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American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Graduates 136 New Medical Doctors

Posted on: Thursday, 23 April 2009, 14:48 CDT

MIAMI, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine proudly announces that it has graduated 136 medical doctors on Saturday, April 4th, on its campus in St. Maarten. This is one of the largest graduating classes for the American University of the Caribbean which was founded in 1978. Over the last 30 years, the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine has graduated more than 4,000 doctors.

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Dr. Bruce Kaplan, Chief Academic Officer of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine states that, "It takes a strong personal commitment to achieve a life's dream of becoming a physician. The American University of the Caribbean is meeting the health care needs of the country. Forty percent of doctors in New York and twenty-five percent of doctors nationwide are foreign medical graduates."

During the graduation ceremony, some students received the Paul S. Tien Award for the highest achievements in basic sciences and the Dr. Susan V. Atchley Award for Outstanding Community Service.

This year's keynote speaker was Benjamin Abella, M.D. Dr. Abella is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and Clinical Research Director of the Center for Resuscitation Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the clinical care of cardiac arrest victims, with a special emphasis on methods to improve the quality and training of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Dr. Abella graduated magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis, and then received his Master's degree in genetics from Cambridge University in England. After attending medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at the University of Chicago hospitals, where he won the Hilger Perry Jenkins award for outstanding teaching and patient care.

Dr. Abella has authored more than 50 research papers, book chapters and abstracts. He has spoken widely on cardiac arrest and therapeutic hypothermia as an invited speaker at national and international meetings. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Popular Science magazine, on National Geographic television and the ABC network program 20/20.

American University of the Caribbean was founded in 1978. The University's School of Medicine was originally chartered by the Government of Montserrat and is currently chartered in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

AUC is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) and recognized by the United States Department of Education as having standards comparable to those of U.S. medical schools. The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) of the U.S. Department of Education recognizes the ACCM as having standards comparable to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical schools in the U.S.A.

American University of the Caribbean has been reviewed and approved by the State of NY, recognized by the State of California and licensed by the State of Florida.

American University of the Caribbean's contact number is 1-866-DR2B-AUC. Its website is www.aucmed.edu.

SOURCE American University of the Caribbean

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