Caribbean Medical University
Caribbean Medical University (CMU) is an independent, for-profit, U.S. curriculum-based medical school. It is located on the island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The main campus is located in the Piscadera Bay area of Willemstad. After a total of four years of training, students are awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). Overview 
Founded in 2007, CMU enrolls classes three times a year: January, May, and September, with an average class size of 45 students. Students complete their Basic Science education on the island in four semesters at the World Trade Center Curaçao. After completing the 4th semester, students study for and sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam, and then continue on to 6 semesters of clinical clerkships at teaching hospitals throughout the United States. Upon completion of the curriculum, students must pass the USMLE Step 2 CK, prior to graduation. Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine was chartered in and recognized by the government of the Netherlands Antilles on November 9, 2007. Accreditation was denied by CAAM-HP in July 2018. Curriculum 

The MD program at CMU is a 11 semester course of study that consists of three semesters per calendar year. Semesters 1-4 are basic sciences semesters that are completed at the university's Curaçao campus. One Semester is a USMLE review course. Semesters 6-11 consist of 72 weeks of clinical clerkships that are completed at hospitals in the United States. CMU also offers a 3 semester pre-medical program for high school graduates who have not completed the necessary prerequisites for the MD program. Pre-Med courses can be done at CMU's Curaçao campus. CMU is on the Canadian Government's List of Designated Educational Institutions

See also 
 International medical graduate
 List of medical schools in the Caribbean

References

External links
Official site

Schools of medicine in Curaçao
Willemstad
2007 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles
Universities and colleges established in 2007
For-profit universities and colleges in North America