Degrees In Health Care

The American University of Antigua (AUA) School of Nursing is an international leader in healthcare education and the healthcare industry. AUA recognizes the nationwide shortage of nurses and is committed to alleviating this situation through the School of Nursing program.

AUA is the first US-modeled medical program in the Caribbean that is hospital-integrated, delivering clinical experience to its students in the first semester. Students interact with patients of all ages, taking their physical examinations at the school’s ICM lab on campus. The third and fourth semester students attend autopsies at the hospital during a pathology course.

The American University of Antigua (AUA) School of Nursing offers a unique, multi-level nursing degree option (ASN and RN-BSN) to accomodate to the needs of students applying for academies with hospital integration. Through an affliation with Lehman College City Unversity of New York (CUNY), students that complete the ASN program and pass the National Council Licensure Examination – Regustered Nurse (NXCLEX-RN) qualify for entrance into the Lehman (CUNY) RN-BSN program. This program is accreditted by the Comission on College Nursing Education (CNNE), the most recognized accreditator in the nursing field.

A unique nursing program. A beautiful location. Your dream awaits.

Reasons to Pursue a Nursing Degree

• Nursing students account for more than half of all healthcare professions students in the U.S. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Registered Nursing is one of the occupations with the largest job growth from 2002-2012.
• By the year 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) projects that more than one million new Registered Nurses (RNs) will be needed in the U.S. healthcare system to meet the demand for nursing care.
• HRSA projects that nursing schools must increase the number of graduates by 90 percent in order to adequately address the nursing shortage. With preliminary data showing a 7.4 percent increase in graduations from baccalaureate nursing programs this year, schools are falling far short of meeting this target.

About American University of Antigua

AUA is the first and only hospital-integrated US modeled medical program in the Caribbean where clinical experience starts in the first semester. First and fourth semester students attend rounds at the most modern hospital in the Caribbean, Mount Saint Johns Medical Center. Students are exposed to patients of all age groups. In addition, students practice history taking and physical examinations with patients at our ICM lab on campus. Third and fourth semester students also attend autopsies at the hospital as part of their pathology course.

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