American International Medical University

Intro:
American International Medical University is the new generation developing health care learning institution, recognized and approved by Government of St Lucia. The Department of Education and Culture confirmed the accreditation for the Academic and UNESCO Executive Training programs at AIM-U. By virtue of listing recognition with ECFMG / FAIMER 's IMED ,the medical graduates of the university can apply for the medical licensure in USA. AIM-U also listed with WHO Directory of Medical Schools ( The WHO-AVICENNA Directories ). The target oriented intensive preparatory programs coupled with academic and personnel disciplines are the factors behind the success of students at the board examinations . The Integrated patient centered approach at the basic medical science phase of MD program aims at greater clinical exposure even during preclinical phase of the program. AIM-U offers associate degree in nursing (ASN) and other health care related dual degree option ,which is intended for better professional opportunities in USA. AIM-U developed strong partnership with 105 year old Columbia Union College (CUC) located in Washington D.C. Metro area. CUC is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious educational institution offers many health care related programs in association with Adventist health care Group, located in the D.C. Metro area, the campus will give most memorable educational experience to the students community . This Institutional partnership allows the eligible national and international students to enroll in to different support programs, such as Premedical /BS, BSN and MBA (health care administration for dual degree option). The successful students of the Premedical Science will be allowed to continue at AIM-U for MD program . The AIM-U clinical affiliation with Greater Medical Centre Group - USA will provide ACGME clinical rotation to its students throughout USA.GMC is the leader in the area of clinical rotation in USA and offers unique opportunity in the area of clinical rotation and prepare medical students for successful professional practice. AIM-U association with Harvest Bank of Maryland will provide Institutional guaranteed student loans on relatively low interest rate.

Though AIMU is a young organization, the dynamic institutional partnerships with CUC and GMC for quality supportive programs and Institutional accreditations / recognition of AIM-U , all are the true guiding principles for student’s professional success in USA.

Programs:
AIM-U Medversity, School of Medicine offers variety of programs /Degrees as follows.

1. MD - Doctor of Medicine (4 & 5 years).
2. MD / MBA Doctor of Medicine & Master of Hospital Administration, Dual Degree Program *
3. MD / MPH Doctor of Medicine with Master of Public Health - Dual Degree Program *
4. MD/ MS. Doctor of Medicine with Clinical Research Dual Degree Program *

Duration of the programs

1. The comprehensive MD Program for 10+2/intermediate / system will be of 5 year in Duration.
2. The Graduate /Pre-Medical Diploma /degree holders will go through the MD Program for 4 years.
3. The dual program option will be of 5.6 year in duration.

MD Program (Doctor of Medicine)

1. MD (Doctor of Medicine) 5 Years
2. MD (Doctor of Medicine ) 4 Years

Doctor of Medicine (5) Years
The 5 Year program consist of 3 phases
Phase I - Premedical Program 4 Semesters
Phase II - Pre-clinical Program 5 Semester.
Phase III-Clinical Rotation / Clinical Clerkship 5 Semesters

For More Info:
www.aimu-edu.us

Stanford University

Introduction:
Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions.

Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." Stanford opened its doors in 1891, and more than a century later, it remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing our students for leadership in today's complex world.

Facts:
Thank you for your interest in Stanford University. As its 10th president and a faculty member since 1977, I think Stanford is a very special place.

Stanford is recognized as one of the world’s leading universities. Our renowned professors offer students a remarkable range of academic courses that are paired with an extraordinary breadth of extracurricular activities and opportunities for research, independent study and public service.

In the Founding Grant, Jane and Leland Stanford stated the university’s mission: to prepare students “for personal success and direct usefulness in life” and “promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization.” More than a century later, Stanford University remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing our students for leadership in today’s complex world.

In recent years, we have launched university-wide initiatives on human health, the environment and sustainability, international affairs and the arts. We believe that collaboration across disciplines will be key to future advances, and multidisciplinary research and teaching are at the heart of these new initiatives.

Our undergraduate students are an important part of these efforts. Over the past decade, innovations in undergraduate education at Stanford include opportunities for students to work with faculty in small classes from their first days on campus, the chance to study abroad or in Washington, D.C. and a variety of opportunities for working on research projects. For many students, there is no greater thrill than being at the edge of a field and advancing the frontier of knowledge.

The pioneering spirit that inspired Jane and Leland Stanford to start this university more than a century ago and that helped build Silicon Valley at the doorstep of the campus encourages boldness in everything we do — whether those efforts occur in the library, in the classroom, in a laboratory, in a theater or on an athletic field.

We hope that you, too, find your place at Stanford.

More Info:
www.stanford.edu/

University of Pennsylvania

Intro:
At the University of Pennsylvania, you'll find a historic, Ivy League school with highly selective admissions and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. You'll also find a picturesque campus amidst a dynamic city and a world-class research institution.


Intellectual rigor and a practical outlook
Penn carries on the principles and spirit of its founder, Benjamin Franklin: entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach, and a pragmatic love of knowledge. Franklin's practical outlook has remained a driving force in the university's development.

Top students
Today Penn is home to a diverse undergraduate student body of nearly 10,000, hailing from every state in the union and all around the globe. Admissions are among the most selective in the country and Penn consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Another 10,000 students are enrolled in Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, which are national leaders in their fields. The Wharton School is consistently one of the nation's top three business schools. The School of Nursing is one of the two best in the U.S. The School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Law School, School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Annenberg School for Communication all rank among the top 10 schools in their fields.

A singular campus
With its green lawns and landmark architecture, our beautiful West Philadelphia campus houses all of Penn's activities, from student life, athletics, and academics to research, scholarship, and cultural life. All of Penn's 12 schools are located within walking distance of one another. This geographical unity, unique among Ivy League schools, supports and fosters Penn's interdisciplinary approach to education, scholarship, and research.

A vibrant city
Penn's picturesque campus is situated near the heart of Philadelphia, a vital and lively city. Our students and faculty enjoy both campus life and the expansive cultural offerings of the city. Penn makes a substantial investment in its surrounding neighborhood and offers ways for students and faculty to make community service part of their educational experience.

Crossing boundaries
True to our roots, Penn encourages both intellectual and practical pursuits. On our unified campus, this flexible mindset makes Penn a national leader in interdisciplinary programs, crossing traditional academic and professional boundaries to engage participants in the pursuit of new -- and useful -- knowledge. In addition to numerous cross-disciplinary majors and joint-degree programs, Penn is home to interdisciplinary institutions such as the Institute for Medicine and Engineering, the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, and the Management and Technology Program.

Facts:

Students
Full-time: 20,128
Part-time: 3,979
Total: 24,107
Full-time Undergraduate: 10,275
Full-time Graduate/professional: 9,853
(as of Fall 2008)


Undergraduate Admissions
Penn received 22,935 applications for admission to the Class of 2012. Of those applicants, 3,883, or 16.9 percent, were offered admission. 98.9 percent of the students admitted for Fall 2008 came from the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class and scored an average of 1,437 on the SAT. 2,430 students matriculated into this year's freshman class.

Internationalism
A total of 3,874 international students applied for admission to Penn's undergraduate schools for Fall 2008, and 392 (10.1%) received admissions offers. More than 10% of the first year class are international students. Of the international students enrolled in the Class of 2012, 9.4% were from Africa and the Middle East, 46.9% from Asia, 3.1% from Australia and the Pacific, 17.2% from Canada and Mexico, 9.0% from Central/South America and the Caribbean, and 10.9% from Europe. Penn had 3,544 international students enrolled at all levels in Fall 2008.

Study Abroad
Penn offers opportunities to undergraduate and graduate/professional students to study abroad in more than 60 countries. Penn ranks first among the Ivy League schools and sixteenth nationwide among doctoral/research institutions in the number of students studying abroad, according to the most recent data (Institute for International Education, 2008). In 2006-07, 1,768 students participated in study abroad programs.

Diversity
37.6 percent of those accepted for admission to the Class of 2012 are Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. Women comprise 51.8 percent of all students currently enrolled.
Undergraduate Schools

Penn's four undergraduate schools, with their Fall 2008 student populations, are:

The College at Penn (School of Arts and Sciences), 6,404
School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1,609
School of Nursing, 488
The Wharton School, 1,866

Graduate and Professional Schools

Penn's 12 graduate and professional schools, with their Fall 2008 student populations, are:

Annenberg School for Communication, 88
School of Arts and Sciences, 2,392
School of Dental Medicine, 595
Graduate School of Education, 1,433
School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1,134
School of Design, 589
Law School, 895
School of Medicine, 1,561
School of Nursing, 474
School of Social Policy & Practice, 367
School of Veterinary Medicine, 489
The Wharton School, 2,239

Faculty

(As of December 2008)
Standing: 2,524
Associated: 1,525
Total: 4,049
Academic Support Staff: 2,278

The student-faculty ratio is 6:1

For more info:
www.upenn.edu/

Duke University

By President:
Richard H. Brodhead
As you explore the university's website, you'll get a glimpse of the Duke I know: a place where students and scholars work to understand and address important issues in our world today, where tradition is combined with a desire to ask questions and where a commitment to Durham, North Carolina and the wider global community informs our work in the University and the Health System.

You'll see a beautiful place where an 8,000-acre forest frames a campus of old Georgian and Gothic buildings, medical and research labs, a stunning art museum, colorful public gardens and a soaring Chapel.

From my first visit to the campus until today, I have been struck by the spirit of this place. It manifests itself in collaborations across academic disciplines, the research that changes lives, and a lively student body whose innovation in cheering on sports teams is matched only by its innovation in class and community work.

Facts about Duke:
Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco products and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College. Trinity traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph County when local Methodist and Quaker communities opened Union Institute. The school, then named Trinity College, moved to Durham in 1892. In December 1924, the provisions of James B. Duke's indenture created the family philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment, which provided for the expansion of Trinity College into Duke University.

As a result of the Duke gift, Trinity underwent both physical and academic expansion. The original Durham campus became known as East Campus when it was rebuilt in stately Georgian architecture. West Campus, Gothic in style and dominated by the soaring 210-foot tower of Duke Chapel, opened in 1930. East Campus served as home of the Woman's College of Duke University until 1972, when the men's and women's undergraduate colleges merged. Both men and women undergraduates now enroll in either the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences or the Pratt School of Engineering. In 1995, East Campus became the home for all first-year students.

For more info:
www.duke.edu/

Columbia University

About:
From its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campuses: the historic, neoclassical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.

For More Info:
www.columbia.edu/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

About MIT:
The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Facts:
Burning the midnight oil may go out of fashion at MIT. The Institute is working hard to make its campus more energy efficient—and utilities are a big target, accounting for 90 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2004 survey.

To meet the challenge, MIT is harnessing the minds and hands (mens et manus) of faculty, staff, and particularly students, engaging the entire community in the drive toward a more sustainable campus.

Behavior changes are a big part of the solution. In 2006, student research estimated that MIT could save $1 million a year just by addressing the energy wasted when laboratory fume hoods are left open; a pilot program has already saved the Institute approximately $40,000. In 2008, undergraduates were able to cut their electricity use by 13 percent in the second annual Dorm Electricity Competition, and efforts are under way to encourage everyone to turn out lights, use revolving doors, and employ computing power-management tools that save energy.

Recognizing that older buildings can be inefficient, MIT has dedicated $500,000 to fund pilot projects for remedial energy-conservation measures such as retrofitting lightbulbs and remotely monitoring temperature-control systems. New buildings can be much greener—and at MIT, they are. Institute policy calls for all new buildings and major renovations to meet or exceed the requirements set for Silver-level certification in the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

Ashdown House, the new graduate dorm on campus (opened fall 2008) features low-usage appliances, energy-efficient roofing materials, and a storm water reuse system for landscape irrigation. Due to be completed in 2010, the new Sloan School of Management building is expected to be the greenest on campus. With eco-friendly features like daylighting and radiant ceiling panels, it is expected to merit LEED Gold.

Meanwhile, the MIT Energy Initiative's Campus Energy Task Force is working to make MIT a learning laboratory for sustainability. A grant program for student energy projects is supporting efforts to reclaim waste heat from MIT's co-generation power plant and use leftover vegetable oil to power MIT vehicles. Undergraduate research projects are putting students to work on everything from studying the impact of MIT purchasing to analyzing ways to green the MIT fleet.

Involving the whole MIT community—from the staff Working Group Recycling Committee to the student Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability—extends the reach of the Institute's efforts. Already MIT has won accolades for its progress, including high marks on the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card put out by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

MIT hasn't come up with one perfect solution to greening its campus—it has thrown down the gauntlet. Its impressive constituencies are rising to the occasion.

For more Info:
web.mit.edu

University Of Chicago

About the University:
Located in the community of Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side, just 15 minutes from the city center, the University of Chicago is uniquely positioned to contribute to, and draw from, the strength and diversity of this world-class metropolis. We have also made an indelible mark on the world at large.

Basic Facts:

First Classes: 1892
Founder: John D. Rockefeller
President: Robert J. Zimmer

Students
4,901 undergraduate students
9,820 graduate, professional, and other students
Faculty
2,168 faculty and other academic personnel
81 Nobel Prize winners, including 7 current faculty
Alumni
143,482 alumni worldwide
Research
$423.7 million in sponsored research awards
More than 3,200 patents filed since 1987
Manager of Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (in partnership)

Arts & Culture
Professional museums, theater, concerts, and lectures
A multitude of student-run organizations and events
Campus
In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood on Lake Michigan
211 acres; designated a botanic garden in 1997
Blend of traditional English Gothic and award-winning modern buildings designed by renowned architects
Undergraduate College
offering 49 majors and 22 minors
Four Graduate Divisions
Biological Sciences
Humanities
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Six Graduate Professional Schools
Divinity School
Booth School of Business
Law School
Pritzker School of Medicine
Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
School of Social Service Administration
Continuing Education
Graham School of General Studies
offering degree, certificate, and open enrollment programs

For More Info:
www.uchicago.edu/

Princeton University

Overview:
Princeton simultaneously strives to be one of the leading research universities and the most outstanding undergraduate college in the world. As a research university, it seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding, and in the education of graduate students. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.

The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources—in a residential community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff—that help them achieve at the highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.

Through the scholarship and teaching of its faculty, and the many contributions to society of its alumni, Princeton seeks to fulfill its informal motto: “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations."

Facts & Figures:
Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. The ambience of its earliest days is palpable in historic landmarks on campus, most notably Nassau Hall, which in 1783 was the temporary capitol of the United States.

From such a distinctive beginning grew something great—a community of learning that continues to evolve, providing abundant opportunities to talented students from around the world.

Today, more than 850 full-time faculty members, who are leaders in their respective disciplines, instruct Princeton's approximately 4,850 undergraduate students and 2,295 graduate students. Princeton also serves as a leader in ensuring admitted students can afford college; in 2001, it developed one of the strongest need-based financial aid programs in the country and was the first to eliminate loans from aid packages.

Princeton today:
Recognized globally for academic excellence, Princeton University today is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning. As President Shirley M. Tilghman noted in a recent Commencement address:

“The specific components of a Princeton education have evolved over time, but our central aim has remained the same: to instill in each graduate those qualities of mind and character necessary for good citizenship and wise leadership. They include a broad intellectual curiosity that embraces open-mindedness coupled with critical thinking; respect for our moral and cultural inheritance coupled with a capacity for innovation and change; an appreciation of the shared destiny and common humanity of all peoples; and core principles of responsibility, integrity and courage.”

There are many features that define a Princeton education, but what is most distinctive is the emphasis on providing students with ample opportunity to explore and then deepen their academic interests. It is not uncommon to hear students talk about "finding their passion" as a Princeton student—and this passion later informs choices about what to do after graduation.

Yale University

Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale encompasses a wide array of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. Approximately 11,250 students attend Yale.

Yale University in Brief:
Undergraduate students* 5,247
Graduate and professional students* 6,169
International students* 1,872
Faculty* 3,619
Staff* 9,176
International scholars* 1,920
Living alumni 163,921
Library holdings 12.5 million volumes
Varsity athletic teams 35
Total number of buildings 439
Endowment $22.6 billion
Operating budget* $2.31 billion

For More Info:
www.yale.edu/admissions/index.html

Harvard University

Established
1636

Faculty
About 1,900 faculty members and more than 10,000 academic appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals
Students


* Harvard College — ~6,700
* Graduate and professional students — ~12,300
* Total — ~20,000

School color
Crimson

Living alumni
More than 300,000 - over 250,000 in the U.S.; nearly 50,000 in some 190 other
countries

Nobel Laureates
43 current and former faculty members

Motto
Veritas (Latin for “truth”)

Real estate holdings
4,947 acres

Library collection
Nearly 16 million volumes

Faculties, schools, and an institute
Harvard University is made up of 10 principal academic units — nine faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The nine faculties oversee schools and divisions that offer courses and award academic degrees.

Naming
The name Harvard comes from the college’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown. Upon his death in 1638, he left half his estate to the institution established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Undergraduate cost

* Tuition: $32,557
* Total including room, board, student service fees: $47,215

Financial aid (2008-09 academic year)
Nearly $40,000 average total aid package

University Professors
20 ‘individuals of distinction’ »

Harvard University President
Drew Gilpin Faust

University income (Fiscal Year 2007)
$3,210,506,000

University expenses (Fiscal Year 2007
$3,170,650,000

Endowment (Fiscal Year 2007
$36.9 billion