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Published: February 16, 2022
As you are aware the COVID-19 global pandemic as declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020, has posed serious challenges for the operations of CAAM-HP and medical schools in the region. CAAM-HP was forced to postpone several site visits which were scheduled for 2020/2021.
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Published: December 13, 2021
CAAM-HP has become aware that some medical schools in the Caribbean which it has accredited are misleading students and other stakeholders with false information about the conditions attached to their accreditation status
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Published: December 9, 2021
At its December 2021 meeting, the USMLE Management Committee conducted a review of the USMLE Step 1 passing standard and decided that a two-point increase in the passing standard - used to determine a Pass or Fail outcome - will apply to Step 1 examinees testing on or after January 26, 2022. On the current three-digit score scale, the 2022 passing standard will change from 194 to 196.
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Published: November 12, 2021
The public is hereby advised that Xavier University School of Medicine in Aruba, having withdrawn from CAAM-HP in February 2020
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Published: September 17, 2021
CAAM-HP was granted WFME Recognition for a ten-year term, May 2012 - May 2022.
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Published: January 26, 2021
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and NBME, co-sponsors of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®), are today announcing the discontinuation of work to relaunch a modified Step 2 Clinical Skills examination (Step 2 CS)
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Published: January 1, 2021
The Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions extends warmest wishes to all its stakeholders for a healthy and rewarding new year. 2020 was for everyone worldwide, a very challenging year.
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Published: December 9, 2020
CAAM-HP understands that schools are anxious about a site visit and it is just as keen about undertaking these visits.
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Published: September 19, 2020
Over time, the CAAM-HP Secretariat has received a number of complaints from students of (in particular) offshore medical schools in the Caribbean
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Published: September 1, 2020
AFMC has finalized the 2021 R-1 Match Timeline. Match Day will be April 20, 2021