Avila has partnered with GUS Medical & Veterinary Schools to provide aspiring doctors and veterinarians with distinct pathways to achieve their dreams. Offering three Medical School options, with the opportunity to study abroad, you can now obtain your medical degree! All with impressive USMLE Pass Rates and Residency Placements, and more than 70 combined years molding future doctors and healthcare leaders in the United States and Canada, you can choose the program that is best for you! AND, if you are a current Avila student in one of our Pre-Health degrees, you are pre-qualified for these programs!
Medical University of the Americas
Nevis, Caribbean
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
(4 years, Full-Time, On-Campus) - Pre-Medical Master’s Program
(8 months, Full-Time, On-Campus or Online) - BSc/MD, 6 years
(2 degrees in 6 years, Part-Time, On-Campus, or Online) - Gateway Program
(15 weeks, Part-Time, On-Campus, Online)
Saba University School of Medicine
Saba, Caribbean
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
(4 years, Full-Time, On-Campus) - Pre-Medical Master’s Program*
(8 months, Full-Time, On-Campus or Online) - Gateway Program
(15 weeks, Part-Time, Online)
*After successfully completing the 2-semester, 8-month
program offered by Medical University of the Americas,
students will be eligible for admission to Saba University
School of Medicine’s medical program.
St. Matthew’s University
Grand Cayman, Caribbean
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
(4 years, Full-Time, On-Campus) - Pre-Medical Master’s Program
(8 months, Full-Time, On-Campus or Online) - Pre-Veterinary Master’s Program
(3 years, Full-Time, On-Campus) - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program (3 years, Full-Time, On-Campus)
- Gateway Program
(15 weeks, Part-Time, Online)
If you are interested in continuing your education to include medical school, these programs are a great opportunity! And, because you are enrolled in one of our Pre-Health degrees, if you have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, you are pre-qualified to study at one of these partnering universities for your graduate program!
All of these programs offer scholarship and financial aid opportunities.
Through this partnership, accepted Avila graduates will complete their basic sciences education in the Caribbean on the Grand Cayman campus, followed by clinical rotations in the United States and Canada.
For more information about how to apply for this pathway, click here.