Destiny University

Destiny University (Destiny University School of Medicine and Health Sciences) was an offshore private medical school located in Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia. The school's offshore office was located in Butte, Montana. It began operations in 2001 as the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Lucia, under which name it operated until 2008. At that time, the Destiny Group of Companies intended to build a new facility for the university in Vieux Fort, which would be fully operational by 2010. When the school began session in 2008, it was functioning as a "distance learning university" in the former Sandy Beach Hotel. The school operated until 2013, at which time it ceased operations due to financial constraints.

Accreditation 
The school had been approved to operate by the government of St. Lucia on 17 December 2009, though as of 2014, the country did not have legislation in place for licensing and regulating medical schools. It was not accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). The school was listed in the FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (IMED) effective in 2001, and as Destiny from 2008 to 2013, with school ID #F0001374 and in the World Health Organization's World Directory of Medical Schools. By virtue of its listing in IMED, students who graduated from Destiny between 2008 and 2013 were authorized to take part in the United States Medical Licensing Examination three-part examinations. Those who pass the examinations are eligible according to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates to register for and participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

References

External links 
College of Medicine and Health Sciences website

Category:Universities and colleges in Saint Lucia
Category:Educational institutions established in 2001
Category:Medical schools in the Caribbean
Category:2001 establishments in Saint Lucia