St Matthews University 5195602 225680089 2008-07-14T21:35:34Z JzG 760284 /* Accreditation */ source does not say extended. Date has expired {{Infobox University |image =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:SmuSeal.jpg|110px]] -->| |name = St. Matthew's University |motto = ''Improving Life by Degrees'' |chancellor = John Marvin |established = [[1997]]<ref name="Belize">{{cite web | last = [[ECFMG]] [[IMED]] | title = International Medical Education Directory listing for Belize | url = http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=166&school=&currpage=1&cname=BELIZE&city=&region=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=166020&psize=25 | accessdate = 2007-08-07}}</ref> / [[2002]]<ref name="Cayman">{{cite web | last = [[ECFMG]] [[IMED]] | title = International Medical Education Directory for the Cayman Islands | url = http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=104&school=&currpage=1&cname=CAYMAN+ISLANDS&city=&region=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=104010&psize=25 | accessdate = 2006-08-27}}</ref> |type = [[Private school|Private (for-profit)]] |colors = [[Purple]],[[Sea Green|Sea green]] and [[Yellow]] |city = {{flagicon|Cayman Islands}}[[Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman|Seven Mile Beach]] |state = [[Grand Cayman]] |country =[[Cayman Islands]] |website = [http://www.stmatthews.edu/ www.stmatthews.edu/] }} '''St. Matthew's University''' (SMU) is a [[for-profit college|for-profit]] private university located in [[Grand Cayman]], [[ Cayman Islands ]] in the [[British West Indies]]. It comprises the School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine, which confer [[M.D.]] and [[D.V.M.]] degrees, respectively. ==History== The School of Medicine was originally established in [[Belize]] in 1997,<ref name="Belize"/> and relocated to the [[Cayman Islands]] in 2002,<ref name="Cayman"/> while the School of Veterinary Medicine welcomed its charter class in the Fall of 2005. The school was acquired by Equinox Capital in conjunction with Prairie Capital in 2005.<ref>[http://www.prairie-capital.com/News.php Prairie Capital::News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Accreditation== SMU School of Medicine is listed with the [[World Health Organization]] and in the [[Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates]] (ECFMG) database of medical schools.<ref>[http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=&school=matthew&currpage=1&cname=&city=&region=CA&rname=Central+America%2FCaribbean&mcode=104010&psize=25 IMED Listing]</ref> SMU School of Veterinary Medicine is listed in the [[American Veterinary Medical Association]]'s (AVMA) Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECVMG) database of world veterinary medical schools.<ref>[http://www.avma.org/education/ecfvg/ecfvg_pp_colleges.asp ECVMG listing]</ref> SMU is fully recognized and approved by the government of [[Cayman Islands]] to confer the [[Doctor of Medicine]] (M.D.) and [[Doctor of Veterinary Medicine]] (D.V.M.) degrees to students who complete the SMU curriculum.<ref>[http://www.stmatthews.edu/img/caymansm2.jpg SMU Website]</ref><ref>[http://www.stmatthews.edu/img/vetschoolletterxb.gif SMU Website]</ref> SMU is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine (ACCM){{Fact|date=November 2007}}. The ACCM is a non-US accreditation board which is recognized by the [[US Department of Education]]'s National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) as having accreditation standards for medical schools comparable to those in the U.S. The NCFMEA declared the "comparability" of the ACCM in 2002 and again in 2004. The determination by the NCFMEA of the ACCM's comparability is on a non-permanent basis expired in 2007.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ncfmea.html#decisions NCFMEA Decisions: Countries Determined to Have Comparable Accreditation Standards for Medical Schools]</ref><ref>[http://caymannetnews.com/2005/02/782/matthew.shtml Cayman Net News article 11 February 2005]</ref> ==Licensing== Graduates of St. Matthew's School of Medicine are currently not able to be licensed as physicians in the following states: *'''[[California]]''': As a result of a site visit done by the [http://www.medbd.ca.gov/ Medical Board of California], SMU was officially disapproved for both training and licensure on [[February 18]] [[2005]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Medical Board of California | title = St. Matthew's University Site Visit Report | url = http://www.mbc.ca.gov/applicant/site_visits_matthews.pdf | accessdate = 2006-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Medical Board of California | title = International Medical Schools Disapproved by the State of California | url = http://www.mbc.ca.gov/applicant/schools_unapproved.html | accessdate = 2006-08-27}}</ref> *'''[[Indiana]]''': States SMU is disapproved as of [[December 5]] [[2002]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Medical Licensing Board of Indiana | title = Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools | url = http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/mlbi/instinfo.html | accessdate = 2006-08-27}}</ref> *'''[[Kansas]]''': State regulations require "a graduate of a school which has been in operation for not less than 15 years and the graduates of which have been licensed in another state or states which has standards similar to Kansas." <ref>{{cite web | last = Kansas Board of Healing Arts | title = Statues: Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 28.--HEALING ARTS | url = http://www.ksbha.org/statutes/haact.html#2873 | accessdate = 2006-08-18}}</ref> *'''[[North Dakota]]''': States "graduates of <nowiki>[SMU]</nowiki> after the date of disapproval by the California Medical Board should not presume eligibility for either resident or permanent licensure in North Dakota."<ref>[http://www.ndbomex.com/DisapprovedMedSchools.pdf North Dakota Board of Medical Examiners List of Disapproved Medical Schools]</ref> *'''[[Texas]]''': SMU is not listed on the ''Substantial Equivalence list''<ref>http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/professionals/physicians/applicants/STDNHPSE.rtf</ref> and as such SMU graduates wishing to obtain a Texas license must submit supplemental documentation in order to become licensed<ref>[http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/apps/physician_checklist.php Physician Checklist of Supplemental Documentation and Important Information<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. ==M.D. curriculum== Students spend the first four semesters of study following a Basic Sciences curriculum that includes [[embryology]], [[gross anatomy]], [[biostatistics]], [[biochemistry]], [[pathology]], [[genetics]], [[neuroscience]] and [[histology]]. The fifth semester (pre-clinical semester) is spent in preparation for the USMLE Step 1 exam. Following completion of Basic Sciences and the pre-clinical semester, students leave Grand Cayman in order to complete clinical clerkships at various hospital sites in the [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] for their third and fourth years of study. ===Basic sciences=== :'''Semester 1:''' Patient-Doctor Skills I, Embryology, Histology and [[Cell Biology]], [[Biostatistics]] & [[Epidemiology]], Gross Anatomy :'''Semester 2:''' Patient-Doctor Skills II, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, [[Physiology]] :'''Semester 3:''' Patient-Doctor Skills III, [[Medical Microbiology]] I, Medical [[Pharmacology]], Introduction to Psychiatry & Ethics, Pathology I : '''Semester 4:''' Patient-Doctor Skills IV, [[Genetics]], Medical Microbiology II, Medical Pharmacology II, Pathology II<ref>http://www.stmatthews.edu/med_curriculum_basic-science-curriculum.html</ref> ===Pre-clinical sciences=== Clinical Therapeutics, Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine<ref>http://www.stmatthews.edu/med_curriculum_basic-science-curriculum.html</ref> ===Clinical Sciences=== Core clerkships consist of [[Internal Medicine]], [[Surgery]], [[Pediatrics]], [[Obstetrics and gynaecology]], [[Family Practice]], [[Psychiatry]].<ref>http://www.stmatthews.edu/med_curriculum_clinical-science-curriculum.html</ref> St. Matthew's School of Medicine has been approved by the Education Department of [[New York]], and the [[Florida]] Department of Education for the purpose of completing clinical clerkships in these states.<ref>{{cite web | last = New York State Office of the Professions | title = NYS Medicine Application Forms / Schools allowed to do more than 12 weeks of Clinical Clerkships in NYS | url = http://www.op.nysed.gov/medforms.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Florida Department of Education | title = Directory of Licensed Institutions | url = http://www.fldoe.org/cie/pdf/directory.pdf | accessdate = 2007-06-18}}</ref> ==American Medical Student Association (AMSA)== The St. Matthew's University Chapter of The American Medical Student Association (Charter #8070) is one of the largest international AMSA chapters in the world. The chapter currently has over 200 members and continues to grow each semester. The mission statement taken from the SMU AMSA Chapter bylaws states: ''"The primary purpose of this organization is to enhance the medical school experience of future physicians through education in subjects beyond their basic sciences and by offering the opportunity to participate in community service / activities that will benefit their future academic and professional careers. The secondary purpose of this organization is to help the community of Grand Cayman through volunteer work."'' The medical students involved actively participate in community service activities that enhance their academic and professional development. Students also have the opportunity to learn more about the clinical practice of medicine at chapter meetings which usually cover topics from Vital Signs, to ECGs, to Suturing and Intubation. For more information about recent chapter projects please see: http://www.amsa.org/resource/projects/projectdirectory.cfm == Administration == Chief Executive Officer: John Marvin Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Gordon J. Green Chief Financial Officer: Terry Moya Vice President of Enrollment: Dr. John F. Dietrich Executive Dean: Dr. Vincent Knight Dean of Basic Science, School of Medicine: Dr. R. Senthil Kumar Dean of Clinical Science, School of Medicine: Dr. John Randall Dean of Basic Science, School of Veterinary Medicine: Dr. William C. Wagner ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Schools of medicine in the Cayman Islands]]