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Photo above: From left to right: David Taylor, UCLan Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the UCLan University Board; Dr. Heidi Chumley, Executive Dean of the AUC; Preston Mayor Councillor David Borrow; Professor Graham Baldwin, Vice-Chancellor at UCLan; and Dr.

AUC School of Medicine is pleased to announce the recipients this year’s Clinical Faculty Teaching Awards. The 18 awardees were chosen from among hundreds of qualified and talented faculty at our affiliated hospital sites in the United States and United Kingdom.

Physicians are increasingly called on to lead and serve in large scale emergencies like natural disasters, shootings, and disease outbreaks.

"Not only did AUC School of Medicine pave the way for me to become a general surgeon, but it allowed me to further my surgical education in the competitive field of plastic and reconstructive surgery," says Dr. Daniele.

Growing up in Iraq before later moving to the United States, Moe came face-to-face with the instability plaguing the region while watching his father, a physician, care for patients wounded in bombing attacks.

What does it mean to be named a chief resident? Your program director and peers have deemed you ready to handle additional responsibilities in postgraduate training—such as mentoring and advocating for other members of your team, doing work to support overall program objectives, and other added leadership or administrative duties.

New monthly video series will help first responders use ECGs to make healthcare decisions.

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) celebrated nearly 400 graduates during its 2019 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18. The event drew more than 2,800, attendees, including graduates, friends and family, and faculty leaders from the university’s medical sciences campus in Sint Maarten.

Elliott Chen, MD '19 graduated from AUC with not only his top choice residency placement, but also a heightened sense of empathy and an expanded worldview.

More than one-hundred new students celebrated the official start to medical school during AUC’s White Coat Ceremony on Monday, May 6.