Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
All American Institute of Medical Sciences · Kingston, Jamaica
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Medicine Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- Not verified
- Faculty / school
- All American Institute of Medical Sciences
- Campus
- Kingston
- Country
- Jamaica
- Entry route
- Graduate entry Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- 4-year MD after undergraduate credits; 5-year MD including pre-med Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Complete clerkship and pass comprehensive knowledge and clinical skills examinations Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
Pre-med programme (5-year route)
For applicants without the undergraduate prerequisites; requires 12th grade with physics, chemistry and biology
Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026Preclinical sciences
Integrated basic sciences curriculum
Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026Clerkship · Last two years
80 weeks: 60 core, 20 elective
Location: Affiliated teaching hospitals in Jamaica
Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- University-credit requirement · Required4-year MD: at least 2 academic years / 90 credit hours of undergraduate study incl. English 6, biology 8, general chemistry 8, organic chemistry 8, physics 8 credit hoursSource: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
- Required prior qualification · Required5-year MD via pre-med: 12th grade in sciences with physics, chemistry and biologySource: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
International and non-EU applicants
- Language requirement · Required · International applicantsTOEFL iBT 75 or IELTS 6.0 for international students whose academic background is not English; may be waivedSource: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- TOEFL — Required (International applicants) · minimum 75 iBTMay be waivedSource: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
- IELTS — Required (International applicants) · minimum 6.0Alternative to TOEFLSource: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
- MCAT — OptionalNot mandatory; preference givenSource: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International applicants accepted — TOEFL/IELTS for international students whose academic background is not English Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026
Deadlines
Tuition and fees
Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.
Clinical training
Affiliated teaching hospitals in Jamaica — Affiliated hospital
Published affiliation (not a placement guarantee)
80 weeks of core (60) and elective (20) clerkship
Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026USA hospitals (students who pass USMLE Step 1) — Clinical-training country
Arrangement not verified
Eligibility stated; no placement details published
Source: aaims.edu.jm · verified October 14, 2026- A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.
Recognition and accreditation
National authorization or recognition
Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.
Not verified yet
Institutional accreditation
Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.
Not verified yet
Medical-program accreditation
Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.
Not verified yet
Directory listing
An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.
No directory reference recorded
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ECFMG Sponsor Notes
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Sources and verification
- https://aaims.edu.jm/admission-requiremnts/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://aaims.edu.jm/md-program/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026