The University of Medicine and health Sciences (St. Kitts), Caribbean medical school was accredited in June 2008 by the International Medical Education Directory and was provisionally accredited by the government of St. Kitts and Nevis in January 2008, where the university is located and became legally existent through a charter issued by the government.

Graduates and successful students of Step 1 and Step 2 CK and CS qualify for certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates and are thus eligible for residency in the US. USMLE allows students to take Step 3 after graduation, requiring that students are successful in all 3 steps carried out by the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts, Caribbean medical school for licensure.

The administration and faculty staff of University of medicine and Health Sciences, Caribbean medical school, consists of skills and qualified professors with sound backgrounds in research, medical practice, administration and medical education. As professors with a deep sense of the importance of being a teacher, professors are supportive of their students and give as much assistance as possible to ensure that students attain the degrees they all came to the university for. The majority of these teachers come from the US and would have gained most of their experience in various medical institutions as well as private medical organizations throughout the United States.

The University of Medicine and Health Sciences boasts the use of advanced and recent medical teaching technology, including a virtual hospital with human simulators. The university campus is wireless and has advances networking systems that enhance teaching through sophisticated educational software and auto-tutorials, to make the learning experience at this Caribbean medical school an exciting experience with an integrated approach. As such, sophisticated audio-visual equipments are found in all classrooms and laboratories, requiring all students to carry along laptops to class. Facilities on the university campus include an auditorium with seats for 210 persons, multipurpose laboratories, human simulation laboratories, anatomy and neuroanatomy, laboratories, a library and learning resources center known as the Anne Ross Library and Learning Resources Center, classrooms, a café, accommodations for disabled students and a campus book store. The auditorium is very high tech and innovative, outfitted with LCD projectors, plasma screen monitors and an ELMO presenter; histology and pathology classes are conducted in the auditorium.

Given the recent establishment of the University of Medical and Health Sciences, Caribbean medical school, organisations are clubs within the university are relatively young. The three main organisations in the university are the American Medical Student Association which addresses concerns of the medical profession and medical education, the Student Government Association which is the representative for student and administrative affairs, and religious cultural organisations which give students the opportunity to meet with regard to their faith and religious beliefs and to stage cultural and entertainment activities.

The island of St. Kitts and Nevis is indeed a tropical paradise. With many pristine beaches, hotels and opportunities for fun and relaxation, studying at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Caribbean medical school, is surely a balanced combination of hard study with sufficient leisure.