MUA: Education for Medical Excellence

The U.S. Department of Education via the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) has determined that the accreditation standards used by MUA’s accrediting body are comparable to the standards used to approve U.S. medical schools.

MUA is one of the few international medical schools with approvals from the key states of New York, California, and Florida. This means that MUA’s students have access to high-quality clinical rotations in their 3rd and 4th years of medical school that would otherwise be unavailable to them, as well as access to sought-after residencies and licensure in the case of New York and California, respectively. Collectively, these approvals also make MUA graduates who complete the requisite licensing exams eligible for practice in all 50 U.S. states and Canada.

MUA’s MD curriculum is based on an integrated, systems-based approach, the same approach utilized by top U.S. medical schools.

MUA graduates obtain residencies in competitive programs across the full range of medical specialties in the U.S. and Canada. Many of MUA’s graduates excel in their residencies, becoming Chief Residents, and many pursue Fellowship opportunities following residencies. Since 2001, 88% of MUA graduates seeking residency in the United States and Canada secured positions. As measured by the residency appointments and professional accomplishments of our graduates, the most important measure of any school, MUA has been extremely successful.

At the core of MUA’s educational philosophy is the belief that small class sizes, with significant student-teacher interaction, are fundamental to the student experience. Our 3:1 student-to-faculty in the Gateway program and our 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio in the Basic Science program means that MUA students get one-to-one attention from our faculty and ongoing support during the clinical rotations. This is a critical benefit that larger medical schools simply cannot offer.

MUA is one of a select group of international medical schools approved by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in U.S. Federal Financial Aid programs.

In the US, MUA has been approved to participate in the U.S. Federal Direct Loan Program administered by the U.S. Department of Education.. In Canada, students are eligible for Federal Loans through the Ministry of Education Student Support Branch in the province of residence

Passing your USMLE licensing exams on the first attempt is critical to your success in attaining a residency. The preparation MUA provides for the USMLE examinations is an essential part of the student experience. This support reflects in an exceptional first-time pass rate on USMLE Step I. In 2020, the first time pass rate averaged 98% - a consistently strong performance

The personalized attention that comes with small class sizes isn’t just something you’ll feel during your Basic Sciences education. You’ll feel it during your clinical rotations as well, where MUA is able to offer a level of oversight and guidance that simply isn’t possible at bigger schools—and it’s a key reason our graduates achieve top residencies.

In 2020, the 3,109 residency positions offered in 2017 by AOA-approved programs will become available to graduates of MD programs as a result of the merger between the ACGME and the AOA. No longer will these spots be exclusively available to DOs without competition from MDs.