Welcome to academics at Xavier University School of Medicine (XUSOM), Bonaire. We possess experience, knowledge, and resources that are needed to provide our students with thorough basic medical instruction on our Bonaire campus and clinical rotations in U.S. teaching hospitals.
In most large academic institutions students are just numbers. Here they are known by their first names. Our faculty and staff coach them individually, both in the classroom and after class. We provide them with continuous guidance on how to prepare for Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations; for success in their clinical rotations; and for applying and interviewing for a residency position afterwards. Our students leave Bonaire well-prepared to succeed in the remainder of their medical studies and later as practicing physicians.
Xavier University School of Medicine, Bonaire is the first Caribbean medical school to teach with a new technology, plastinated human organs. Students learn from these preserved human organs in both classroom and laboratory settings. Many American medical schools have begun substituting human cadavers with plastinated human organs because of their superiority as teaching tools.
We believe that the pursuit of a career in medicine requires a tremendous amount of sacrifice, patience, and effort to succeed. If you are passionate about pursuing a continuously challenging, evolving and rewarding career in medicine, we welcome you to consider the unique experience of studying at Xavier University School of Medicine, Bonaire- a rising leader in international medical education located on a safe and tranquil Caribbean island.
