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| Type | Private not for-profit medical school |
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| Established | 2004 |
| President | Ravishankar Bhooplapur |
| Location | , |
| Website | www |
Xavier University School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit offshore medical school located in Oranjestad, Aruba. It is not associated with Xavier University, a private not-for-profit Jesuit university located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Xavier University School of Medicine (XUSOM) was founded in 2004 and is chartered by the government of Aruba with authorization by the Ministry of Education of Aruba to confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree and other health professional dergrees. XUSOM was initially accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine in 2015. Its accreditation has been extended through 2028.[1]
The old school building is located in Oranjestad, the capital and largest city in Aruba. The old campus houses classrooms with audiovisual aids, laboratories including an Anatomy dissection lab with plastinated cadavers and Anatomage table, skills and simulation labs, faculty offices, administrative and support staff, a library, and transportation facilities.
The medical training at Xavier University School of Medicine at Aruba is a four-year program of basic and clinical sciences.[2] The student-to-teacher ratio is approximately 6:1.
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Education in the Dutch Caribbean
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| Curaçao |
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