USA Applicants

Why St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine (SMUSOM)?

While St. Matthew’s University has welcomed students from more than forty countries and has a very diverse student body, the majority of our students are from the U.S. By choosing to study at our Grand Cayman campus, you will become part of a vibrant and inclusive community of students and healthcare leaders, all dedicated to achieving excellence as medical doctors.

Over the past three years, all of our graduates have successfully secured residency placements.¹ This remarkable accomplishment can be attributed to the exceptional faculty at St. Matthew’s as well as the skills and work ethic of our students. With small class sizes and a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1, our faculty provides personalized instruction, which has proven to be highly effective. As a result, our students achieve strong USMLE first-time pass rates, demonstrating our school’s commitment to preparing students for both medical school and career success.

• USMLE Step 1 Success: 90% USMLE Step 1 first-time pass rate over the last three years (2022-2024).²
• USMLE Step 2 CK Success: 97% USMLE Step 2 CK first-time pass rate in 2024.³

1. 96% Three-Year U.S. Residency Placement Rate is the percent of students attaining a U.S. residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a U.S. residency outside the NRMP match.

2. First-time pass rate defined as total number of students passing the USMLE Step 1 on their first attempt divided by the total number of students taking USMLE Step 1 for the first time during the calendar years 2022-2024. In order to sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam, the student must successfully complete the Basic Science curriculum and such other prerequisites as the school may establish at its discretion.

3. First-time pass rate defined as total number of students passing the USMLE Step 2 CK on their first attempt divided by the total number of students taking USMLE Step 2 CK for the first time in calendar year 2024. In order to sit for the USMLE Step 2 CK exam, the student must successfully complete the Clinical Medicine curriculum and such other prerequisites as the school may establish at its discretion.

MD Curriculum 

St. Matthew’s University MD curriculum was designed by U.S.-based faculty and parallels training at top U.S. medical schools. It involves ten semesters of concentrated academic and clinical study split between Basic Sciences and Clinical Sciences.

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Start Dates

St. Matthew’s University has three start dates during the year: September, January and May.

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Admissions Requirements for US Students

Student Experience at St. Matthew’s

More than 2,300 successful graduates have earned residencies and/or permanent licensure in the U.S. as well as in Canada and numerous other countries.

These include residency placements in outstanding programs such as the Cleveland Clinic, the Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida, Johns Hopkins and Duke University.