Accreditation and Licensure
Saba University School of Medicine is accredited by the governments of Saba and the National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands.
Saba University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine (ACCM), an independent organization based in Ireland that accredits medical schools on behalf of several governments, including the governments of Saba and special municipality of the Netherlands.
As of June 2009, Saba University has received a positive initial review (with the exception of an "Unsatisfactory" in the "Academic orientation" category) by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO), which is responsible for assessing academic quality in the Netherlands, Flanders, and Dutch Caribbean. In 2012, Saba University received a positive accreditation decision on the university’s M.D. program by the NVAO, and is now listed by the NVAO.
The US Department of Education's National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) reviewed the ACCM and determined that the standards used to accredit SABA were comparable to the standards used to accredit medical schools in the United States.
Saba University's students who successfully complete the requisite licensing examinations are eligible to practice medicine in Canada, Puerto Rico and all 50 States in the U.S. In addition, Saba University has been approved by the following U.S. states which have a separate review process for the purposes of licensing or providing clinical rotations:
- Saba is approved by the Medical Board of California. However, this recognition applies only to coursework begun on or after January 1, 2002.
- Saba is approved by the New York State Board of Education for the purpose of students participating in clinical rotations in that state.
- Saba is approved by the Florida Department of Education's Commission for the purpose of students participating in clinical rotations in that state.
- Saba is approved by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA) for coursework that began on or after January 1, 2002.
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