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Accreditation and Approvals
Recognized Accreditation
St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine (SMUSOM) has been continuously accredited since 2002 , enabling our students to be eligible to practice in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries .
Accreditation is a comprehensive assessment process by which educational institutions undergo external evaluations conducted by a panel of experts. The accreditors for medical schools must be favorably evaluated by federations and commissions in order for students to be eligible for residency placement, USMLE Step exams, and U.S. clinical rotations.
Navigating Accreditation – A Guide for Prospective Students Exploring International Medical Schools
SMUSOM’s accreditation and approvals ensure that students have:
Access to US Federal Loans
Access to take licensing exams, including the USMLE
Access to clinical rotations
Opportunity to participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and apply for licensure to practice in the United States
Our Approvals
Our accreditor, the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) , is recognized by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME)（https://wfme.org/accm-awarded-recognition-status/） and its standards have been deemed comparable to the standards used to accredit medical schools in the United States by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)（https://sites.ed.gov/ncfmea/）. As a result, the ACCM provides “Recognized Accreditation” to SMUSOM, which is required for international medical graduates to enter the U.S. health care system.
Approved for U.S. Federal Loans by the U.S. Department of Education
St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine is one of the select international medical schools approved to participate in U.S. Federal Student Aid program.
Approved by New York and Florida
St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine is one of the few international medical schools both approved by the State of New York and licensed in the state of Florida. These states mandate institutional review and approval prior to granting access to clerkship opportunities in their states. Additional information regarding SMUSOM may be obtained by contacting the Florida Department of Education Commission for Independent Education at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, toll-free telephone number (888) 224-6684.
Approved by the New York State Education Department
In addition to clerkship opportunities, New York approval provides its graduates access to residencies in the state. SMUSOM’s approval is for a period of seven years, which is the longest term of approval that can be granted to an international medical school.
Recognized in California
In January 2020, The Medical Board of California determined that foreign medical schools must meet the following requirements to be recognized:
(1) The foreign medical school has been evaluated by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or one of the ECFMG-authorized foreign medical school accreditation agencies and deemed to meet the minimum requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.