Saint James School of Medicine

Infobox_University
name = St. James School of Medicine
type=Private
established=2001
staff=about 20
president=Dr. Kallol Guha
city=Kralendijk
state=Bonaire
country=Netherlands Antilles
campus=Caribbean Island
website= [http://sjsm.org/]

Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM) is a private medical school in Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.

Overview

The School of Medicine enrolls classes three times a year: January, May, and September. Students complete their Basic Science education on the island in four semesters and upon successful completion, students move six clinical semesters in the United States. After completing the 4th semester, students study for and sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam, and then continue on in clinical clerkships at teaching hospitals throughout the United States. Upon completion of the curriculum, similar to that of US medical schools, students must pass the USMLE Step 2 CS and USMLE Step 2 CK, prior to graduation. SJSM is accredited through the Government of Bonaire to confer Doctor of Medicine degrees, and is listed with the ECFMG [ [http://www.sjsm.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=49 St. James School of Medicine ] ]

Accreditations

The school is not accredited by any medical school accreditation association, therefore degree granted by Saint James School of Medicine are not accepted for licensing of physicians in some jurisdictions, and use of such qualifications and titles they confer may be restricted by law.

* Arkansas banned SJSM graduates from licensing as " [http://uams.edu/jei/students/policy_benefits.asp disapproved international medical school voted at the June 5/6, 2008] ".

Student body

Students come from all over the world, including: the United States, Canada, India, and the Caribbean.

Academics

Basic Science Curriculum

*Semester 1
** Anatomy, Ethics, Histology, Embryology
*Semester 2
** Biochemistry, Genetics, Physiology, Neuroscience
*Semester 3
** Pathology 1, Microbiology, Psychology, Pharmacology
*Semester 4
** Pathology 2, Immunology, Physical Diagnosis, Epidemiology

Clinical Science Curriculum (semesters 5-10)

* Core Rotations
** Surgery
** Ob/Gyn
** Pediatrics
** Psychiatry
** Family Practice
** Internal Medicine
* Elective Medical Rotations
** Cardiology
** Psychiatry
** Neurology
** Urology
** Dermatology
** Gastroenterology
** Pulmonology
** Oncology
** Hematology
** Infectious Diseases
** Emergency Medicine
* Elective Surgical Rotations
** Ophthalmology
** Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
** Orthopedics
** Neurosurgery
** Thoracic surgery
** Vascular surgery
** Plastic surgery
** Anesthesiology
** Urosurgery

Facilities

Chicago

*Office of Admissions
*Office of the President

Bonaire

*Main educational building on Kaya Juliana (Kaya means street or road)
*Library
*Computer lab
*Anatomy lab
*Premedical classrooms/Professor offices complex

References

External links

* [http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=665&school=&currpage=1&cname=NETHERLANDS+ANTILLES&city=&region=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=665030&psize=25]