Saba University School of Medicine 2020-2022 Catalog CONTENTS SABA UNIVERSITY STUDENT LIFE 39 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WELCOME 1 DESCRIPTION OF CLINICAL CLERKSHIPS 27 Arriving Mission Statement Internal Medicine Dorm Arrangementst P.O. Box 1000, Church Street Goals and Objectives The Bottom, Saba, Dutch Caribbean Surgery Off-Campus Housing Phone 011-599-416-3456 History Obstetrics and Gynecology Campus Cafeteria Fax 011-599-416-3458 Recognition, Website: www.Saba.edu Graduation Requirements Clothing E-mail: [email protected] The Island of Saba Pediatrics Student Organizations And Recreation U.S. Information Office: Psychiatry ACADEMIC CALENDAR 5 Family Medicine c/o R3 Education Inc. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 42 27 Jackson Road, Suite 301 Clinical Placement Devens, Massachusetts 01434, United States Tuition Payment Policies ADMISSION 8 Phone: (978) 862-9600 Fax: (978) 862-9699 Tuition and Fees Education Requirements HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS 29 Late Fees Required Documents for Applying Deferment Fee Admission Selection POSTGRADUATE Tuition And Fees MCAT Requirement MEDICAL EDUCATION 30 Payment Policy For First Semester Students Applicant from other countries Tuition Refund Policy Re-Application RESEARCH 31 Financial Aid Deferred Enrollment The Research Committee Required Educational Equipment Transfer Applicant and And Materials Advanced Standing Institutional Review Board Checklist for Accepted Student Student Orientation LIVING ON NEVIS 47 ACADEMIC POLICIES 32 Website Information Customs And Immigration Honor Code of Professional Conduct Currency And Banking Attendance Electricity And Telephone CAMPUS 15 Withdrawal Churches On Saba Dismissal Climate Student Grievance BASIC SCIENCES Procedures and Appeals Hiking CURRICULUM 16 Examinations and Grading Diving Requirements for Graduation Office of the Registrar Public Schools And Education For Children Basic Sciences Curriculum Leave of Absence Elementary School Kindergarten Course Grade Secondary School Disclaimer BASIC SCIENCES Educational Commission For Foreign Daycare Service Medical Graduates (Ecfmg) Certification COURSES DESCRIPTION 18 Child Focus Foundation The information in this catalog is subject to change. Basic Sciences Curriculum Student Promotions Committee Such changes may be without notice. Potential Saba Marine Park Hyperbaric Facility Student Services And Advising students should not consider this catalog to Shopping, Sightseeing, and Sailing represent a contract between Saba University and Students Awards CLINICAL MEDICINE Transportation an entering student. CURRICULUM 27 Ceremonies Saba Calendar Of Events Tuition, fees and other expenses are listed in Requirements for the Transition U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. to Clinical Medicine Literature Review The university disclaims any misrepresentation ADMINISTRATION & Analysis (Required) that may have occurred as a result of errors in AND FACULTY 52 preparation or typesetting of the catalog. Administration Faculty WELCOME HIPPOCRATIC OATH Saba University began operations in • cultivating professional behavior to I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: 1992 with a vision that has now become promote lifelong learning; I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in a successful reality. Our primary whose steps I walk, educational goal is to provide our • integrating basic science knowledge students with a foundation in general and educational reasoning through and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those medical concepts and problem solving clinical experience; and who are to follow. to address the medical concerns pertinent to the patients, families, • promoting an awareness of The“ Board of Trustees health care system and community global health care needs. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, expresses its gratitude to the avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism. population in which they will practice. This foundation of training fosters a Such an extensive educational government of Saba for its assistance in establishing I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, provision of care that is considerate, enterprise cannot be achieved by compassionate, humanistic and of classroom teaching alone. Saba University School and that warmth, sympathy, of Medicine. and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the high quality. As a key part of our The student is the important factor chemist’s drug. medical education curriculum, the in sharing and comparing information faculty constantly reviews and among faculty, peers and patients. Special recognition is also given to the citizens of Saba I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to assesses the program around At Saba University School of Medicine, three key concepts: where students are the greatest assets, who have continued to call in my colleagues welcome our medical when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery. we open the door of medical knowledge and together prepare them for their students into their community. I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not future roles as health care providers. disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread Joseph Chu, M.D., M.P.H., “ with care in matters of life and death. If it is given to me to save a life, all President thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God. I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person’s family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick. I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure. I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm. If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help. 1 HISTORY AND ACCREDITATION Saba University School of Medicine began in 1986 as a combined project between the island government of Saba and a group of medical educators from the MISSION STATEMENT United States. This medical consortium spent several years examining medical school curricula throughout the United States and Europe before adopting a Basic SABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Sciences and Clinical Medicine curriculum comparable to some of the finest medical schools. To provide students of diverse backgrounds who exhibit a passion for the field of medicine with the opportunity to acquire the medical and clinical expertise needed for a successful career as a practicing clinician along with the skills and confidence Saba University was approved by the federal needed to critically evaluate and apply new information. government of the Netherlands-Antilles in 1988 and an official charter was granted in 1989. Saba University GOALS AND OBJECTIVES School of Medicine is listed in the World Health Organization directory. In order to fulfill its mission, the university’s program is structured around certain ideals which embody its view of the essential qualities of today’s practicing physician. These ideals are defined in the six competencies adopted by the Saba University School of Medicine is accredited by university and summarized below: the NVAO (In Dutch: Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie). The NVAO is the accreditation organization of the Netherlands and Patient Care Scientific & Medical Knowledge Lifelong Learning, Scholarship Flanders. The organization was established by & Collaboration international treaty and it ensures the quality of higher education in the Netherlands and Flanders. Students must be able to provide Students must demonstrate Students must be able to examine patient care that is compassionate, knowledge about established and and evaluate their patient care appropriate,and effective for the evolving biomedical, clinical, and practices, appraise and assimilate treatment of illness and the associated sciences and application scientific evidence, and use this promotion of health. of this knowledge to the practice of information to improve their abilities. medicine throughout the life cycle. The New York State Education Department/State Board for Medicine approved Saba University in 2003 for clerkships and residencies within that state. Professionalism Communication & Interpersonal Skills Social & Community Context This approval process has led to several new hospital of Healthcare affiliations in New York. Students must demonstrate a Students must display interpersonal Students must demonstrate knowledge On November 5, 2004, the Medical Board of California commitment to the highest and communication skills that foster of and responsiveness to the larger granted recognition to Saba University School of standards of professional effective information exchange and context of health care and the ability to Medicine. Graduates are eligible to apply for responsibility, adherence to ethical build rapport with patients,their effectively call on system resources to postgraduate training and licensure in California. principles,