where is st george university school of medicine located
St. George's University School of Medicine St. George's University School of Medicine is the medical school of St. George's University located at St. George's. The school is the oldest private medical school in the Caribbean and founded by Charles R. Modica on July 23, 1976. In 1983, the United States invaded Grenada after a military coup ousted government leaders and led to the evacuation of St. Georgeâ€™s medical students, many of who were U.S. citizens.[1] As one of the largest medical schools in the Caribbean, the school placed more doctors into first-year US residency positions than any other medical school in the world between 2011 and 2012.[2] It was rated by The Princeton Review as one of the "Best 168 Medical Schools".[3]
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. The hospital costs about $2.4 million a day to run, and there is no cost to be treated.[1] It is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and is a nonprofit medical corporation designated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service.[2]