Caribbean Medical & Dental School

ORANJESTAD – Since the pandemic, there has been a spike of new medical and dental schools opening up across the globe. How does a student decide where to pursue their dream of becoming a doctor or a dentist? How do you decide which school would be the best fit for you? In the last decade there has been a rise in students going abroad and studying in the Caribbean islands to fulfill their career goals. This article will concentrate on the Caribbean Islands and what it means to graduate from one of the schools on these islands.

If you are starting your journey in the health care field and decide to go abroad, what attributes are you looking for since the choice of schools has increased. Is it safety? Is it cost? Is it accreditation?

Starting off with Aruba, Aruba is a multicultural island society, with Caribbean and Latin America influence. Aruba was once a Dutch colony, after separating from the Dutch in 1986, Aruba has its own government.

Aruba is beautiful and has virtually no crime. Cost of living is at par with the western world as it is very progressive. Motto for the island states “One Happy Island”, which you can feel in the culture and the people residing there.

Nucleus University School of Medicine and Dentistry also known as “NUSOM” is one such school that is apart from most of the other schools in the Caribbean. For one, it offers dentistry. The curriculum for dentistry is based of North American curriculum and students from the US and Canada are able to practice in their respective countries once they have finished studying at NUSOM. Why did they start a dental school as opposed to other school just concentrating on medicine? NUSOM saw the adversity students were facing, especially in Canada to get admitted into dental schools. The strict criteria and unimaginable pre-requisites discouraged a lot of students to pursue their dreams. NUSOM is giving these students an opportunity to work hard and achieve their dreams.

NUSOM is also known to have teachers teach from all across the globe for their Medicine program. The school wanted to make sure that it is apart from other schools in providing the best education through the best teachers. NUSOM has one of the best clinical rotations in the US and has affiliations with Johns Hopkins hospitals in Maryland, Baltimore. So, if you are thinking of becoming a doctor, and want to secure the best rotations, consider going to Aruba.

As compared to other top medical or dental schools in countries such as Australia, Aruba is only a 4-hour plane ride away. So if you are interested in becoming a doctor or a dentist, visit www.nusom.org to get more information, as it might be the first step for you to change your life

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COVID-19 Preventions

As part of the protection measures taken to address the limitation of the spread of the COVID-19 virus, students will receive help remotely, by telephone or email.
In the event that this is not possible, those interested should contact the Office in advance in order to make an appointment.
In case of delivery of documents, this will be done if possible wihout the students entering the Office (delivery at the entrance).
In case a meeting with Office personnel is required, this will be done EXCLUSIVELY with the use of a face mask. The information above applies to both incoming and outgoing NUSOM students and applicants.