American University of Antigua

American University of Antigua (AUA) is a private for-profit offshore medical school in the Caribbean and is located in Antigua and Barbuda.
History.
AUA was co-founded by Neal S. Simon, a lawyer and former president of Ross University. AUA began instruction in 2002. In 2008, Bengaluru-based Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) purchased the college from New York-based Greater Caribbean Learning Resources, Inc. and formed Manipal Education Americas, LLC. In 2006, AUA College of Medicine was approved by the New York State Education Department and, in 2011, recognized by the Medical Board of California.
Accreditations and approvals.
The College of Medicine is fully accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)
The College of Medicine is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
In 2011, Medical Board Of California recognized American University of Antigua College of Medicine. AUA is approved by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to allow students to complete more than 12 weeks of clinical clerkships in New York State. AUA is one of eight Caribbean medical schools so approved by NYSED.
In 2015, access to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program was granted to American students at AUA.
Campus.
In January 2010, AUA opened its campus. The $60 million facility houses more than of classrooms, a simulation lab, a multi-story library, study rooms, an amphitheater, a courtyard, a gym, tennis courts, and administrative and faculty offices.
In August 2011, AUA announced plans for an $18 million expansion of the Antigua campus. The expansion will bring the campus to a total of 27-acres.
Agreements.
In 2013, AUA signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine that allows AUA clinical students to complete all of their core clinical rotations in the Greater Miami Area.