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    Cost of Attendance

    Breaking down the cost of attendance

    The Cost of Attendance (COA) budgets below demonstrate the realistic anticipated expenses students can expect to incur while enrolled in the University of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Doctorate of Medicine program. All figures are based on a typical student’s expenses for each identified enrollment period/award year. Cost of attendance budgets, by federal regulation, are designed for a student to live and support themselves modestly during the instructional time. Some of these expenses will be billed by the school, others are indirect expenses that students must budget for.

    Regulations dictate that a student's total financial aid cannot exceed their estimated cost of attendance. Total aid includes loans, scholarships, and grants. Aid cannot be applied to items not included in the cost of attendance. Expenses such as family support, mortgage/rent for a second residence (home), credit card debt, or car payments cannot be included in the cost of attendance.

    Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà is proud to provide a quality education at an affordable price. We understand that student debt can be a significant burden, so we have purposely established tuition at a value that makes the academic program affordable, with costs far below those of many other medical school.

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    Dr. Edith Esparza-Young works with a group of Basic Science students in a small classroom on the St. Kitts campus.

    Expenses included in the cost of attendance are as follows:

    Tuition

    Tuition fees cover the costs of classes. Effective for the Fall 2024 term, tuition will be charged $16,300.00 for Basic Science semesters and $14,030.00 for Extended Basic Science semesters attended in St. Kitts. Tuition for Semester 5, attended at the Maine campus, and for all clinical semesters attended at approved US hospital sites, is $18,950.00 per semester. Your actual tuition and individualized cost of attendance budget may be different according to your curricular path and registration data.

    Room and Board

    Students must budget for typical living expenses incurred daily: housing, utilities, food, etc. Estimates provided anticipate that students will live in safe, comfortable, but modest accommodations. This will generally mean living like a student with a housemate. Costs for housing expenses in St. Kitts are calculated at $1400.00 per month. A separate food allowance is calculated at $125.00 per week. Housing for the 5th semester in Maine, and all clinical semesters, is $2000.00 per month.

    Transportation Fees

    Expenses for travel to and from the island, as well as on the island, are included in your cost of attendance. $900.00 for one round trip air ticket per semester is included, as well as $35.00 per week for transportation expenses on the Island, $250.00 per week in Maine, and $75.00 per week during clinical semesters.

    Books and Supplies

    Accepted students will be provided with a list of the books and supplies to purchase each semester. The average cost for books and supplies is $500.00 per basic science semester. Books for semesters 1 and 2 are typically bought at the beginning of semester one. Your actual expenses will vary for EBS and Clinical students.

    Fees

    In addition to tuition, students are responsible for administrative, lab, and student government fees each semester. There is an $800.00 per semester charge to cover lab and administrative fees for basic science semesters. Students enrolled in a semester at Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’ St. Kitts campus will also be charged a $30.00 student government fee each semester.

    Personal Incidentals

    A $50.00 per week allowance for any miscellaneous personal expenses students may incur is included.

    Health and Air Evacuation Insurance

    All students are required to have medical and emergency evacuation insurance. If you do not have coverage, you will be given the option to purchase insurance through Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ. If you already have health insurance, be sure to contact your provider to ensure coverage will remain effective while you are attending school outside of the U.S. A median rate, of the school-sponsored policy, is included in the COA for health insurance as well as the actual per semester charge for air-evacuation insurance.

    Liability Insurance

    For students to participate in clinical training, liability insurance will be required at any U.S. affiliate clinical site.

    Graduation and Post-Graduation

    There will be additional fees associated with graduation ceremonies (i.e. school pins, photos, cap and gown). The $500 graduation fee is included in the final award year’s cost of attendance. Post graduation expenses cannot be included in the cost of attendance or funded by student loans.

    Study Review

    Study review courses and relocation expenses are not included in your cost of attendance. These expenses will not be eligible for student loan use. However, other resources may be available to finance these additional expenses, which fall outside your required curriculum.

    Estimated cost of attendance: MD Program

    (Effective Fall 2024)
    Itemized Expenses Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Total
    Tuition $16,300 $16,300 $16,300 $48,900
    Room and Board $8,875 $7,475 $7,475 $23,825
    Transportation $1,425 $1,425 $1,425 $4,275
    Books and Supplies $1,600 $500 $500 $2,600
    University Resource Fees $830 $830 $830 $2,490
    Personal Incidentals $750 $750 $750 $2,250
    Air Evacuation Insurance $105 $105 $105 $315
    Health insurance $400 $400 $400 $1,200
    Total $30,285 $27,785 $27,785 $85,855
    Itemized Expenses Semester 4 Total
    Tuition $16,300 $16,300
    Room and Board $7,475 $7,475
    Transportation $1,425 $1,425
    Books and Supplies $500 $500
    University Resource Fees $830 $830
    Personal Incidentals $750 $750
    Air Evacuation Insurance $105 $105
    Health Insurance $400 $400
    Total $27,785 $27,785
    Itemized Expenses Semester 5 Step 1 Total
    Tuition $18,950   $18,950
    Room and Board $10,625   $10,625
    Transportation $4,650   $4,650
    Books and Supplies $500   $500
    Personal Incidentals $750   $750
    Health insurance $486   $486
    Liability Insurance $350   $350
    ACLS Course $250   $250
    CBS-SA (two attempts included)   $120 $120
    CBSE (two attempts included)   $300 $300
    Application for ECFMG certification   $160 $160
    USMLE Step 1 exam   $1000 $1000
    Total $36,561 $1,580 $38,141
    Itemized Expenses Semester 6 Semester 7 Semester 8 Total
    Tuition $18,950 $18,950 $18,950 $56,850
    Core Shelf Exams $214 $214 $214 $642
    Room and Board $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000
    Transportation $2,100 $2,100 $2,100 $6,300
    Books and Supplies $300 $300 $300 $900
    Personal Incidentals $800 $800 $800 $2,400
    Health Insurance $486 $486 $486 $1,458
    Liability Insurance $350 $350 $350 $1,050
    Total $33,200 $33,200 $33,200 $99,600
    Itemized Expenses Semester 9 Semester 10 Total
    Tuition $18,950 $18,950 $37,900
    Room and Board $9,875 $9,875 $19,750
    Transportation $2,025 $2,025 $4,050
    Books and Supplies $300 $300 $600
    Personal Incidentals $750 $750 $1,500
    Health insurance $486 $486 $972
    Liability insurance $350 $350 $700
    CCSE-SA $120   $120
    CCSE $300   $300
    Step 2 CK Exam $1,000   $1,000
    Pathway Application and OET   $1,380 $1,380
    Graduation Fee   $500 $500
    Total $34,156 $34,616 $68,772

    Estimated cost of attendance: Extended Basic Science (EBS) Program

    (Effective Fall 2024)
    Itemized Expenses Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Total
    Tuition $14,030 $14,030 $14,030 $42,090
    Room and Board $8,875 $7,475 $7,475 $23,825
    Transportation $1,425 $1,425 $1,425 $4,275
    Books and Supplies $1,500 $500 $500 $2,500
    University Resource Fees $830 $830 $800 $2,490
    Personal Incidentals $750 $750 $750 $2,250
    Air Evacuation Insurance $105 $105 $105 $315
    Health Insurance $400 $400 $400 $1,200
    Total $27,915 $25,515 $25,515 $78,945
    Itemized Expenses Semester 4 Semester 5 Total
    Tuition $14,030 $14,030 $28,060
    Room and Board $7,475 $4,475 $14,950
    Transportation $1,425 $1,425 $2,850
    Books and Supplies $500 $500 $1,000
    Technology Fees $830 $830 $1,660
    Personal Incidentals $750 $750 $1,500
    Air Evacuation Insurance $105 $105 $210
    Health Insurance $400 $400 $800
    Total $25,515 $25,515 $51,030
    Itemized Expenses Semester 5 Step 1 Total
    Tuition $18,950   $18,950
    Room and Board $10,625   $10,625
    Transportation $4,650   $4,650
    Books and Supplies $500   $500
    Personal Incidentals $750   $750
    Health Insurance $486   $486
    Liability Insurance $350   $350
    ACLS Course $250   $250
    CBS-SA (two attempts included)   $120 $120
    CBSE (two attempts included)   $300 $300
    Application for ECFMG certification   $160 $160
    USMLE Step 1 exam   $1,000 $,1000
    Total $36,561 $1,580 $38,141
    Itemized Expenses Semester 6 Semester 7 Semester 8 Total
    Tuition $18,950 $18,950 $18,950 $56,850
    Core Shelf Exams $214 $214 $214 $642
    Room and Board $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000
    Transportation $2,100 $2,100 $2,100 $6,300
    Books and Supplies $300 $300 $300 $900
    Personal Incidentals $800 $800 $800 $2,400
    Health Insurance $486 $486 $486 $1,458
    Liability Insurance $350 $350 $350 $1,050
    Total $33,200 $33,200 $33,200 $99,600
    Itemized Expenses Semester 9 Semester 10   Total
    Tuition $18,950 $18,950   $37,900
    Room and Board $9,875 $9,875   $19,750
    Transportation $2,025 $2,025   $4,050
    Books and Supplies $300 $300   $600
    Personal Incidentals $750 $750   $1,500
    Health Insurance $486 $486   $972
    Liability insurance $350 $350   $700
    CCSE-SA $120     $120
    CCSE $300     $300
    Step 2 CK Exam $1,000     $1,000
    Pathway Application and OET   $1,380   $1,380
    Graduation Fee     $500 $500
    Total $34,156 $34,116 $500 $68,272
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