I am not going to get into an agrument or "who said what" or "who did what" or "what was in this or that"... that is not my intention. I will say this, as a former editor and staff reporter of the "Vector" (MUA Belize school newspaper), and student of MUA-Belize, this school was part of the MUA "clan." I also interviewed Dr. RS and was told the history of the school.

SABA is the only school that has "US comparablity" Belize and Nevis does NOT. The NCFMEA still continues to review schools for eligibility... BUT is the school that has to submit the appropriate materials. SABA is eligible for the FFEL program. I am not a SABA student nor do I have the interest in finding out their financial aid programs. But if you look at the NCFMEA website, they have the schools that have rec'd the comparable status. For a complete list, a person has to call and request it.

This is ALL I have to say on the subject. There were questions and comments made re: the campuses and US Comparable, and I answered to the best of my knowledge from the facts that I rec'd from several sources. Please do your research before calling something "hogwash."

as far as i know, only SGU, AUC, and Ross are eligible for FFEL (Stafford) loans.

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It is still hogwash. Nothing but rumors and conjecture. I find it hard to believe that as a reporter/editor, you would espouse a version of events that you could not back up.
As far as NCFMEA certification goes, maybe you should do a little reading of your own. NCFMEA doesn't certify any schools, it just looks at the certification methods of that particular countries accreditation bodies. So in the case of Saba, the ACCM is the accrediting body and was found by the NCFMEA to be comparable to US accrediting bodies. As far as Saba's eligibility for Federal Stafford loans go, that ship sailed a long time ago. Only Ross, AUC and SGA students are eligible for Federal Stafford Loans.

what is there to look at?

mua nevis just got ny approval, they have a great record of putting out quality physicians, an excellent step 1 score, a good campus (unlike some other schools which don't even have a campus, but instead rent out buildings).

also, mua nevis is connected to saba, which is approved universally in the usa. so.......mua nevis by FAR.............

MUA-BELIZE is a fairly new state of the art campus, purpose built from the ground up to be a medical school complete with dedicated anatomy and microscope labs. Also a library, and full administration offices. We also had several students pass USMLE step 1, some with exceptional scores and we have dozens of students doing clinical rotations in the United States, in cities like Chicago and Atlanta, whereas Nevis sends you to small rural towns...so MUA BELIZE by far!!! so where's the real comparison??

small rural towns ???? LOL yeah ok, if u say so.

Yeah. Oklahoma City is REALLY small. lol

so is phoenix and cleveland

going to a small rural area to learn clinical medicine may be a good thing!

its really site dependant and depends on how much autonomy given institution gives to students..