408:
963:
925:
25:
258:
379:
Saba
University School of Medicine is approved by the United States Department of Education for participation in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Qualified citizens and permanent residents of the United States are eligible to receive funding from the Direct Loan programs to help pay
278:
Students analyze a current and complex medical care question, develop a hypothesis, analyze the literature, and write a paper that is evaluated by a faculty committee. According to the school's website, Saba students have had their papers published in medical journals and have also reported that
265:
The first five basic science semesters of Saba's curriculum follow an outline comparable to those of
American medical schools. These semesters consist of lab work and course material following a progression beginning with foundational concepts in the basic and clinical sciences and leading to
274:
In the fifth semester of the Saba
University curriculum, students complete a "Research: Literature Review and Analysis" module, designed to further develop the ability to evaluate and assimilate scientific evidence and reinforce the skills for critically appraising and communicating medical
438:
Class sizes are 80-100 students per matriculating class. Students complete the first 20 months (five semesters) of basic science medical education on the campus on Saba and return to the US and Canada to complete clinical rotations at hospitals affiliated with the school.
287:
The clinical education at Saba
University School of Medicine takes place primarily in the second half of the academic program, semesters 6 to 10—the final semesters before earning the medical degree and entering a residency program. The clinical program consists of:
244:(NVAO) to assess the quality of all medical schools in the Netherlands Antilles. Saba University was the only medical school in the Netherlands Antilles that earned accreditation, and thus was the only medical school to be allowed to stay in those islands.
343:
Saba
University School of Medicine has received the accreditation and approvals that enable Saba graduates, who complete the requisite licensing examinations, to become eligible to practice medicine in all 50 states in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
299:
During the clinical semesters, students go through a series of rotations (or clerkships) in teaching hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, while also absorbing new material through work that is assigned and supervised by the Saba clinical department.
266:
organ-systems-focused courses that relate each foundational discipline to human function and disease. Applications of basic science to clinical medicine are highlighted throughout the five semesters. All classes are taught in
English.
232:
Saba
University School of Medicine was founded in 1992 as an international alternative to U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Since its founding, more than 2500 students have earned their medical degree at Saba.
654:
1301:
1159:
384:
241:
1359:
1364:
1384:
497:
368:(NYSED) to allow students to complete more than 12 weeks of clinical clerkships in New York State. Saba is one of eight Caribbean medical schools so approved by NYSED.
184:
395:
The US Department of
Education reports that the median student loan debt of Americans who attended the school was $ 284,586 in 2022. Default rate as of 2019 was 0%.
1374:
1354:
347:
Saba
University has been approved by the following U.S. states which have a separate review process for the purposes of licensing or providing clinical rotations:
1152:
1315:
93:
383:
Saba
University School of Medicine is a legally recognized entity of higher education in the Netherlands and its program of medicine is accredited by the
387:(NVAO). While it is located in the Caribbean, accreditation by the NVAO makes the university the 9th medical school in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1145:
456:
825:
905:
308:
According to the US Department of Education, 75% of students completed the program on time in 2019. This figure dropped down to 16% by 2023.
1022:
311:
Pass rates of its students and graduates on the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) in calendar year 2022 were as follows:
365:
1237:
222:
198:
72:
800:
240:. Upon the imminent dissolution of the country, the ministers of health of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles requested
1379:
544:
54:
35:
451:
627:
501:
1195:
292:
42 weeks of required core rotations in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1283:
1121:
1105:
1053:
319:
Based on those results, Saba graduates demonstrate Step 1 and Step 2 of their Clinical Knowledge scores portions of the
898:
662:
218:
1218:
361:
Department of Education's Commission for the purpose of students participating in clinical rotations in that state.
1260:
1074:
1017:
1012:
610:
992:
295:
30 weeks of elective clinical rotations that the student may select based on their projected medical specialty.
50:
1242:
92:
187:
891:
1027:
829:
214:
148:
1190:
1100:
237:
126:
924:
1369:
1200:
765:
987:
210:
181:
962:
997:
704:
786:
548:
1185:
1169:
1058:
977:
937:
683:
573:
1275:
952:
804:
190:
111:
46:
407:
323:
that are on par to the pass rates among the 110 ranked medical schools as reported by
1348:
1252:
1032:
1002:
914:
194:
144:
1293:
1137:
1095:
947:
587:
726:
202:
152:
236:
In 2006, the people of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire agreed to dissolve the
1229:
982:
942:
751:
611:
https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/saba-university-school-medicine.pdf
352:
257:
140:
1330:
1317:
1126:
1007:
324:
206:
1048:
787:"Home: Understand Aid-Types of Financial AidAid for International Study"
1210:
358:
372:
279:
their research played a role in obtaining a residency appointment.
1177:
320:
883:
522:
1141:
887:
684:"Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California"
498:"R3 Education Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek"
402:
18:
1302:
Stichting Voortgezet Onderwijs van de Bovenwindse Eilanden
385:
Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders
242:
Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders
16:
Private for-profit offshore medical school located on Saba
876:
479:
164:
850:
419:
42:
364:
Saba University School of Medicine is approved by the
655:"How to Interpret Med School Licensing Exam Results"
53:, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a
1292:
1274:
1251:
1228:
1209:
1176:
1114:
1088:
1067:
1041:
970:
930:
159:
135:
125:
117:
107:
99:
622:
620:
618:
270:"Research: Literature Review and Analysis" module
209:. Saba University confers upon its graduates the
1360:1986 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles
705:"Nonpublic Postsecondary School/College Search"
574:"Caribbean_admin, Author at Caribbean Medicine"
545:"Caribbean islands become Dutch municipalities"
442:Numerous student organizations exist at Saba.
213:(MD) degree. It is owned by R3 Education, Inc.
1153:
899:
8:
1365:Educational institutions established in 1986
500:. Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from
85:
1385:Universities and colleges in Saba (island)
1160:
1146:
1138:
906:
892:
884:
568:
566:
91:
84:
351:Saba is approved by the Medical Board of
261:Saba University School of Medicine campus
73:Learn how and when to remove this message
457:List of medical schools in the Caribbean
256:
588:"Saba Medical School - Research Module"
468:
327:Best Medical Schools rankings in 2019:
1375:Medical schools in the Dutch Caribbean
1355:Buildings and structures in The Bottom
34:contains content that is written like
752:"NYSED.gov Office of the Professions"
543:Radio Netherlands (12 October 2006).
7:
826:"AMSA International Medical Schools"
628:"Saba University School of Medicine"
480:"Saba University School of Medicine"
375:State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA).
474:
472:
366:New York State Education Department
315:Step 2 – Clinical Knowledge 99.06%
1266:Saba University School of Medicine
1080:Saba University School of Medicine
484:Saba University School of Medicine
335:Step 2 – Clinical Knowledge 96.6%
223:Medical University of the Americas
178:Saba University School of Medicine
86:Saba University School of Medicine
14:
380:for the cost of their education.
961:
923:
727:"NYS Medicine:Application Forms"
406:
23:
1238:International School of Curaçao
789:. U.S. Department of Education.
653:Kowarski, Ilana (4 June 2019).
452:International medical graduate
313:Step 1 – Basic Science 98.39%
1:
1196:International School of Aruba
851:"Saba University AMSA - Home"
331:Step 1 – Basic Science 96.3%
1284:Gwendoline van Putten School
1122:Saba Conservation Foundation
1054:Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
1023:St. Paul's Conversion Church
663:U.S. News & World Report
634:. US Department of Education
339:Accreditation and licensure
1401:
1219:Scholengemeenschap Bonaire
828:. Amsa.org. Archived from
1261:Saba Comprehensive School
1075:Saba Comprehensive School
1013:Saba National Marine Park
959:
921:
253:Basic sciences curriculum
90:
371:Saba is approved by the
357:Saba is approved by the
219:St. Matthew's University
1380:Health in Saba (island)
523:"About Saba University"
262:
1331:17.625791°N 63.2467°W
1243:University of Curaçao
260:
215:Devens, Massachusetts
149:Caribbean Netherlands
55:neutral point of view
238:Netherlands Antilles
199:special municipality
1336:17.625791; -63.2467
1327: /
1201:University of Aruba
1018:Sacred Heart Church
551:on 13 December 2006
504:on October 15, 2012
283:Clinical curriculum
87:
47:promotional content
993:Holy Rosary Church
707:. 18 December 2014
418:. You can help by
263:
211:Doctor of Medicine
103:Education For Life
49:and inappropriate
1310:
1309:
1168:Education in the
1135:
1134:
436:
435:
391:Student loan debt
304:Academic outcomes
175:
174:
83:
82:
75:
1392:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1323:
1320:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1139:
965:
931:Populated places
927:
908:
901:
894:
885:
880:
879:
877:Official website
862:
861:
859:
858:
847:
841:
840:
838:
837:
822:
816:
815:
813:
812:
803:. Archived from
797:
791:
790:
783:
777:
776:
774:
773:
762:
756:
755:
748:
742:
741:
739:
737:
731:www.op.nysed.gov
723:
717:
716:
714:
712:
701:
695:
694:
692:
690:
680:
674:
673:
671:
669:
650:
644:
643:
641:
639:
624:
613:
608:
602:
601:
599:
598:
584:
578:
577:
570:
561:
560:
558:
556:
547:. Archived from
540:
534:
533:
531:
530:
519:
513:
512:
510:
509:
494:
488:
487:
476:
431:
428:
410:
403:
217:which also owns
171:
168:
166:
95:
88:
78:
71:
67:
64:
58:
36:an advertisement
27:
26:
19:
1400:
1399:
1395:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1345:
1344:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1326:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1306:
1288:
1270:
1247:
1224:
1205:
1191:EduCampus Aruba
1186:Colegio Arubano
1172:
1170:Dutch Caribbean
1166:
1136:
1131:
1110:
1106:National anthem
1084:
1063:
1037:
971:Other locations
966:
957:
928:
917:
912:
875:
874:
871:
866:
865:
856:
854:
849:
848:
844:
835:
833:
824:
823:
819:
810:
808:
799:
798:
794:
785:
784:
780:
771:
769:
764:
763:
759:
750:
749:
745:
735:
733:
725:
724:
720:
710:
708:
703:
702:
698:
688:
686:
682:
681:
677:
667:
665:
652:
651:
647:
637:
635:
626:
625:
616:
609:
605:
596:
594:
586:
585:
581:
576:. 20 June 2018.
572:
571:
564:
554:
552:
542:
541:
537:
528:
526:
521:
520:
516:
507:
505:
496:
495:
491:
478:
477:
470:
465:
448:
432:
426:
423:
416:needs expansion
401:
393:
341:
332:
328:
316:
314:
312:
306:
285:
272:
255:
250:
230:
163:
155:
79:
68:
62:
59:
40:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1398:
1396:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1347:
1346:
1308:
1307:
1305:
1304:
1298:
1296:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1280:
1278:
1276:Sint Eustatius
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1263:
1257:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1240:
1234:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1215:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1182:
1180:
1174:
1173:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1142:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1077:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
974:
972:
968:
967:
960:
958:
956:
955:
950:
945:
940:
934:
932:
929:
922:
919:
918:
913:
911:
910:
903:
896:
888:
882:
881:
870:
869:External links
867:
864:
863:
853:. Sabaamsa.org
842:
817:
792:
778:
757:
743:
718:
696:
675:
659:www.usnews.com
645:
632:studentaid.gov
614:
603:
579:
562:
535:
514:
489:
467:
466:
464:
461:
460:
459:
454:
447:
444:
434:
433:
413:
411:
400:
397:
392:
389:
377:
376:
369:
362:
355:
340:
337:
305:
302:
297:
296:
293:
284:
281:
271:
268:
254:
251:
249:
246:
229:
226:
191:medical school
173:
172:
161:
157:
156:
139:
137:
133:
132:
129:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
112:Medical School
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
81:
80:
51:external links
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1397:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1343:
1340:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1291:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1254:
1250:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1227:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1179:
1175:
1171:
1163:
1158:
1156:
1151:
1149:
1144:
1143:
1140:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1003:Mount Scenery
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
975:
973:
969:
964:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
935:
933:
926:
920:
916:
915:Saba (island)
909:
904:
902:
897:
895:
890:
889:
886:
878:
873:
872:
868:
852:
846:
843:
832:on 2011-09-27
831:
827:
821:
818:
807:on 2015-04-02
806:
802:
796:
793:
788:
782:
779:
767:
761:
758:
753:
747:
744:
732:
728:
722:
719:
706:
700:
697:
685:
679:
676:
664:
660:
656:
649:
646:
633:
629:
623:
621:
619:
615:
612:
607:
604:
593:
589:
583:
580:
575:
569:
567:
563:
550:
546:
539:
536:
524:
518:
515:
503:
499:
493:
490:
485:
481:
475:
473:
469:
462:
458:
455:
453:
450:
449:
445:
443:
440:
430:
427:November 2016
421:
417:
414:This section
412:
409:
405:
404:
398:
396:
390:
388:
386:
381:
374:
370:
367:
363:
360:
356:
354:
350:
349:
348:
345:
338:
336:
333:
329:
326:
322:
317:
309:
303:
301:
294:
291:
290:
289:
282:
280:
276:
269:
267:
259:
252:
247:
245:
243:
239:
234:
227:
225:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
189:
186:
183:
179:
170:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
131:Cyndi McClaud
130:
128:
124:
120:
116:
113:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
89:
77:
74:
66:
63:November 2023
56:
52:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
21:
20:
1312:
1294:Sint Maarten
1265:
1101:Coat of arms
1079:
988:Green Island
948:Windwardside
855:. Retrieved
845:
834:. Retrieved
830:the original
820:
809:. Retrieved
805:the original
795:
781:
770:. Retrieved
760:
746:
734:. Retrieved
730:
721:
709:. Retrieved
699:
687:. Retrieved
678:
666:. Retrieved
658:
648:
636:. Retrieved
631:
606:
595:. Retrieved
592:www.saba.edu
591:
582:
553:. Retrieved
549:the original
538:
527:. Retrieved
517:
506:. Retrieved
502:the original
492:
483:
441:
437:
424:
420:adding to it
415:
399:Student life
394:
382:
378:
346:
342:
334:
330:
318:
310:
307:
298:
286:
277:
273:
264:
235:
231:
177:
176:
69:
60:
45:by removing
41:Please help
33:
1334: /
953:Zion's Hill
275:knowledge.
203:Netherlands
193:located on
153:Netherlands
118:Established
1370:The Bottom
1349:Categories
1322:63°14′48″W
1319:17°37′33″N
1033:Well's Bay
1028:Tide Pools
998:Ladder Bay
983:Flat Point
943:The Bottom
857:2011-11-23
836:2011-11-23
811:2013-04-25
772:2021-05-09
597:2016-11-30
555:2 February
529:2016-10-24
525:. Saba.edu
508:2014-02-25
463:References
353:California
248:Curriculum
185:for-profit
141:The Bottom
43:improve it
1221:(Bonaire)
1127:Saba lace
1068:Education
1042:Transport
1008:Saba Bank
938:St. Johns
325:U.S. News
207:Caribbean
127:President
1089:Heraldry
1059:The Road
1049:Fort Bay
978:Cove Bay
446:See also
221:and the
188:offshore
136:Location
1230:Curaçao
1211:Bonaire
1115:Culture
768:. KSBHA
766:"KSBHA"
668:8 April
638:30 July
359:Florida
228:History
205:in the
201:of the
182:private
160:Website
801:"NVAO"
373:Kansas
1178:Aruba
736:9 May
711:9 May
689:9 May
321:USMLE
180:is a
167:.saba
100:Motto
1253:Saba
1096:Flag
738:2021
713:2021
691:2021
670:2021
640:2023
557:2007
197:, a
195:Saba
169:.edu
145:Saba
121:1992
108:Type
422:.
165:www
1351::
729:.
661:.
657:.
630:.
617:^
590:.
565:^
482:.
471:^
151:,
147:,
143:,
1161:e
1154:t
1147:v
907:e
900:t
893:v
860:.
839:.
814:.
775:.
754:.
740:.
715:.
693:.
672:.
642:.
600:.
559:.
532:.
511:.
486:.
429:)
425:(
76:)
70:(
65:)
61:(
57:.
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
