We will be highlighting for you our Advisor trip to St. George University in Grenada. Grenada is a Caribbean island in the West Indies. Our visit was focused on their School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine. We will share with you some of the highlights we learned about the University and from our time on the island.

1. We were first schooled in how to properly pronounce the island, it is Grenada, not NAIDA. Grenada is a developing country, the average annual income is $9,340 US dollars. The official language is English.

2. St. George University is considered as one of the Big 4 Caribbean medical schools. These are international schools that are seen as being at the top of the pack because of having higher USMLE pass rates and strong residency match rates. We heard from faculty and staff about how the curriculum was structures and the supports that were in place to help students be successful. With a MD incoming class of 600+ students faculty and administrators spoke about breaking down the large class into small groups in order to into build in support systems for the large class sizes.

The USMLR Step 1 pass rate for St. George University is 89% for first-time test-takers over the last five years.

Compared to the USMLR Step 1 pass rate for ALL U.S. medical schools, 96% over the past 5 year

The USMLE Step 2ck pass rate for St. George University is 90% first- time test-takers over the last five years

Compared to the USMLR Step 1 pass rate for ALL U.S. medical schools, 98% over the past 5 years 2018-2022

https://www.sgu.edu/academic-programs/school-of-medicine/md/4-year-md-program/

ALL USMLE https://www.usmle.org/performance-data

3. For year one and two students are taking their course work at St. George University. During Year 3 and Year 4 (Clinical Training) happens at SGU’s 70 affiliated hospitals and clinics across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Grenada.

4. Residency matching is another thing that is looked at closely when considering attending an international medical program.

Over the past 5-year St. George University has a 95 % residency placement rate.

The majority of graduates from SGU have residency placements in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine.

In 2022 the US Residency Placement by specialty at SGU, included 4 top areas:

Internal medicine 36%

Family Medicine 22%

Emergency Medicine 12%

Pediatric Medicine 10%

American graduates from U.S. allopathic institutions make up more than 90 percent of the residency programs for neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, and thoracic surgery. These are the most competitive residencies and someone at SGU can get those residencies, but they are more of the exception at 1% of the residency placements.

https://www.sgu.edu/academic-programs/school-of-medicine/graduate-success/

2023 Residency Appointments

5. School Of Medicine Accreditation

The Grenada Medical and Dental Council (GMDC) is recognized by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME)

· USMLE Step exams

· US clinical rotations

· Eligibility for US residency placement

· The physician licensing process in the US and many other countries.

· To name a few things!

https://www.sgu.edu/about-sgu/accreditations-approvals/

George's University School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the few schools in the world accredited by both the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE) in the United States and Canada, as well as the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in the United Kingdom."

Orthopaedic Pediatric Surgeon Dr. Luhmann, '86

Gustavus Health Professions PodcastBy Heather BanksDec 07, 2021