begin their premedical education with two years in India at KMCIC, continue onto a two-year Basic Sciences program at AUA College of Medicine in Antigua and complete their medical education in AUA’s two-year Clinical Sciences program in some of the finest teaching hospitals the United States, Canada and India. Graduates of this program are eligible for all the benefits afforded by Medical Board of California recognition and New York State Education Department approval.

The program begins with two years of intensive premedical course work in India at the world-renowned Manipal University. With over 15,000 students studying multiple disciplines, Manipal is a global pillar of knowledge in a thriving, culturally rich college town. The campus features fully integrated digital learning systems to augment world-class medical libraries, teaching laboratories and diagnostic equipment.

The Basic Sciences portion of the program covers four semesters of didactic education integrated with hospital and patient interaction conducted on the island of Antigua. The faculty employs a variety of teaching methods, including large-group didactics, small-group sessions, clinical case discussions, simulations and hands-on laboratory and patient contact opportunities in hospital settings.

The Clinical Sciences component of the medical education curriculum provides intensive in-hospital experience. This component begins with the Family Practice I/Internal Medicine I section of the Fifth Semester. During semesters six through ten, students conduct their Core and Elective rotations at prestigious teaching hospitals throughout the U.S., Canada and India. This broad exposure to the many avenues open to them in health care allows students to explore various specialties and choose which one they will pursue in their residencies.

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE, AMERICAN PRACTICE

  • KMCIC rigorously upholds U.S. standards of medical education
  • The four-semester premed program builds the foundation upon which a mastery of medicine develops
  • Students transition from premed course work in India to join their colleagues in Antigua, complete their Basic Sciences program and continue on to Clinical Sciences in the U.S., Canada and India

STUDENTS FIRST

  • Faculty members make themselves available as mentors to students
  • With student rapport an important part of a quality education, faculty members welcome students and help them acclimate to life and studying in India.
  • The Student Welfare Office provides study support as well as counseling services on both academic and personal matters.