Miami --March 31, 2009 --  American University of the Caribbean proudly announces that it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. American University of the Caribbean is a first-choice school in the Caribbean among future medical students. American University of the Caribbean's commitment to its students through its world-class education, modern delivery of curriculum, state-of-the-art laboratories, residency placements, financial aid and personal attention is among the finest in medical education.

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Doctor Bruce Kaplan, Chief Academic Officer of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine states that, "There is no limit to what a student at AUC can accomplish. The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine has emerged as the leading medical school in the Caribbean."

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine was founded in 1978 in Plymouth, Montserrat, British West Indies. The first class matriculated in September 1978. Committed to development and growth, American University of the Caribbean expanded its clinical science program in 1984 to include the first clerkships in England. In 1985, American University of the Caribbean's medical degree program was recognized by the State of California for clinical clerkships and licensure.

On May 1st, 1998, American University of the Caribbean celebrated the grand opening of its multimillion-dollar academic facility in the village of Cupecoy overlooking the beautiful Simpson Bay Lagoon.

Since then, the American University of the Caribbean School of the Medicine has doubled the size of its basic medical sciences faculty. The school has increased its core clerkship numbers, and is increasing and updating the resources and facilities on St. Maarten. American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine has graduated more than 4,000 doctors practicing in every corner of the world. Its graduates have entered into some of the most prestigious residency positions in the United States at major hospitals including the NYU Medical Center in New York, Kaiser Permanente in California and Providence Hospital in Michigan. American University of the Caribbean alumni have become leaders in their field, such as Dr. Shukri David, Chief of the Department of Cardiology, at a major teaching hospital and Dr. Roger Gonda Jr., Chair of a Department of Radiology, and leader of a large radiology group serving multiple hospitals.

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, approved and recognized 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 recognize the ACCM as having standards comparable to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical schools in the USA.

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