Thursday, 05 March 2015 16:03

International options to students interested in medical or veterinary careers

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St George's University and King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA today announced an articulation agreement to provide international options to students interested in medical or veterinary careers. Qualified King's students may begin their programs in medicine or veterinary medicine at St. George's University after completing three years in the undergraduate college and after meeting all admission requirements to St. George's.

 

"We are proud to welcome King's College students to our University community," said Charles R. Modica, Chancellor at St. George's University. "We look forward to a long relationship with a school with such proud academic and ethical traditions."

"The agreement with St. George's University allows interested King's students a unique opportunity to finish their bachelor's degree studies at an international medical school," said Dr. Fevzi Akinci, associate dean of the William McGowan School of Business at King's and director and professor of the master's program in health care administration. "The students will then be exposed to one of the finest international medical educational facilities for their professional studies and have a wealth of international options for their clinical rotations."

In addition to this new partnership, St. George's maintains partnerships in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada with the Niagara Christian Community of Schools, Regis College, City Colleges of Chicago, Malcolm X College, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)/Albert Dorman Honors College, St. Michael's Medical Center, Caldwell University, Franklin Pierce University, St. Thomas University, University of the Sciences, Drexel University, Monmouth University, Widener University, Northumbria University, Abbey DLD Group of Colleges and University of the West of England. The University has similar partnerships with Mahidol University International College, Thailand and schools in Bermuda, Grenada, Hong Kong, Guyana, and Uganda.