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Originally Posted by sap2356
Silvi-
i will be starting aruba in jan 2008. i have so many questions on classes. how was the anatomy class, did u get to actually dissect, i know many other schools u dont even get to look at bodies except once a week. what about housing, what places do you reccomend. if possible can you email me at sap2356@hotmail.com. i have so many questions, i ve been trying to contact pratik, dr. vijay for the last two weeks but no one is replying because of vacation i am assuming. also do you take shelf exams at the end of the semester. what about step 1 prep, how many people have passed and what were the scores. i really hope to hear from u soon.
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To Sap and Avocado and Azkeptics:
ASUM Aruba got it's charter in 2004.
At one point the school had over 120 students in Aruba doing their basic sciences.
In May 2006,
another school opened on the island of Dominica bearing a very similar name ASUSM.
2 out of the 3 shareholders of ASUM Aruba were involved with ASUSM in Dominica.
Unfortunately to jump start the School in Dominica and for several other reasons, students in basic sciences in Aruba and premed were asked to continue their studies in Dominica.
In fact ASUM Aruba did not receive any new students for the May 2006, September 2006 and January 2007 semesters. The students who joined the School prior to these semesters are all in the United States or Canada doing their clinicals or preparing for Step1 or Step2.
This would answer Avocado's question on why there are so few students in basic sciences.
In May 2007 ASUM Aruba welcomed a new director/shareholder.
Several new decisions/policies were put in place:
-The head office of ASUM Aruba was moved to New Jersey.
-The campus was completely renovated
-A new administration was put in place
-The faculty was upgraded by hiring new teachers.
-The immigration problems that plagued the school in the past were resolved.
-The school had a very lavish white coat ceremony with the highest dignitaries of Aruba present.
-Creation of new clinical sites across the United States.
-New cadavers are being sent for Anatomy dissection before every semester.
Also in non administrative news, many students have passed the USMLE step1 with scores ranging from 86 to 99 percentile.
These results to the least attest to the quality of basic Science teaching in Aruba.
The School has many students doing their rotations in the U.S. some are very near graduation. With the new reforms the School is building back it's numbers in basic sciences.
Regarding accreditation, to answer Azkeptics, Aruba is not changing government, it's Curacao and St. Maarten who are leaving the Netherlands Antilles to become Autonomous.
Saba, Statia, and Bonaire are being annexed by the Netherlands.
Aruba has it's own health and education ministries and they recognize the School.
No Netherlands Antilles Island has an accreditation agency for medical education. They are all just recognized by the local government.
If you have any specific questions about ASUM Aruba, feel free to PM me.
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