Over 80% of SGU students use scholarships and academic loans to cover the cost of their education.
To help ensure that fluctuations in currency rates do not negatively impact the cost of your education, St. George’s University MD students from Canada can have their exchange rate locked for their entire education at SGU. Rate lock is based on 3-month average rate as of June 1 of the matriculation year.
Pass Rate For Canadian Students Who Sat The MCCEE 2017-18
USMLE Step 1 Pass Rate for SGU’s Canadian First-Time Test Takers in 2019
MD Students from Canada
MD Graduates from Canada
Countries Around The World Where SGU Graduates Have Practiced
Founded in 1976 with the goal of drawing the best talent and practices from around the world, St. George’s University in the Caribbean has become a leading center for academic excellence worldwide. With medical students, alumni and faculty drawn from over 150 countries including Canada, we truly are an international institution, with a uniquely global perspective, perfectly poised to help educate students in this rapidly shrinking world.
Partial-tuition bursary awards are available to eligible non-US citizen/permanent residents who demonstrate financial need and can fund the balance of their education beyond the bursary award.
The International Peace Bursary program is committed to promoting a student body made up of diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds that will contribute to a worldwide medical community.
Partial-tuition bursary awards are granted to international students dedicated to the enhancement of medical care systems. These awards are grants-in-aid and do not have to be repaid.
The Canadian Leadership Grant will be awarded to select premed/prehealth clubs and organizations to help promote leadership among aspiring young physicians across Canada through club activities.
For Advisor/Club Leaders interested in applying for the Canadian Leadership Grant, please reach out to our Canada Director of Admissions, Jibran Vahidy, at jvahidy@sgu.edu for more information.
The University offers medical and veterinary medical degrees in its Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and independent and dual graduate degrees in the sciences, public health, and business. View a full list of academic programs at our Caribbean campus.
Offering a US-centric medical and veterinary medical degree programs, entry points are available for students from any education system around the world—including a four-year program for those entering with a traditional baccalaureate degree and five-, six-, and seven-year tracks for those entering with international degrees. Our education standards are high as witnessed by the number of accreditation and approvals.
Students enrolled in our medical education program spend two years studying the basic sciences followed by access to clinical training opportunities at over 70 affiliated hospitals and clinical centers in the United States, Grenada, and United Kingdom.
Students enrolled in our veterinary medical education program spend three years in Grenada, the Caribbean, studying the basic sciences followed by clinical training at AVMA-accredited veterinary schools in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia.
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St. George’s University School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine offer a range of entry options into the Doctor of Medicine program for applicants of all ages and academic qualifications. Based on their academic background, applicants will enter a seven-, six-, or five-year track or the four-year MD program. Students presenting secondary school (or Advanced Level or International Baccalaureate) credentials are placed into the five- or six- year tracks based on academic background and performance.
Students from the US, Canada, or a North American based educational system who hold a bachelor’s degree typically enter the four-year Doctor of Medicine program. Most students complete the program in four calendar years. However, students who matriculate in January complete four years of instruction over a four and-a-half-year period due to the scheduling of the clinical sciences portion of the program. This chart outlines the entry requirements for each program and indicates where a student would typically begin the MD or DVM program based on their academic credentials.
4-year MD Program
BSc, MSc, or PhD Degree: Requisite science foundation in biology, chemistry, math, and physics
5-Year MD Track
3 Advanced Levels, SIPCAL H2, or STPM Principal Levels: A’s and B’s in chemistry, biology, and either math or physics*
Full IB Diploma: Minimum 32 points; 3HL subjects, including chemistry and biology, results 5 or higher
2 Year University Science Foundation
6-Year MD Track
Further Education: AS Levels, Baccalaureate, South African Matric
1 Year University Science Foundation
India 10 + 2: Minimum 80%
7-Year MD Track
6 GCSE, SPM, MISCC UEC or equivalent: Strong science performance (minimum B)
High School Diploma or equivalent: Strong passes in English, science, and math
Gao Kao: Minimum 80% average
4-year DVM Program
BSc, MSc, or PhD Degree: Requisite science foundation in biology, chemistry, math, physics, biochemistry, and genetics
5-Year DVM Program
3 Advanced Levels, SIPCAL H2, or STPM Principal Levels: A’s and B’s in chemistry, biology, and either math or physics*
Full IB Diploma: Minimum 32 points; 3HL subjects, including chemistry and biology, results 5 or higher
2 Year University Science Foundation
6-Year DVM Program
Further Education: AS Levels, Baccalaureate, South African Matric
1 Year University Science Foundation
India 10 + 2: Minimum 80%
7-Year DVM Program
6 GCSE, SPM, MISCC UEC or equivalent: Strong science performance (minimum B)
High School Diploma or equivalent: Strong passes in English, science, and math
Gao Kao: Minimum 80% average
*Consideration for the seven- and six-year MD Tracks or DVM Programs with lower grade or subject deficiency.”
The first thing you notice when arriving in Grenada is its temperate climate and rich topography. Approximately 22 miles long and 12 miles wide, Grenada is 133 square miles of some of the most varied terrain in the Caribbean – from mountains and rainforests to stunning mangroves and dwarf forests. With average temperatures that range from 75ºF to 85ºF (24ºC to 30ºC) and tempered by steady, cooling trade winds, you’ll find that Grenada is the perfect place to study, forge new friendships, and enjoy a variety of activities both on and off campus.
PGY1 Placements for SGU Canadian Students (2020)
After completing clinical rotations in the US, UK, or Grenada, many of our students apply to complete their post-graduate training (residency training) in the US, UK, or Canada. While others would like to return to their home country. Our Office of Career Guidance can provide information on securing post-graduate training in the US, UK, Canada, and in some jurisdictions around the world based on the history of graduates who have gone through the process in the past. However, the rules governing the licensing of physicians within jurisdictions (countries, provinces, states) change all the time and students are expected to keep themselves apprised of the regulations regarding the registration/licensing of physicians in whatever jurisdiction they are interested in practicing medicine.
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