Since its founding in 1998, Medical University of the Americas has awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree to nearly 1,600 graduates. As measured by the residency appointments and professional accomplishments of our graduates, the most important measure of any school, MUA has been extremely successful. That success begins with exceptional performance on the critical USMLE Step 1 exam, between 2015 and 2020, the first time pass rate averaged 98% - a consistently strong performance.
2022 Residency Placements
Congratulations to all of our recent MUA Grads! Please view our top appointments in U.S. & Canada.
Residency Placements in recent years:
Post-Graduate Programs
A sampling of some post-graduate programs where MUA students have placed includes:
- Albert Einstein (Neurology)
- Case Western Reserve (Emergency Medicine)
- Cleveland Clinic Health System – Fairview Hospital (Surgery)
- Duke University (Psychiatry)
- Louisiana State University (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, St. Cloud, MN (Family Medicine)
- Michigan State University (Family Medicine)
- New York Medical College (Surgery)
- Queen’s University (Pediatrics)
- St. Vincent’s Medical Center – Connecticut (Diagnostic Radiology)
- Tulane (Neurology)
- University of Arizona (Internal Medicine)
- University of Florida (Pathology, Pediatrics)
- University of Nevada (Surgery)
- University of North Carolina (Anesthesiology)
- University of Pennsylvania (Anesthesiology)
- University of Saskatchewan (Surgery)
- University of Tennessee (Urology)
- University of Toronto (Neurosurgery)
Our successful MUA Graduate, Andy Truong
Launching a Career in Anesthesiology
Hear from Andy Truong as he sings the praises of Medical University of Americas along with his experience of moving to Nevis Island based in the Caribbean. Learn how the first semester was the hardest, with regular class tests to maintain the high-quality graduates that MUA produces.
Grail Sisters
Ronald Russo
An Upper Edge for Getting a Residency
Samir Gandhi
FB Live with Ivy Zhang
A Day in the Life of MUA Student, Camellia
Jennifer Ingersoll - Coming Home to North Carolina
Baieruss Trinos - Becoming a Hospitalist
Stefan's insight into Pre-Med program
Clement Aroh talking about his professors, and his life as a student at MUA
Alum Dr. Zakious Tracey
Brian Chwiecko
Adnan Qureshi - Earning a Surgery Residency
Mamoona Mirza - Coming Home to Practice in Toronto
Emily Kurokawa - "MUA Was There for Me."
Graduate profiles
Sepehr Karimi, M.D.
General Surgery Residency at Waterbury Hospital
"I loved the Gateway Program. It really helped me transition to the MD Program seamlessly. We played soccer and tennis; we had study groups and I learned so much. We were so close to the Dean at MUA who really helped guide us. All the resources were there for you. It was so great."
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Naveria Ammad
Internal Medicine UPMC Mercy Hospital & Published RLRA Paper
"The Gateway Program was a great opportunity for me to establish efficient study habits and acquire basic medical knowledge. This gave me a lot of confidence before starting the MD. I was also able to build relations early on with upper med students and professors who helped me tremendously throughout my time on the island."
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Anthony Ramdass
Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine Residency Program at Northwell Health-Mather Hospital
Anthony speaks glowingly of his time at MUA, "I loved every part of Basic Sciences. The classes were excellent, and the professors really took the time to teach us, and make sure that we understood everything. They always had office hours after class as well. My transition to clinical rotations was easy too."
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Habib A. Nazir, MD
Internal Medicine Residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health
"A student’s ability to interact and have access to the professors at MUA is amazing. The professors took a personal interest in helping us develop as medical professionals. Our success was their priority. I am still in touch with my teachers there."
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Joseph Michael Garcia, M.D.
Family Medicine Residency at Louisiana State University
A May 2018 grad of Medical University of the Americas, Joseph is currently a resident in Family Medicine at Louisiana State University in Alexandria, La. Following residency, he plans to pursue a fellowship in Sports Medicine.
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Joseph Jose, MD
Internal Medicine Residency at Bethesda Health Physician Group, Wellington, Fl.
"The clinicals are a great opportunity for students to excel and really discover their passion.” For Dr. Jose, that passion was in internal medicine and pediatrics. Upon graduation, he spent a year doing research in pulmonary medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NY."
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Kara Roncin, MD
Pathology Residency at Case Western Reserve University
"One of the great things about our clinicals at MUA was the opportunity to work in so many different hospitals and see what diseases are more prevalent in different parts of the country. I have been lucky enough to treat patients with rare diseases we had been told no one would ever see in practice."
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Syed Imran Zaidi and Fazila Zaidi
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residencies in Tennessee
Matching into a residency as a couple is a difficult feat, particularly when both are hopeful to achieve their first choice in residency. For both Imran and Fazila all went well, with Imran matching into Internal Medicine and Fazila into Pediatrics together in Tennessee.
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Sasha Klemawesch, MD
Critical Care Fellowship at Washington University
The Gateway Program and MD Program at MUA has been critical to Sasha Klemawesch's success. Sasha graduated in 2011 and obtained residencies in Internal Medicine at SUNY Downstate, and Emergency Medicine at University of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital. She started her Critical Care Fellowship in 2017.
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