Trinity
School of Medicine opens doors for qualified medical
students from the United States and Canada.
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Our rigorous Caribbean medical school is fully accredited through the Caribbean
Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions
(CAAM-HP). That accreditation is certified by the U.S. Department of
Education’s National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation
(NCFMEA) standards, recognizing it as comparable to US accreditation standards
in the eyes of the Department of Education. In addition, we offer a 5-Year program for international students
from other countries that combine our Pre-Medical and Doctor of Medicine (MD)
degree programs.
Our curriculum provides students with robust, hands-on,
comprehensive study and training. The Trinity Student Advantage maintains a low student to teacher ratio, while building
rapport within the classroom and community. In addition, our students benefit
from immediate and regular clinical experience and thorough USMLE Step-1 prep.
Trinity School of Medicine is an offshore medical school
that prepares students in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for
residency programs and careers in primary care within the U.S. and Canada. As
one of the leading Caribbean medical schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinity awards Doctor of
Medicine (MD) degrees along with residency training for both the National
Residency Match Program (NRMP) and the Canadian Resident Matching Service
(CaRMS).
Trinity Alumni Spotlight
Trinity School of Medicine has always prided itself on the
strength and ambition of its students. So many of our future physicians come
our way looking for something new; whether that's a unique learning environment
built on support and a strong relationship with the faculty, a curriculum with
an emphasis on clinical skills and service to patients, or just a fresh
start.
In this next edition of our alumni spotlight, meet Clinton
Ezekiel, MD United States Air Force.
Dr. Ezekiel's path to medicine was one we know well: he came
from a family of physicians and, after graduating, felt the need to follow the
path himself. "I was working in clinical research for a private firm. It
was good work, we were researching new diabetes medication, but it just wasn’t
fulfilling. I always felt like I could accomplish something more."
Your
Mission, Our Purpose
Trinity School of Medicine students are inspired by science and
committed to service. A common characteristic among Trinity students is the
altruistic desire to bring healthcare to communities in need. Trinity SOM
is happy to harness and nurture that trait to drive quality learning and
provide greater global access to care. Our students researched the other
Caribbean medical schools and ultimately chose Trinity for its collaborative
environment, personal approach to education and the success of
our graduates in earning competitive residency placements.
Studying abroad
in St. Vincent for the first half of the MD program affords our students the
opportunity to do, see, and learn in settings they wouldn't have access to
elsewhere. Coupled with two years of clinical training in U.S. hospitals, our
students graduate as compassionate physicians with the knowledge and skills to
compete for their Residency of choice.
Our
Vision is Straight Forward
To educate
physicians to meet the primary care and healthcare needs of the communities
they serve. Our graduates are in a position to improve access to quality
healthcare and enhance the health status of current and future healthcare
systems.
Our Accreditation
Trinity's
personal approach comes with the confidence of credentials.
Trinity is accredited by St. Vincent and the Grenadines's formally adopted authority, CAAM-HP to train medical students that can then obtain licenses to practice in the US, Canada, and many, many other nations.
That accreditation authority is fully recognized as a viable, comparable standard to the LCME by the US Dept. of Education's NCFMEA, as well as the World Federation of Medical Education (WMFE). Trinity has been listed in the FAIMER/IMED since 2008 and is already fully compliant with the ECFMG 2023 rule.
Trinity students who graduate and successfully complete Step 1 and 2, participate in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) as well as the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), just like their US and Canadian-educated counterparts.
Trinity is accredited by St. Vincent and the Grenadines's formally adopted authority, CAAM-HP to train medical students that can then obtain licenses to practice in the US, Canada, and many, many other nations.
That accreditation authority is fully recognized as a viable, comparable standard to the LCME by the US Dept. of Education's NCFMEA, as well as the World Federation of Medical Education (WMFE). Trinity has been listed in the FAIMER/IMED since 2008 and is already fully compliant with the ECFMG 2023 rule.
Trinity students who graduate and successfully complete Step 1 and 2, participate in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) as well as the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), just like their US and Canadian-educated counterparts.
Our Students and Alumni
Trinity’s
students and alumni speak to the success of the school’s MD program. The diverse student body is made up
of matriculants from all over North America, covering a wide spectrum of life
and experiences, with students direct from undergrad, as well as
non-traditional students seeking a change in career. What binds them all
together is their passion for medicine and a dedication to helping others.
Trinity’s
alumni match into
residencies across the US
and Canada, notable residence match destinations include Case Western, Henry
Ford, Mt. Sinai, University of Maryland, and Virginia Commonwealth with a wide
array of specialties, from emergency and family medicine to obstetrics,
pathology, and surgery.
Is Trinity Right for You?
Trinity is built on a unique philosophy of support. It rises to the rigorous standards of US and Canada medical education. This results in a proven track record of success. As a result, Trinity is a school that stands as a testament to the potential of its students and the future in medicine they have when finally given the right opportunity.
If you’d
rather compete as a
resident than in the classroom, if you want clinical
experience focused on the
patient from day one, if you’ve always felt that all you needed was the right opportunity to
succeed, look no further.
Admissions Process
Accepting Applications
for May and September 2017
Trinity School of Medicine has an admissions committee comprised
of faculty members representing the basic sciences and the clinical sciences
and chaired by the associate dean of admissions. Completed applications
along with the results of the interview are sent to the committee for its
review and recommendation. Rolling admissions enables applicants to have an
admissions decision within weeks of submitting their completed application. If
offered admission, applicants have up to 21 days to secure their seat with a
commitment deposit of $500.
Application
Deadlines
Trinity School of Medicine offers three program entry
points each year: January, May and September. We utilize a rolling
admissions process to give every applicant an individual evaluation on their
own merits. We encourage applicants to submit all materials for consideration
3 to 8 months prior to the requested start date. If it is determined
that you will be offered an interview, you can expect to receive notification
from the admissions office within two weeks of the receipt of your completed
application.
Submitting Your
Application for Admission
Option A: Upload AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS or
OMSAS APPLICATION REPORT
If you have a current AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS or OMSAS
Application Report, save the file as a pdf and submit
it for immediate consideration. If your AMCAS report has not
been processed, please submit your transcripts (student copies are acceptable
to initiate the process).
Option B: ONLINE APPLICATION
Complete the
Trinity School of Medicine Application
for Admission online.
Admission
Interviews
Trinity offers Admissions interviews to qualified
applicants who have submitted their application materials and met our standards
for interview eligibility. Admissions interviews are offered both in-person and
via Skype. Applicants may interview at any of Trinity's Admissions offices
located in Atlanta GA, Los
Angeles, CA, Baltimore, MD or on campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
To learn more about our unique approach to admissions
interviews or to check for opportunities to interview closer to home when
Trinity's admissions team travels to US and Canadian cities to host interviews,
Indian student visits our Indian counseling office for details.
Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Credit Hours
A minimum of 90 credit hours (or equivalent) from a
regionally accredited undergraduate institution and the completion of the
required courses below prior to matriculation.
Required Courses
·
Biology with Lab - one academic year with
laboratory experience. Advanced placement credits cannot be used to satisfy
this requirement; upper level courses should be taken if granted advance
placement credits.
·
General/Inorganic Chemistry with Lab – one academic year.
·
Organic Chemistry with Lab - one academic year. A semester of biochemistry (with or without
lab) may substitute for the 2nd semester of organic chemistry.
·
Mathematics – one semester of college level
mathematics, calculus or statistics highly recommended.
·
English – any non-science courses that
involve expository writing will satisfy this requirement.
While physics is not a requirement, to be well prepared, students are encouraged to seek courses that provide a foundational understanding of fluids, gases, and pressure variations.
While physics is not a requirement, to be well prepared, students are encouraged to seek courses that provide a foundational understanding of fluids, gases, and pressure variations.
MCAT
Medical
College Admissions Test scores are required for U.S.
and Canadian applicants (and strongly encouraged for all applicants). Scores
must be from exams taken within the past four years. MCAT results can be released to the admissions
department directly from the AAMC website.
Application and Supporting Documentation
The following items must be
provided for admissions consideration:
·
Completed Application for Admission - Applicants may submit Trinity School of Medicine's Online
Application or
a current and processed AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, or OMSAS Application in pdf
form. Visit the
Admissions Process page for more details.
·
Application fee of $50 (U.S.)
·
Letter(s) of Recommendation - Must come directly from the letter writer. Recommended sources
are your University Pre-health advising office, professors, physicians,
supervisors who are not family members and who can confirm the
applicant’s academic ability and/or provide evidence of positive character
traits. This requirement may be satisfied with one packet by a combined
committee that prepares such letters otherwise, two letters must be provided,
one of which must be from an academic source. Applicants may utilize our reference
request form to
initiate the process.
·
Transcripts from all post-secondary schools
attended—undergraduate colleges, graduate and/or professional programs
attended. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable to initiate the admissions
process. Prior to matriculation, official transcripts from each
institution must be submitted directly to the Office of Admissions from the
issuing institution.
Recommendation Letters
When selecting your references it is more important
that your letter writer(s) have strong comments to support your medical school
application. While someone may be highly credentialed and/or well respected in
their field, if they do not know you as an individual, they are not your best
choice. Identify references who can speak to your unique characteristics
and strengths or, how they believe you will manage the demands of medical
school and the medical profession.
Guidelines on Letters of Recommendation
Trinity School of Medicine requires two individual
letters of recommendation or one committee letter from your pre-health advising
office.
Letters of Recommendation may be sent to the admissions office
via VirtualsEvals.com or Interfolio.com.
Additionally, letter writers may submit their letters via direct email providing that the letter is sent from
the writer's institutional email account (letters sent from personal email
accounts such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo will not be accepted).
Tuition and Fees
TUITION (effective
January, 2017)
Basic Science Tuition: Terms I-V
$ 13,500 per term
Clinical Medicine Tuition: Terms VI-X
$ 14,750 per term
Total Tuition
$142,500 ten terms
FEES
Application Fee
$50 non-refundable
Commitment Deposit
$500 non-refundable*
Records Administration Fee
$225 terms I - X
Student Activity Fee
$50 terms I - V
Shelf Exam Fee
$150 term II, IV, V
Other Expenses
Textbooks
Students entering their initial term at Trinity School
of Medicine will be provided with a list of required and recommended texts.
Students should budget $750 to $975 for first term textbooks.
Clinical Attire and Medical Kits
Clinical attire, consisting of lab jackets, scrubs,
dissection kits and patient examination kits will be required during the basic
sciences terms. You should budget a total of $750 for these items which can be
purchased in advance of your arrival in St. Vincent.
Health Insurance
Health insurance is mandatory while students are
enrolled at Trinity School of Medicine. Students can either enroll in the
insurance plan provided by Trinity or provide proof of private coverage to the
Bursar at the time of registration for the term. Insurance costs are currently
$586 per term and coverage is provided by Worldwide Expatriate Association
(WEA).
Housing
Trinity offers clean and comfortable residence halls
on campus and near campus. Students are required to live in campus housing
during the basic science terms (terms I through V). Trinity will consider
requests for students to secure alternative housing to accommodate special
needs. Trinity maintains a list of off campus residential quarters that satisfy
Trinity housing standards. Costs of Trinity's on and off campus residences
range from $700 to $950 per month depending on amenities and location.
Personal
Food and entertainment is estimated to cost approximately
$1200 to $1500 per term.
All monitory amounts mentioned on the site are in U.S. denominated funds.
Trinity School of Medicine reserves the right to change tuition and adjust fees or to establish additional fees/charges whenever in their opinion such action is deemed necessary.
All monitory amounts mentioned on the site are in U.S. denominated funds.
Trinity School of Medicine reserves the right to change tuition and adjust fees or to establish additional fees/charges whenever in their opinion such action is deemed necessary.
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
Preparing for medical school requires years of
challenging courses, epic-length admission tests and amazing stamina given that
it's only the beginning of the journey. Put your hard work to work for
you. Whether through superior
academic achievement, the ability to balance school work with community service
or a commitment to serve your country, Trinity recognizes our incoming
students' efforts with merit-based scholarships, grants and awards.
Unless otherwise noted, the following scholarships and grants are exclusively available to incoming first-term MD students.
Unless otherwise noted, the following scholarships and grants are exclusively available to incoming first-term MD students.
Merit-Based Scholarships
Physician's Scholarship - $20,000 Award
Selected by the scholarship committee and awarded to a
select group of applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements in
GPA and MCAT exam testing.
·
Award will reduce the tuition by
$2,000 each term of the ten-term MD program
·
Eligibility is be based on a
combination of GPA and MCAT score(s)
Dean's Scholarship - $25,000 Award
Selected by the scholarship committee and awarded to a
select group of applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements in
GPA and MCAT exam testing.
·
Award will reduce the tuition by
$2,500 each term of the ten-term MD program
·
Eligibility is be based on a
combination of GPA and MCAT score(s)
President's Scholarship - $30,000 Award
Selected by the scholarship committee and awarded to a
select group of applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements in
GPA and MCAT exam testing.
·
Award will reduce the tuition by
$3,000 each term of the ten-term MD program
·
Eligibility is be based on a
combination of GPA and MCAT score(s)
Chancellor's Scholarship - $50,000 Award
All students who are awarded the Physician’s, Dean’s
and President’s Scholarship who have a GPA of 3.2 or higher may be invited to
compete for an additional merit scholarship level: The Chancellor’s
Scholarship, elevating their current scholarship to an award level of $50,000.
·
Applicants will complete a
written response to a topic determined by the chancellor. The Award recipient
will be selected by the scholarship committee.
·
Award will reduce the tuition by
$5,000 each term of the ten-term MD program
·
Students must maintain a 3.2 GPA
3.2 GPA and earn a 210 or higher on their first attempt of the USMLE Step 1
exam.
Vincentian Scholarship
The Vincentian Scholarship is awarded to an eligible
student entering the MD program from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The St.
Vincent and the Grenadines Services Commission will receive applications,
select finalists and choose the award recipient.
Trinity Award for Excellence - $1,000 Award
The Award for Excellence is a one-time Award of $1000
bestowed on a Trinity SOM student who scores at or above 220 on the USMLE Step
1 exam on their first attempt.
Scholarships
are offered to an applicant when they have been offered admission to the MD
program and have met the criteria for eligibility as determined by the
Scholarship Committee or Admissions Team. All scholarships require recipients
to maintain the specified GPA, successfully complete the admission requirements
and honor school policy.
Grants
Military Veterans
Recognition Grant - $5,000 - 10,000 Award
Selected by the Office of Admissions and awarded to a
select group of qualified applicants who have served their country in one of
the divisions of the US Armed Forces.
·
A grant of $1,000 per term
depending on total grant, will be awarded to a select set of military veterans,
who have served their country in the Armed Forces on current active duty or
with a verified honorable discharge.
·
Recipients must provide official
records demonstrating eligibility for this grant.
·
Grant will only be offered to
an applicant(s) who meet all admission prerequisites and have been offered
admission to Trinity School of Medicine.
Care in the Community
Grant - $5,000 - 10,000 Award
Selected by the Office of Admissions and awarded to a
qualified applicant(s) who has demonstrated leadership in community service at
home or abroad.
·
A grant of $1,000 per term
depending on the total grant, will be awarded to an applicant(s) who has
demonstrated a commitment to improving the lives of others.
·
Recipients will provide
references to substantiate their activities.
·
Recipients may be asked to submit
an essay on their involvement in their community service activities.
·
Grants will only be offered to
applicants who meet all admission prerequisites and have been offered admission
to Trinity School of Medicine.
Health Care Service
Grant - $5,000 - 10,000 Award
Selected by the Office of Admissions and awarded to a
qualified applicant(s) who has a prior background in a health care profession:
Nursing, EMT/Paramedic, Physicians Assistant, or Scribe.
·
A grant of $1,000 per term depending
on the total grant, will be awarded to an applicant(s) who has
verifiable work experience in a health care profession.
·
Recipients will have been in the
position or role for one year.
·
Grant will only be offered to
applicant(s) who meet all admission prerequisites and have been offered
admission to Trinity School of Medicine.
Canadian Student Study
Abroad Grant - $10,000 - $30,000 Award
Eligibility based on citizenship/permanent resident
status and award level determined by academic strengths that showcase your
abilities to succeed in medical school and beyond.
·
A grant of $1,000 - $3,000 per
term for the ten-term MD program, will be awarded to an applicant(s) who has
proof of citizenship or permanent resident status from Canada.
·
Grant will only be offered to
Applicant(s) who meet all admission prerequisites and have been offered
admission to Trinity School of Medicine.
Questions about grant or scholarship eligibility? Contact an admissions advisor.
Canadian
Student Exchange Rate Hardship Grant (Variable)
As of
January 2017, Trinity School of Medicine offers a hardship grant for Canadian
students to compensate for the current value of the Canadian dollar. This
“exchange rate grant” value will be assessed prior to the start of each new
term. When the Canadian dollar is valued at 90% or less than the US
dollar, the percentile difference will be applied as a grant to all Canadian
students' tuition.
Please keep in mind
1. This hardship grant can be applied in addition to other grants and scholarships made available by Trinity and will be calculated based on the tuition remaining once awards have been applied. If you are awarded a $1,000 grant towards each terms tuition, the example's 14% adjustment would be applied to $11,250 tuition owed.
2. This grant is, as mentioned, variable. It will be reassessed prior to the start of each term.
3. This is available to all Canadian students! Whether you are new student this January or already progressing towards graduation you are eligible for this tuition adjustment.
4. This program will be assessed on a term by term basis. If/when the value of the Canadian dollar increases to within 10% of the US dollar (or exceeds it), the program will be suspended.
5. While all Canadian citizens and permanent residents who receive an offer of admission for the MD program at Trinity School of Medicine will be eligible to apply for the program.
Please keep in mind
1. This hardship grant can be applied in addition to other grants and scholarships made available by Trinity and will be calculated based on the tuition remaining once awards have been applied. If you are awarded a $1,000 grant towards each terms tuition, the example's 14% adjustment would be applied to $11,250 tuition owed.
2. This grant is, as mentioned, variable. It will be reassessed prior to the start of each term.
3. This is available to all Canadian students! Whether you are new student this January or already progressing towards graduation you are eligible for this tuition adjustment.
4. This program will be assessed on a term by term basis. If/when the value of the Canadian dollar increases to within 10% of the US dollar (or exceeds it), the program will be suspended.
5. While all Canadian citizens and permanent residents who receive an offer of admission for the MD program at Trinity School of Medicine will be eligible to apply for the program.
Questions about grant or scholarship eligibility? Contact
an admissions advisor.
