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.
2023 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
Dr. Ashad Abid
Double Fellowship in Geriatric, Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Brown University
Congratulations to MUA graduate Dr. Ashad Abid on your double fellowship in Geriatric and Hospice and Palliative medicine at Brown University! We are so proud and wish you much continued success.
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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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Christopher Smith, MD
Internal Medicine Residency at Sinai Hospital Baltimore
"Coming to MUA provided me with a new foundation of hope for myself and my future. Apart from my own intrinsic drive, watching dedicated classmates around me working so hard also really helped motivate me to want to be the best I could be. It truly had a hugely positive effect on me."
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Kishan Sitapara, MD
Prelim Internal Medicine Residency at Montefiore Medical Center
"I did my research and read about the great success of MUA grads, and the fact that the island was beautiful and conducive to studying really helped my decision making process. I read that all that you need and want is there, but with minimal distractions, so I decided this was the right environment for me."
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Areef Kassam, MD
Psychiatry Residency at Community Health Network, Indianapolis
Trained as a psychiatrist and devoted to children, Areef Kassam is in the wonderful position of combining two of his passions. While completing his psychiatric residency in Indianapolis, Areef was also working in the city’s juvenile court system, serving as a special advocate for children.
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Michael Swikehardt, MD
General Surgery Residency at Mt. Sinai Health System
"Everyone there is very willing to help you. I had a wonderful time. I had great teachers who really knew what they were talking about. I can truly say that my clinicals were a blast. I was the first in my class to take the Step 1 exam, scored a 242 and I was on my way."
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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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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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Junaid Munshi, MD
Preceptor in St. Louis
Doing well in his clinical rotations, Junaid began a residency in Family Medicine at Louisiana State University Medical Center and distinguished himself with the “Resident Teaching Award”, “Research and Scholarly Activity Award” as well as the highest Step 3 score in his residency class.
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