St. Matthew's University | School of Veterinary Medicine

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School of Veterinary Medicine

St. Matthew's University School of Veterinary Medicine received its AVMA listing http://www.avma.org/education/ecfvg/world_colleges/colleges.asp in 2005. We offer students a veterinary medical education program focused on patient-centered care as the foundation of the program. The veterinary medical education is integrated with a new surgical facility built by St. Matthew's University for the benefit of our students, the citizens of the Cayman Islands, and the local animal population.

The ratio of students to full-time faculty is only five to one, which affords our students an unprecedented level of faculty support and attention.

The Cayman Islands offer a unique setting for veterinary study. The island has a rich variety of wildlife, large animals, and companion animals. Students spend 3 years of classroom, laboratory and surgical facility based instruction on Grand Cayman. Students then move on to a year of clinical instruction at premier veterinary schools in the U.S:

» University of Pennsylvania
» Purdue University
» University of Florida
» North Carolina State
» University of Illinois
» University of Minnesota
» Oklahoma State University

With clinical sites in the US, St. Matthew's University has attracted students from a variety of different nationalities creating a healthy make-up of students. A student body with students from a variety of different backgrounds complements the cultural mix of lifestyle on Grand Cayman today.

Surrounded by delicate coral reefs and gentle tropical breezes less than an hour from Miami, St. Matthew's campus is located on Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean Sea. The Cayman Islands are part of the British West Indies, so English is the national language.

St. Matthew's is the only Caribbean based university that can boast the following about our host country:

» The Cayman Islands enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.

» The country has one of the lowest crime rates in the Caribbean.

» A world class health care system with one of the highest ratios of physicians to its population in the Caribbean.

Country	Per Capita GDP	Physicians per 1,000	Crimes per 100,000
Cayman Islands	$39,801(c)	1.4(c)	5,416(c)
Dominica	$3,800(d)	0.5(e)	8,845(a)
Grenada	$3,900(d)	0.5(e)	10,117(a)
St. Kitts	$8,200(d)	1.19(e)	5,543(a)
St. Maarten	$15,374(b)	1.28(b)	6,265(b)
USA	$43,500(d)	2.56(e)	4,118(d)

(a) Harriott, Anthony (2002). Crime Trends in the Caribbean and Responses. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
(b) Statistical Info. (2007) Central Bureau of Statistics, Netherlands Antilles - Website
(c ) Compensium of Statistics (2005). Economics and Statistics Office, Government of the Cayman Islands.
(d) CIA World Factbook
(e) World Health Organization Statistical Information System - Website

The Cayman Islands offer stability, a strong tourism trade, a safe community, and highly developed technology and health care resources.

St. Matthew's state-of-the-art campus offers wireless internet connectivity, excellent anatomy, histology, microbiology and clinical skills labs along with beautiful classrooms, spacious study areas and student lounges. An inviting and newly renovated residence hall with access to beautiful Seven Mile Beach is just minutes from the campus.

St. Matthew's University offers a rolling admissions process with no deadline to apply. However, seats in each class are competitive and early applicants will have the advantage of securing a place in the semester of their choice. Semesters begin in September, January and May.