Charters

A charter serves as the official governmental permission for a medical school and its faculty to teach the art and science of medicine, and operate in that designated country.

Xavier University School of Medicine at Aruba (XUSOM at Aruba) is independently chartered by the Government of Aruba of the Dutch Antilles.

International Medical Education Directory (IMED)

International Medical Education Directory (IMED) is a division of the United States of America's Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). An international medical school is now required to be recognized by IMED in order for their student and graduates to apply and sit for the United States Medical License Examination (USMLE). Previous to the introduction of IMED, a medical school had to be recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for these same privileges. IMED listing is also a requirement for medical licensure in certain states, independent of WHO recognition.

Students and graduates of XUSOM at Aruba are eligible to sit for any step of the USMLE, in fulfillment of the ECFMG Certification requirements for a U.S. residency.

NOTE - the XUSOM at Aruba IMED listing is also recognized by the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) for certification and eligibility for medical licensure

World Health Organization (WHO)

A medical school's recognition and enlistment in the WHO's World Directory of Medical Schools is still required by certain state medical boards for medical licensure. This enlistment is no longer required for an international medical student or graduates participation in the USMLE.

XUSOM at Aruba has been approved by the WHO, and will be listed in the next edition of updates to the WHO's World Directory of Medical Schools.

Licensure and Practice of Medicine

United States

Medical residency training is required of all medical doctors in order to be eligible to apply for medical licensure to practice medicine in the United States. ECFMG Certification is required of all international medical graduates to be able to start medical residency training in the United States.

The ECFMG recognition of XUSOM at Aruba enables the graduates of XUSOM at Aruba to be eligible for ECFMG Certification, and participation in U.S. medical residency training programs.

For more information on the USMLE and international medical graduate policies - we encourage you to visit the official website of ECFMG, or request for more information by contacting the ECFMG as follows:

Educational Commission for the Foreign Medical Graduate
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685 USA
Telephone: (215) 386-5900
Fax: (215) 386-9196
Email: info@ecfmg.org

For more information on the practice of medicine in the United States - we encourage you to visit the official website of Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), or request for more information by contacting the FSMB as follows:

Federation of State Medical Boards
PO Box 619850
Dallas, TX 75261-9850
Telephone: (817) 868-4000 W: www.fsmb.org
Fax: (817) 868-4099

Canada

In order to apply for Licensure of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC), a graduate must have passed both Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Parts one and two (MCCQE Parts I and II). NOTE - As a pre-requisite to sitting for the MCCQE Part I, an International medical graduate must pass the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE).

Graduates of XUSOM at Aruba are eligible to sit for MCCEE, QE Parts I and II, and application for the LMCC.

For more information regarding Canadian medical licensure, please visit the official website for Medical Council of Canada (MCC), or request for more information by contacting the MCC as follows:

Courier Address:
Medical Council of Canada
100 - 2283 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa ON Canada K1G 5A2

Mailing Address:
Medical Council of Canada
PO Box 8234 Stn T
Ottawa ON Canada K1G 3H7
Telephone: (613) 521-6012
Fax: (613) 521-9417

For more information about individual Medical Council of Canada examination, please visit the following websites:
MCCEE
MCCQE Part I
MCCQE Part II

Aruba

In order for graduates of XUSOM to practice medicine in the island country of Aruba, the graduate must meet the standard eligibility criteria for medical licensure in Aruba.

XUSOM at Aruba is chartered and recognized by the Island Government of Aruba. Graduates of at XUSOM Aruba are eligible to apply for medical licensure and practice medicine in Aruba upon meeting all standard medical licensure criteria and requirement.