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Four-Year MD Program
SGU’s School of Medicine, the premier Caribbean medical school, offers a world-class Doctor of Medicine MD degree program that provides both practical and critical thinking skills needed to succeed as a practicing physician.
Our 42-acre Grenada campus offers a beautiful, encouraging environment that both supports and challenges you during medical school.
Four-Year MD Curriculum Overview
The Four-Year MD program consists of a 157-week curriculum that is typically completed within four calendar years.
The MD program is broken down into two phases: Basic Sciences, and Clinical Training.
- Year 1 and Year 2 (Basic Sciences), students complete their courses on the True Blue Campus in Grenada. Students learn through traditional lectures and laboratory sessions augmented by small–group sessions and case–based learning exercises.
- Year 3 and Year 4 (Clinical Training) happens at SGU affiliated hospitals and clinics across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Grenada using bedside teaching and augmented by lectures, small groups, and directed study.
The curriculum for our Four-Year program gives you the foundation needed to succeed as a physician, and prepares you to grow your practice into a thriving career in medicine.
Four-Year Path
Next Start Date
August 2020
Time to Completion
4 years
Program Overview
- 86 credits + two years clinical
- Years 1 & 2: Grenada True Blue Campus
- Years 3 & 4: US, UK, Canada or Grenada Hospitals or Clinics
Realize Your Dream of Becoming a Doctor.
The 1,099 graduates who obtained a US or Canadian Residency in 2020 are proof that SGU is continuing to add compassionate, skilled doctors to the global workforce.
Take the next step towards realizing your dream of becoming a doctor by obtaining your MD degree at St. George’s University.
Four-Year MD Program Admissions Process
The SGU admissions process and requirements give you detailed information on what prerequisites are needed to apply for our Four-Year MD degree program, and will walk you through the steps you need to take on applying for admission.
Entry qualification is a Bachelor’s degree in the requisite sciences.
Admissions & Applying
- Find out more about our easy application process
- Our team of admission specialists are here and ready to help you realize your dream of becoming a doctor
- Take the next step and join the 17,000 SGU doctors who practice medicine in the US and around the world
Tuition & Scholarships
- Learn about medical school tuition and fees
- SGU offers a variety of scholarships designed to recognize academic excellence and provide access to the best and brightest students
- Approximately 35% of the students enrolled in the MD program receive scholarship support every year
Student Support
- Student support is at the core of the St. George’s University School of Medicine’s mission
- The University offers a wide range of services that ensure that the University is in partnership with each student during his or her medical school journey
- We help you reach the ultimate goal of becoming a doctor
Campus Experience
- With 65 state-of-the-art facilities, the True Blue medical school Grenada campus has the ideal environment for medical students from around the world to live, learn, and build diverse networks
- Take a virtual tour to get a sense of how SGU can change your life for the better
FAQS about Four-Year MD program
How many graduates get a residency after graduation?
Our graduates find postgraduate positions (residencies) through a variety of ways. Many of our graduates attain US residencies through the Match program a few months prior to graduation. Some seek US residencies outside the Match and others look for postgraduate training elsewhere—in their home country, in research, or elsewhere. 93 percent of eligible US 2017 graduates attained a US residency position within one year of graduation. This year, 93% of eligible US 2018 graduates who applied for a postgraduate position obtained one at the time of graduation.* *Data as of August 2018
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How do SGU students perform on the USMLE?
St. George’s University students continue to flourish on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 exam, with first-time takers registering a 95 percent pass rate in 2018, including a 96 percent pass rate for students from the United States and Canada. The more than 1,200 SGU students taking the exam for the first time hailed from 49 countries over five continents. They posted an impressive mean score of 224, with a mean score of 230 for SGU’s Canadian students.
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What is the average MCAT and GPA of students entering the MD program?
The average cumulative GPA is a 3.3 and the average Science GPA is a 3.2. The average total MCAT score is a 498. These are our averages, we do not have minimums. The School of Medicine Faculty Student Selection Committee does a full review of each applicant and seeks students who demonstrate both academic and non-academic skills to be successful in medical school and the subsequent practice of medicine.
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