question on length of carib program

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could someone explain how the caribbean programs are only 20 months long?

in other words, what's the schedule at for example sgu? I looked at the academic calender on sgu's website but it was not very helpful.

of course, i'm excluding the 3rd and 4th years for the moment.

 

[oldpro]

could someone explain how the caribbean programs are only 20 months long?

in other words, what's the schedule at for example sgu? I looked at the academic calender on sgu's website but it was not very helpful.

of course, i'm excluding the 3rd and 4th years for the moment.

they are talking about the program of Basic Science

Understand there is Basic Science (years 1 and 2) and then Clinical Science (years 3 and 4) in medical school.

Per ECMFG every school must have at least 16 week semesters so a year must be at least 32 weeks, some schools follow this to the letter (SJSM does I attend there and it is 4 semesters of Basic sci, 16 weeks each so it is 64 weeks in total of instruction equals out to 1.5 years on the rock)

 

[McGillGrad]

Some schools have back-to-back semesters (3 per year) and that is why it takes less time. It is an accelerated program.

 

[AlleghenyPOD]

Yes, schools such as Spartan Health Sciences have such a program (basic sciences).

Like what old pro says: SJSM has a 4 trimester basis science (tho from what I hear from the admissions, they have implemented a 5th trimester for USMLE 1 review)

Schools such as St. Eustatius have a mandatory 5 trimester program for basic sciences, tho they have an extended 6 trimester (the whole 2 years) for those who want to refresh their minds. The 1st trimester is intro to gen. medicine and physiology, and the next 5 trimesters follow the same curriculum for basic science; the only difference is that this one has a introductory 1st trimester; and it also includes a daily USMLE review.