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By: Dr. Prasanna Honnavar   Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. The flu...

Xavier University School of Medicine Aruba was represented by; Program Coordinator Dr. Maysaa Oğlu at a formal meeting...

By: Adrien Broussard MD 5   I was recently lucky enough to join a group of Xavier students...

By: Dr. Michelle Heffner Macera and Dilini Herath MD 2 On October 15, a circle of light united the...

Xavier is happy to welcome our new faculty members to our campus for our Fall 2019 semester! Get...

Recently Xavier University School of Medicine had the pleasure of hosting 2 local schools; St. Anna and St....

By: Tejal Patel, MD 6   You go through Xavier wondering how the past students have fared. You...

By: Dr. Vishal Saxena More than loving anyone in the world, you must learn to love yourself and...

By: Olivia Foster MD 2 On Friday, June 7, 2019, Xavier University held its annual Research Day with...

Xavier University School of Medicine is proud and excited that our Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean...

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Xavier University School of Medicine held its twelfth Graduation Ceremony. This year’s festivities...

Xavier University School of Medicine Aruba is proud to announce that we have received full accreditation from the...

The Prof. R. Nath Gold Medal was awarded to Dr. Prasanna Honnavar in recognition of his research in...

By: Dr. Fidelis Nwachukwu For the past decade, lung cancer has remained, and remains the leading cause of...

The concept of diversity is more prevalent now than ever in our society, not only in the United...

By: Jonathan Rogers, MD 4   The 28th and 29th of March saw another one of Xavier's workshops...

  By: Dr. Vishal Saxena Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a form of chronic illness that affects the...

  In a recent article published by Newsday, they highlighted the recent news of New York University (NYU)...

By: Taylor Heverly, MD 2 The Student Government Association at Xavier is an important student run organization that essentially...

By: Dr. Gopikumar Shivaramaiah The modern world has transformed to be highly competitive. There is quite an amount of struggle...

By: Dr. Prasad Vijayashankar In the 1950’s, a Pharmaceutical company in Germany developed the drug Thalidomide for convulsion, however...

By: Dr.Lalit Mehra   Little did Brandon Noble know that his career as a professional National Football League...

On Saturday November 24th, 2018, XUSOM’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) members descended on Casa Cuna Orphanage to...

By: Dr. Vishal Saxena Xavier University School of Medicine was proud to host Dr. Roel Jonkhoff, an internist-hemato-oncologist...

Faculty Session By: Dr.Pawlak On Tuesday October 30th, the XUSOM faculty and students were treated to a guest...

By: Megan Rivera, MD 3, AMSA Secretary October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. 1 in every 8 women...

By: Dr.Segie Apacible On October 17th, Wednesday, the Holiday Inn Resort on Aruba invited XUSOM to participate in...

Written By: Dr. Vishal Saxena Cancer is the abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells in our body that involves...

By: Dr. Kevin Pawlak, Chair of the Admission Committee  The admissions interview is an important tool to learn...

For the entire last week we had distinguished Professor Dr. Vernon Curran visit our Aruba campus to enlighten...

By: Dr. Gabriel Andrade, Dr. Malpe Bhat, Mr. Tyson Tetoff MD5 In this published article by Dr. Gabriel...

Xavier University School of Medicine is excited to announce that for our 2nd annual Alumni Global Meet our...

Xavier University School of Medicine is happy to announce that the University and the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute...

By: Dr. Vishal Saxena On a bright Saturday morning, the 4th day of August 2018, Xavier University School...

By: Dr. Lalit Mehra The term autonomic nervous system conjures up in our minds, an image of a...

President Bhooplapur is excited to announce that Xavier University School of Medicine has earned the highest level of...

The Italian Renaissance: How Art Impacted Anatomy By: Dr. Manisha Hansda The Renaissance is a period in Europe...

By:  Dr. Gabriel Andrade Every once in a while I hear the claim that vaccines and autism are...

By: Dr. Gabriel Andrade, Lecturer of Behavioral Science With some oversimplification, it could be argued that Medical Ethics...

By: Dr. Fidelis Nwachukwu, Lecturer of Microbiology   WHO, the World Health Organization, defines obesity as “abnormal or...

On Saturday, June 16th, 2018, Xavier University School of Medicine held its eleventh Graduation Ceremony. This year’s festivities...

By: Dr. Segie Apacible and Dr. Gil Apacible   The XUSOM Anatomy Department is excited to announce the...

By: Dr. Gopikumar Shivaramaiah   A dream for every medical student is to pursue their medical degree with...

By: Dr. Kevin Pawlak, Ph.D   Recently, I had the privilege of working on a research project with...

By: Dr, Ralitza A. Spassova, XUSOM Faculty   The Annual XUSOM Research Day, held this year on Friday,...

By: Dr. Gabriel Andrade   Part of our job as medical educators is to correct many myths that...

On Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Xavier University School of Medicine had the honor of hosting the International Congress...

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By: Dr. Prasanna Honnavar     So, you're a Medical Researcher. Chance are you're pretty busy. First, there's...

By: Dr. Narshima Prasad Vijayashankar   Among the ancient cultures where lighter skin was more desirable, the purpose...

Xavier University School of Medicine had the honor of welcoming the first female Prime Minister of Aruba, Honorable...

By: Dr. Malpe Surekha Bhat   Although medical school curricula has always embraced and appreciated the need to...

By: Dr. Malpe Surekha Bhat, Faculty participant at the Polio run   Rotary International is known to put...

By: Justina Babu, MD3   In the month of October, the MD3 students of Xavier University School of...

By: P. Ravi Shankar, Christopher Rose, Asma Toor   Are you familiar with the left brain, right brain concept?...

You’re heading to medical school – congrats! You’ve worked hard for this achievement and should be very proud....

On Tuesday, June 28th, 2016, ~40 of St. Anna's 6th grade students came to the campus of XUSOM...

By: Adebola Adegbite MD5   The Student Ambassador Organization (SAO) of the Xavier University School of Medicine advocates...

By: Riddhi Patel, MD3   It had been almost a year since the local community of Aruba came...

You know that you want to be a doctor, but there are many paths to choose. Deciding where...

The Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba (XUSOM), celebrated its 10th commencement ceremony on May 20th at St....

By:  Navneet Dhaliwal, PM4   “Bon dia!” was one of the first few words processed upon arrival on...

By: Jennifer Khan   For me, science is a family approach. Ever since I could remember, medicine was...

By: Ms. Kendra N. Parson and Dr. Gabriel Andrade   On September 29th, 2017, Xavier University School of...

By: Artem Artemev, MD1   Xavier University has reached a new historic milestone, and we were honored to...

By: Dr. Gabriel Andrade, Lecturer of Behavioral Sciences   Prior to teaching Behavioral Science at Xavier University School...

By: Zenobia Tayeb, MD3   With the collective effort between various XUSOM clubs AMSA, FMIG, PMIG, and SGA,...

The pressure of getting into Medical School can be daunting, especially for those that have struggled with the...

No matter where you apply in the United States, medical school admission is competitive as they compare applicants...

On September 29th, Xavier University School of Medicine held its first Annual Alumni Global Meet at its campus...