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- Commitment Deposit - $500.00. Non-refundable deposit must be submitted within three (3) weeks of admission notification. Proceeds apply as a credit to the tuition amount upon enrollment.
Year | Term | Tuition |
Pre Med Year | Term 1 | $ 3,600 |
Pre Med Year | Term 2 | $ 3,600 |
Pre Med Year | Term 3 | $ 3,600 |
MD Year- 1 | Term 1 | $14,200 |
MD Year- 1 | Term 2 | $14,200 |
MD Year- 1 | Term 3 | $14,200 |
MD Year- 2 | Term 4 | $14,200 |
MD Year- 2 | Term 5 | $14,200 |
MD Year- 3 | Term 6 | $15,700 |
MD Year- 3 | Term 7 | $15,700 |
MD Year- 3 | Term 8 | $15,700 |
MD Year- 4 | Term 9 | $15,700 |
MD Year- 4 | Term 10 | $15,700 |
Total | $160,300 |
* The standard Five-Year Program includes one year (3 Terms) of pre-med course work. Some students may require additional course work in order to meet the MD program entry requirements. Tuition will be billed at then effective tuition rates for additional course credits.
** Tuition is subject to increase annually. All students will be billed each academic term at the tuition rates then in effect.
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Fees
Standard student fees apply for all academic terms of Five-Year Program, including:
- Records Administration Fee $275/term
- Student Activity Fee $50/term to fund activities of the Student Government Association
- NBME Exam Fee $150/Term in each of MD terms 2, 4 and 5 ($450 total)
- Shelf Exam Fee $150 at the completion of each (six) core clerkships ($900 total); billed $450 in each of Terms 7 and 8
Textbooks
Trinity provides textbook and supply schedules to assist students in securing the appropriate books and supplies for their term of study. Freshman students assuming a full schedule of courses should budget $500 to $600 to satisfy their book and supply needs. This amount may be less if the student is operating on a modified schedule or elects to purchase used books. Trinity maintains an approved online textbook order program that students may utilize to acquire books and supplies (see link on homepage). We encourage all students to utilize this service.
Health Insurance
Health insurance is mandatory while students are enrolled with Trinity School of Medicine. Trinity offers a Student Health Care, coverage is provided by Worldwide Expatriate Association (WEA).
The cost of the policy is currently $706.00 per term for individual coverage (family and dependent coverage is available at additional premium).
The cost of the policy is currently $706.00 per term for individual coverage (family and dependent coverage is available at additional premium).
Students are automatically enrolled for individual coverage unless they provide proof of alternative coverage that is substantially equivalent to the Trinity plan. Students desiring dependent coverage are responsible for timely enrollment of dependents to ensure coverage.
Housing
All Trinity students other than residents of St. Vincent are required to reside in University-provided housing during their Terms of study in St. Vincent. The University provides security, housekeeping, air conditioning and high-speed internet at all of its managed housing properties. The University may consider requests for exceptions to this policy in limited circumstances in which a student’s circumstances may not be adequately accommodated in student housing (family, full housing, etc.). A housing waiver fee may apply for students granted an exception from University-provided housing.
Residence Hall applications are due no less than four (4) weeks prior to the first day of class.
Living expenses
Students should budget $1,750 -$2,500 per term for food and personal expenses.
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An offshore medical school is a medical school that caters 'primarily to foreign (North American) students, wishing to practice medicine in the US and Canada' according to the World Bank,[1] compared to local public schools that focus on their home nation.[2] Nonetheless, the local economies often benefit from the academic and economic influence from those schools.[1] Such schools are chiefly located in the Caribbean.
Education[edit]
Caribbean offshore medical schools often specialize in the Medical Doctor degree, while US and Canadian medicalschools are often departments of universities that offer several degrees. The curriculum of offshore medical schools in the Caribbean follows the one in US, as they usually only offer two years of basic science study and use teaching hospitals or clinics in US or Canada, sometimes in UK for clinical training. The teachings often focus on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification process, and the measurement of performance is the passing rate of students in the exams. In most schools, passing of the USMLE Step 2 exam is required to graduate and get a M.D. degree.[1]
In most schools, the academic calendar is divided into trimesters, with semesters starting in January, May and September. The lack of a summer break offers students a potentially faster route than US medical schools to a degree with a compressed curriculum.
Student body[edit]
Caribbean offshore medical schools have less than 5% local students; the rest are mainly from North America. Students are also relatively older than their North America counterparts. As of 2004, the average ages in schools are 27–30 years old, and half of them are nurses, paramedics, physician assistants, etc. on their second career. Whether a school has state board accreditation or is recognized by loan programs appear to have great influence on the number of applicants, and the effect is seen in the size of student body.[1] Between 1993 and 2007, the mean age of first time ECFMG certification exam applicants from Caribbean offshore medical schools was 29.5 years, and 38% of the applicants were female. The passing rate were 57.4% for the USMLE Step 1 but results varies wildly by country.[3]
Faculty[edit]
Most educational faculty in Caribbean offshore schools are physicians or medical teachers from US or Canada, with at least a MD degree, some with PhDs. Lacking research faculties, the student-to-teacher ratio ranges between 9 and 13.
Accreditation[edit]
Like United States and Canada, there is no central authority for accreditation as rules and regulations in many Caribbean countries differ greatly. CAAM-HP is a local accreditation body, while ACCM is invited by some countries to accredit on their behalf. Although a US state board accreditation is not necessary for students to participate in residency matching, some school seek such accreditation as it is required for attractive residency destinations such as California or New York.
Local impact[edit]
Instead of getting research grants and local government funds, offshore schools often depend on wealthy students from out of country. The spending by foreign students and faculty, as well as increased local employment is a significant factor in the local economy.[1] When schools grow, they often do construction on campus, which increase demand for material and instruments. The local healthcare industry also receive financial and educational help from offshore schools in exchange of clinical experience of students.
Growth[edit]
According to the World Bank, establishing a medical school in Caribbean is significantly easier than in the U.S. states. Schools are not required to do research and perform clinical training as LCME accreditation demands. Typically it only requires a business license to open a medical school in the Caribbean and get listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED), which qualifies their students to undergo the ECFMG certification process.[2] As of 2010, there were 61 IMED-listed medical schools in Caribbean, up from 29 10 years ago, of which 22 began instruction and 5 ceased operation between 2000 and 2010. There were 5 additional schools applied for IMED listing between 2007 and 2010 but did not meet IMED's listing requirement as of 2010.[4]
The increasing number of schools has both positive and negative effects. On one hand, low initial cost in establishment increased competition, that in turn increases the quality of service. On the other hand, this created a big demand in clinical rotations that even the large states have problem accommodating,[5] let alone their home country, and draw attention from US and Canada auditors who are concerned over public loan use.[6][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdeOffshore Education in the OECS, By Swedish Development Advisers AB, The World Bank, September 2004 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/Chap5_background_Offshore_Educ.pdf
- ^ abOffshore Medical Schools in the CaribbeanBy Antonella Parolini and Cindy Platek, Credential Evaluators, World Education Services, June 2010, Volume 23, Issue 5, http://www.wes.org/ewenr/10june/feature.htm
- ^van Zanten Marta; Boulet John R (2008). 'Medical Education in the Caribbean: Variability in Medical School Programs and Performance of Students'. Academic Medicine. 83 (10): S33–S36. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e318183e649. PMID18820496.
- ^van Zanten Marta; Boulet John R (2011). 'Medical Education in the Caribbean: A Longitudinal Study of United States Medical Licensing Examination Performance, 2000–2009'. Academic Medicine. 86 (2): 231–238. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182045efe. PMID21169783.
- ^Students From Caribbean Med Schools Head for New York, Angering Some Local Programs, By Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 12, 2010, http://chronicle.com/article/Students-From-Caribbean-Med/125681/
- ^U.S. Government Accountability Office. Foreign Medical Schools: Education Should Improve Monitoring of Schools That Participate in the Federal Student Loan Program. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10412.pdf. Accessed March 11, 2013.
- ^Korcok M (1997). 'After rejection in Canada, more Canadians pursuing career dreams at offshore medical schools'. CMAJ. 156 (6): 865–7, 870. PMC1227058. PMID9084396.
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