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AUC Student Perspective
Hands-on clinical training, case-based learning, standardized patients -- see what it's like to be part of a clinical medicine workshop at AUC.
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AUC Student Perspective
Kanchan Tiwari, MD ’16 had never pictured leaving her home state to pursue medicine, much less going international. But today, this AUC grad is an internal medicine resident at MedStar Health in Baltimore, and couldn’t be happier with the path she took.
Brandon Lewko standing next to AUC seal
Medical School Tips & Resources, AUC Student Perspective

“AUC did a lot to prepare me for everything I saw in clinical rotations, and it made me feel very comfortable in that environment,” says Class of 2016 graduate Brandon Lewko, MD.

Dr. Ingrid Paredes
AUC Student Perspective
Ingrid Paredes, MD '11 reflects on the benefits of beginning medical school at AUC during the May semester start.
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AUC Student Perspective

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Emran Hassanzada’s parents fled the country. Like so many refugees, they left everything behind—careers, a home, friends and family—for a shot at a better life. They were chasing the American Dream.

Brittni Mcclellan
AUC Student Perspective

It was January 1, 2016. After an 8-hour flight from Detroit, Michigan, I landed in St. Maarten for my very first semester at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC).