St George’s University School of Medicine brings a global perspective to the study of health

St. George’s University School of Medicine, in Grenada, West Indies, prepares highly competent students for the practice of medicine across the world as well as in the healthcare systems of the surrounding warm and friendly Caribbean community.

International Perspective

• With faculty and students that have come from more than 136 countries, St. George’s University assembled a diverse community of disparate cultural and educational backgrounds.

True Blue Student Life – Grenada

• St. George ’s University’s leading-edge True Blue Campus is located on the southwest corner of Grenada overlooking the breathtaking Caribbean Sea.
• The growing campus city has recently seen the construction of more than 50 new wireless-enhanced structures including a library, anatomy labs, dormitories, lecture halls and administrative facilities.
• The University is home to over 25 student-sponsored organisations that range from science-oriented to sports to cultural interests. Students are encouraged to invent their own diverse campus community.

Curriculum

• The University provides an extensive three-year premedical programme designed to be a firm foundation for the Doctor of Medicine (DM) degree.
• Students may consider a joint degree, such as the Doctor of Medicine/Master of Science (MD/MSc) degree. This dual degree allows opportunities to pursue careers in thesis-oriented research.
• St. George’s students have access to the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation, which fosters programme excellence and original research promoting collaborative relationships between internationally recognised scholars and regional scientists.

Successful Graduates

• More than 6,800 graduates are practising in all specialties and subspecialties all over the world.
• Approximately 25 percent of graduates go on to become Chief Residents in their last year of residency training programmes.

SGU Faculty

• St. George’s is an international melting pot of scholars, ideas and cultures. The faculty hails from round the world creating an intellectually and culturally stimulating environment.
• Professors and visiting scholars from highly noted institutions such as Harvard and The Rockefeller Institute have graced the campuses and lecture halls, while Nobel Prize winners sit on the University’s academic board.
• The University has a solid cadre of full-time and part-time faculty, augmented by a strong Visiting Scholars Program of approximately 150 visiting professors each year.

For more information on St. George’s University School of Medicine, visit www.sgu.edu.