The World Needs Doctors Like You

Start in September 2024:

Pursue your MD at the leading accredited medical school in the Caribbean.

Welcome to Saba

Discover the path to a distinguished medical career at Saba University School of Medicine. With Saba, you can earn an accredited medical degree, secure a competitive residency, and practice medicine in the U.S. or Canaada.

The World Needs Doctors Like You

Start in September 2024:

Pursue your MD at the leading accredited medical school in the Caribbean. 

Over 30 Years of Success

Throughout our 30+ years of providing medical education, Saba has maintained its reputation of excellence. Our students continually surpass peers from other Caribbean medical schools in testing milestones, secure competitive residencies, and assume leadership roles. Saba's curriculum and education mirror top-tier American and Canadian medical schools, ensuring our students receive unparalleled education from day one.

What Makes Saba Different

First-time pass rate 1 for USMLE Step 1 & 2 — the highest in the Caribbean

What Makes Saba Different

Residency Placement Rate over 4 Years 2

Generous scholarships of up to $110K 

Graduates practicing in the U.S. and Canada

1 First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step Exam on their first attempt divided by the total number of students taking the USMLE Step Exam for the first time between 2018-2022.

2 First 97% Four Year Residency Placement Rate is the percent of students attaining a residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a residency outside the NRMP match.

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We Give You More

There are many factors to consider when choosing the right medical school. What is important to you? Here are other benefits that our students and over 3,000 graduates consistently attribute to their success.

Research Modules

Built into the curriculum to teach you critical analytical skills you’ll need throughout your medical career. 

Early Hands-on Training

From the first semester, you’ll receive hands-on training, an opportunity you won’t get at bigger schools.

Learning Centre

Saba offers both academic and non-academic services to support every element of your medical education. 

Our Support Their Words

Student support is at the heart of everything we do at Saba. From providing guidance on your application to orientation on campus to helping secure your residency and all the way through to graduation, we are dedicated to your success.

Chris McClean

Saba SGA President and Dean’s List Student

One of the big draws of Saba was that they had a 24/7 anatomy lab with cadavers, which not many of the other schools in the Caribbean or in the U.S. have.

Kimberly Morrison

Internal Medicine/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Resident

Saba’s history of successful match results made it stand out amongst other options for medical school.

Abrar Justin Ahmed

Emergency Medicine Resident at Brookdale University Hospital in New York

On the island they have clinical skills lab where they teach you how to take blood pressure and do proper abdominal exams.

Finance Your Medical Degree

Saba: Caribbean's Best Kept Secret

Located near St. Maarten, the island nation of Saba (pronounced Say-ba) is known for some of the best diving in the world, incredible hiking through the rainforest and friendly residents who take the safety and conservation of the island as personal responsibility.

• Average temperature: 80° F 

•  Land area: 5.0 sq mi 

• 12-min flight from St. Maarten

Completed pre-requisite coursework

Official MCAT scores

Personal Statement

Two Letters of Recommendation

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) for applicants whose native language is not English

Minimum of 50 hours of direct patient care experience

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Get Started?

We accept applications all throughout the year. Semester classes begin in January, May and September. 

All entrance requirements are not required at the time of application.

Completed pre-requisite coursework

Official MCAT scores

Personal Statement

Two Letters of Recommendation

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) for applicants whose native language is not English

Minimum of 50 hours of direct patient care experience

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$110K

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Get access to private and public options

You can take advantage of a range of public and private options to assist you with financing your education.

Approved for funding in U.S.

Saba is approved for Title IV funding by the U.S. Department of Education.

Automatic eligibility for up to $110,000

Upon application, you will be automatically reviewed for eligibility of up to $110,000 based upon academic merit.

2024 Residency Match Day Highlights

Join a Globally Accredited Medical School

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Saba University School of Medicine holds an accreditation recognized globally, enabling our students to practice medicine in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, the United Kingdom, and various other countries. Our accreditor, the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), is recognized by the World Federation of Medical Education 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. The NVAO is the accrediting body for the Netherlands and Flanders.  Saba is the only Caribbean medical school that has met the standards of European accreditation.