Forum: Main International Medical School Forum Location: Haiti Year Founded: 2002 Clinicals in USA: Yes Time required for MD: 4 Years Basic Science Tuition: $5,050 per semester Clinical Tuition: $6,000 per semester Email: Email Burnett Survey: Burnett Medical School Review

A Brief History of Haiti by The World Factbook 2006

The native Arawak Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Columbus in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola, and in 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island - Haiti. Read More

In 2002 a Haitian Priest and a Haitian Physician, who received their education in the United States, first founded the University with the name of Millennium International University of the Americas. They expressed their desire to establish it in Haiti in answer to the need for training Doctors in Haiti in the English language, and the non-existence of a school of that type. With the appointment of a local Board of Directors in September 2003, the University opened its doors in temporary facilities. On January 26, 2004, the University began instruction at JBE Complex in Tabarre, Haiti. In April 2004 by action of the Board of Directors in conjunction with a group of doctors living in the USA, the University name was changed to Burnett International University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Since that time, Burnett International University School of Medicine and Health Sciences was established in order to provide knowledge and training in the art of Medicine and in the Nursing Care.

Burnett International University School of Medicine and Health Sciences offers a unique opportunity to students who wish to pursue a M.D. degree. The curriculum of Burnett International University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is consistent with that offer in United States. It is designed to prepare the students for a successful completion of the United States Medical Licensure Examination Exams (USMLE). This University runs a four-year graduate medical program for now, with the objective of providing other fields such as Dentistry, Nursing Mental Health, Pharmacy, Optometrist and Veterinary Schools. The Burnett International University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is proud to serve Haiti, and the rest of the world in proving good education. The Burnett International University hopes to become one of the largest private research universities in the Caribbean.

The Medical Program at Burnett International University School Medicine and Health Sciences is divided into Basic Sciences and Clinical Rotations.

The basic sciences program at the Burnett International University School Medicine and Health Sciences consists five semesters didactic, laboratory and pre-clinical education. The main objective the five academic semesters is to provide the student with fundamental knowledge in Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Physiology, Microbiology, Behaviors Sciences, Neuroanatomy, Biochemistry, Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Pathology and Pharmacology. The basic science curriculum described below is offered at Port-au Prince Campus and may be completed in 20 months. Each credit is equivalent to 15 lecture hours or 30-45 hours laboratory work or clinical practice.

In order to enter the clinical rotation of the M.D. program in an affiliated teaching hospitals in the United States or abroad, students must successful complete the basic science program and pass USMLE Step I. Students will spend 78 weeks rotating through departmental practical sessions and medical sub-specialties. During the clinical program, students are expected to acquire skills and learn how to apply their background preparation to solving complex clinical problems. The teaching process is aimed at developing clinical judgment, critical sense, sustained hard working ability, skills in establishing rapport with patients and co-workers.

Core Rotations and subinternships are taken only at University's clinical centers or affiliated teaching hospitals with an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved residency training programs (or their British equivalents) in the subjects to be studied. Program quality and uniformity are maintained by regular visits to affiliated hospitals.

The goal of Burnett International University (BIU) School of Medicine and Health Sciences is to provide the very best quality of Medical education to students from around the world. The University is dedicated to provide undergraduate, graduate and continued medical education with the goal of teaching each student the skills, knowledge and aptitudes to become competent and compassionate physicians who will be well-equipped to face the many challenges that medicine will bring to them in the 21st century. BIU aims to provide a balanced medical education that embraces both family care and specialized medicine. These goals are continually evaluated in terms of the University nurturing education, research and health care delivery.

The mission of the Burnett International University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is to provide the best medical training for the advancement of the medical and health sciences to students all over the world by the year 2012.

To achieve this mission, BIU operates with the following objectives:

1. To present a complete and up-to-date curriculum, whose scope, presentation, and implementation will focus on the achievement of academic excellence;
2. To train physicians who will be sensitive to our health and social issues. To provide students with the necessary background for the healing and prevention of diseases that affect our communities;
3. To challenge its students to attain academic excellencies and appreciate the moral-ethical aspects of medicine;
4. To foster the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for continued, self-directed learning and for the critical evaluation of new scientific information as it might relate to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease;
5. To promote a concern for interpersonal respect and professionalism.
6. To offer graduates an enriched environment that will encourage them to pursue their career goals;