“Don’t become a doctor. Marry a doctor!” was something Gloria Hwang was told when she announced she was going to medical school a number of years ago. Dr. Hwang says it had a lot to do with the time in her life when she decided to make the leap. “I don’t tell people my age,...Read More

Long before he became the first MD in his family, before he was a pediatrician or a neonatologist, before he had any idea where his career path would lead, Dr. Jason Pryor knew without a doubt that he would advocate for children and his community in some way. He grew up in Seymour, Tennessee, a...Read More

Giving back to students at his alma mater is a priority for Dr. Osman Ali, a Class of 2017 AUA graduate. Dr. Ali is a second-year internal medicine resident at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), where he was recently selected to be Chief Resident. At the UMMC Midtown campus, Dr. Ali created a...Read More

American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine and Charles R. Drew University (CDU) of Medicine and Science are teaming up to create a new admissions pathway for African-Americans and other under-represented minorities to fulfill their dreams of practicing medicine. Under the terms of the June 2019 agreement, CDU postbaccalaureate students who meet admissions requirements would...Read More

Recently, representatives of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) visited AUA’s campus to review its facilities, curriculum, and academic outcomes. The verdict? According to the AAPI—currently about 800,000 members strong throughout the United States—AUA is a “world leader” in medical education. We’re honored to be the only medical school with this distinction...Read More

In the Global M.D. Program, American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA) students develop their expertise in global health issues, gaining a deeper understanding of the healthcare systems and challenges they will encounter in different communities around the world. “As physicians, it’s critical for them to understand these systems and what impacts health in different countries,”...Read More

You’re in medical school, but have you defined your career goals? Do you know what kind of doctor you want to be? If not, don’t worry – that’s what your clinical rotations are for. You go through six core rotations and multiple electives, trying to find the specialty that’s right for you. For some, it’s...Read More

American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine, a leading international medical school, has expanded its clinical program in the United Kingdom under the terms of a new agreement with Yeovil District Hospital, a 345-bed facility in Somerset run by the Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Qualified AUA medical school students can now choose to...Read More

Nearly 250 medical school students officially became doctors on Friday, June 7 at American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony. Held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Centre in Newark, NJ, Friday’s event saw these new physicians recite the Hippocratic Oath, receive their Doctor of Medicine degrees, and celebrate their accomplishments...Read More

Aspiring physicians from Canada now have two new pathways to attend medical school, per the terms of a new agreement between Royal Crown College and American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine.Read More