The Clinical Sciences Program comprises of an intensive 72 weeks of physician-supervised Clinical Rotations comprising of 48 weeks of Core Rotations and 24 weeks of Elective Rotations at our teaching affiliate hospitals and specialized clinical facilities in USA and Caribbean. During the Rotations/Clerkship, the students participate in supervised patient care rotating through various medical specialties and sub-specialties. The students receive personal guidance from the clinical faculty to develop essential skills and knowledge.
Clinical Rotation is undoubtedly one of the most exciting phases of the student's medical education experience. Since AUB students are given hands-on experience from the first semester of the MD Program, their transition into the clinical rotations is with confidence and knowledge to succeed. Such training allows the students to further hone their skills in patient examination, diagnostic evaluation and critical thinking through direct patient care.
Chicago Regional Hospitals
Loretto Hospital
Established in 1923, Loretto Hospital operates as an acute care, not-for-profit community hospital dedicated to serving residents from Chicago's Austin and neighboring communities. As a community-focused healthcare provider, the institution offers a unique, patient-centered delivery system designed to promote general wellness and health education throughout the region.
The hospital delivers comprehensive, quality care across a wide range of specialties, including primary care, geriatric medicine, eye care, behavioral health, pediatrics, women’s health, family planning, and dental services. Through strategic partnerships with physicians, research institutions, area residents, and local businesses, Loretto Hospital strives daily to establish itself as the community's healthcare provider of choice.
Insight Chicago Hospital and Medical Center
Insight Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, is committed to providing and advocating for the necessary educational, financial and human resources needed and required to support Graduate Medical Education programs in a comprehensive manner. The Graduate Medical Education leadership, faculty and staff at Insight Hospital and Medical Center strive to be a conduit for encouragement in bringing each individual's potential to light as an accomplishment.
The hospital's mission is to educate and train Residents and qualified Medical Students to meet the ever-evolving health needs of the population. The medical centre seeks to impact and assure the viability, quality and advancement of the healthcare system by instilling in its trainees the necessity for life-long learning as a critical component of safe and appropriate care of patients.
The Office of Graduate Medical Education provides a structured environment that facilitates the educational programs' ability to assist the trainees in their personal and professional development while fostering learning environments to help trainees excel in clinical service, research and teaching.
Jackson Park Hospital
Since 1959 Jackson Park Hospital & Medical Center in south of Chicago, constantly strives to better serve the growing needs of the community. This comprehensive care facility offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, therapeutic and ancillary services with a commitment to medical education at all levels. The hospital offers full medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric and medical stabilization (detox) services. It also provides care in various sub-specialties like cardiology, gastroenterology, urology, ophthalmology, oncology orthopedics, ENT, pulmonary medicine, geriatrics and infectious disease. The emergency department attends to approximately 25,000 patients annually. The hospital also provides medical education and training through its family medicine residency program in association with the various affiliated medical schools.
Barbados Hospitals
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), recognized as one of the Caribbean's best hospitals, is Barbados' premier acute care facility and a key destination for high-quality healthcare and clinical training. QEH is an accredited teaching hospital that provides an enriching clinical environment for aspiring medical professionals.
Established on November 14, 1964, the hospital was founded to meet the growing medical, surgical, and clinical healthcare needs of the Caribbean, while supporting the training and development of future physicians and healthcare practitioners. Over the years, QEH has evolved into a modern tertiary healthcare institution with an expanded capacity, reflecting its continued commitment to advancing patient care and medical excellence.
The hospital's dynamic clinical setting allows students to enhance their diagnostic, communication, and patient management skills while working alongside experienced physicians and healthcare teams. Guided by Barbados' 10-Year Health Plan and the QEH Care Excellence Programme (CEP), the institution continues to strengthen the delivery of quality healthcare services, offering medical students a robust, patient-centered learning experience in a real-world clinical environment.
The Psychiatric Hospital
The Psychiatric Hospital, Barbados, is a premier mental health institution dedicated to providing comprehensive and community-focused psychiatric care across the island. Guided by its mission to reduce the need for institutionalized care, the hospital delivers accessible mental health services through a multidisciplinary team approach that emphasizes prevention, education, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Medical students completing clinical rotations at the Psychiatric Hospital gain valuable exposure to a wide range of psychiatric conditions and modern mental healthcare practices in both hospital and community settings. Working alongside experienced healthcare professionals, students develop essential clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and compassionate patient care while gaining insight into community-based mental health delivery and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Caribbean Hospital
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Guyana
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is Guyana’s premier tertiary healthcare institution and a recognised Level V national referral hospital. Established in 1838, GPHC has evolved into a modern healthcare facility handling numerous outpatient visits and inpatient admissions annually. As the country’s leading centre for medical education and research, GPHC plays a critical role in delivering specialised healthcare services while supporting regional hospitals and primary healthcare centres across Georgetown and the East Coast corridor.
Committed to excellence in patient care, teaching, and research, GPHC provides a dynamic clinical environment that offers valuable exposure to diverse medical cases and healthcare practices. Clinical rotations at GPHC provide students of American University of Barbados, School of Medicine (AUB) with the opportunity to train within a high-volume tertiary care institution, enhancing clinical competence, professional development, and global medical perspectives.
NOTE: Student handbook and Clinical Rotations handbook can be printed separately.
Visa information for Non-U.S and Non-Canadian Students
In order to complete the American University of Barbados Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program, students from outside the U.S. and Canada may need to obtain certain visas in order to undertake all or a portion of the requisite clinical training in the U.S. Additionally, all students from outside the U.S. and Canada wishing to practice in the U.S. or Canada will need certain visas to take one or more segments of the USMLE exams in the U.S. These visas are solely the student’s responsibility to obtain. Students who are unable to obtain the necessary visas will not be able to access clerkships in the U.S.


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