Xavier University School of Medicine

Xavier university School of Medicine was founded in 2003 by several distinguished American Physicians with the purpose of improving medical education, research, and encouraging Primary Care Practices. XUSOM has the honor to be the only International Medical School with a Board of Trustees and Board of Directors made up of the United States trained and licensed physicians.

XUSOM has pre-clinical studies thought by extraordinary doctors and hundreds of teaching clinical sites in the South eastern United States. Effectively, we have already set the milieu for what all other offshore medical schools thrive to achieve in the decades to come. The administrative teams of XUSOM have been educating people to be leaders in their professional lives, their communities and in society for decades. Although XUSOM is a relatively new name, the university arrives with years of medical education infrastructure.

As we prepare for our first graduating classes, Xavier is already set to grow into a contemporary coed campus with the ability to learn and grow through an internationally recognized, and peer-admired medical education program.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Official Name:   Xavier University School of Medicine Foundation, a non-profit organization Location:   Medical Campuses – Orangestad, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean; Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles; Panama, Central America Clinical Rotations:   Georgia, Chicago and Ohio are the main sites. Electives are done throughout the United States. Admission Office:   Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A Affiliation:   Major – University Management Systems Minor – Several Founded:   2003 Named For:   San Francisco Javier, S.J Directed By:   A 9 member Board of Trustees Campus:   Approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of teaching and laboratory space, with satellite campuses Recogonized By:   International Medical Education Directory, ECFMG, USMLE, the Ministry of Education of the Netherlan ds (Dutch) Antilles, U.S. residency programs and soon to come, the World Health Organization Directory of Medical Education. Student To Faculty Ratio:   20 To 1 Teaching Faculty Composition:   MD, PhD, PsyD, PharmD and MBBS Average Pre-Clinical Class Size:   20-28 Approximate Number of Clinical Rotation Slots:   230+ Average Clinical Medicine Class Size:   Varies Academic Units   Credit hours and Clinical weeks and a 4.0 GPA scale Community Service:   The Xavier community plans to perform more than 1000 hours each year Athletics Department:   None at this point Official School Newspaper:   The X-Factor which had a first issue in October 2004 Approximate Step I Pass Rates:   Inauguration semesters yet to take Step I Approximate Step II Pass Rates:   Inauguration semesters yet to take Step II University Dormitories:   XUSOM looks to set up dormitories in the near future. Assistance is provided to all XUSOM students for their housing needs. Curriculum:   US based curriculum heavily weighted with USMLE style of questions. Grading Scale   4.0 Grading scale with passing above 70% Financial Aid :   Funding available through TERI Loans and CanHelp

Xavier University School of Medicine, XUSOM, is located on the beautiful island of Aruba. Aruba is part of the affectionately termed "ABC" islands in the Dutch Caribbea, the other two islands are Bonaire and Curacao. The Island Government of Bonaire first CHARTERED XUSOM in November 2003. Some time later, the Minister of Education from Aruba visited our Bonaire Campus and was so impressed with our school that he volunteered to assist us with obtaining a CHARTER from his country, Aruba. The Minister was a man of his word, and in November 2004, Xavier University School of Medicine was granted not only a CHARTER, but also an opportunity for accreditation from the Island Government of Aruba.

Xavier University School of Medicine was founded to train students in the art of medicine via a U.S. Based Curriculum. The entire focus of our program is to ensure students receive the knowledge they need to successfully enter U.S. residencies, as competent physicians. The biggest challenge medical students face in medical school is passing their United Stated Medical Licensure Examinations, (USMLE Step 1 and USMLE step 2). These exams have to be successfully completed before application to residency. Our basic science curriculum is USMLE-Based. Xavier has over 100 ACGME clinical rotations, all of which take place in the United States. While in the U.S. students are required to attend USMLE board review with KAPLAN, students are also required to attend Grand Rounds, Didactics and other educational programs. Our USMLE -Based basic science curriculum, combined with our strong U.S. based clinical programs, ensures that all our students are prepared to successfully negotiate their USMLE exams

For thirty years, the United States Governing Medical Body has permitted citizens or residents from the United States and Canada, who train abroad and meet the requirements, to enter the U.S. residency training system.

Xavier's well respected Board of Directors, the majority of which are U.S. trained physicians, know what requirements are needed for our students to readily compete with other students for the limited and coveted residency positions that become available. There are Residency Directors that annually call some of our board members for possible residency candidates. We are confident in what we do. Moreover, we are here to help you realize your dream of becoming a paracting physician in the United States.

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