Earn Your MD at a Caribbean
Medical School in St. Kitts

Yes, graduates do. Those who combine strong academic performance, solid clinical skills, and professionalism match into competitive residency programs in the U.S., and many international medical graduates match into internal medicine and family medicine.

A medical education at WUSOM opens doors to a physician’s career, and our location in St. Kitts gives students access to a wide range of healthcare facilities for clinical training. As an international medical graduate (IMG), you’ll complete ECFMG certification and enter a Match process that rewards early preparation.

WUSOM meets Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) requirements, so our graduates are eligible for ECFMG certification, can take USMLE Step 1 and Step 2, and can apply for residencies in the U.S. After completing residency training and passing the required board examinations, you can pursue licensure to practice medicine in the U.S., as graduates of American and Canadian schools do.

WUSOM graduates receive a Doctor of Medicine degree that is recognized internationally. Licensure requirements differ by country, and some countries require foreign medical graduates to pass additional exams before approval to practice. Check the rules for the country where you plan to practice, and ask our admissions team if you’d like help finding them.

Three times a year: Spring in January, Summer in May, and Fall in September.

We require at least 90 credits of undergraduate education, including these courses:

• General Biology or Zoology with laboratory or computer simulation (2 semesters or 8 credit hours)
• Inorganic or General Chemistry with laboratory or computer simulation (2 semesters or 8 credit hours)
• Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry with laboratory or computer simulation (2 semesters or 8 credit hours)
• Physics with laboratory or computer simulation (2 semesters or 8 credit hours)
• English or Humanities equivalent, such as Social Sciences (2 semesters or 6 credit hours)
• Mathematics, preferably Calculus or Statistics (1 semester or 3 credit hours)

Beyond coursework, applicants submit:

• Letters of recommendation
• Research projects
• Personal essays
• Work experience
• Shadowing
• Transcripts

International (non-U.S. and non-Canadian) applicants also submit:

• An official credential evaluation report of their transcript through World Education Services (wes.org)
• Official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

WUSOM has no minimum MCAT score requirement for admission, except for U.S. nationals. We take a holistic approach, evaluating your overall credentials rather than focusing solely on your MCAT performance.

Yes. Transfer students are accommodated from the MD 2 to MD 6 semester. Eligibility is determined after a careful review of your academic performance at your previous medical school, which must be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.

Tuition starts at $7,190 per semester. Loans, flexible payment plans, and scholarships are available to help you plan the rest. See the full tuition and fee structure.

WUSOM carries multiple accreditations, both national and international. It is accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). CAAM-HP’s standards are based on the U.S. medical school accreditation program set out by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and the U.S. Department of Education’s NCFMEA has recognized them as comparable.

WUSOM is also accredited by the St. Christopher and Nevis accreditation board and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. Our graduates are eligible for ECFMG certification and the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and eligible to write Medical Council of Canada examinations and take part in the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS).