At the University of Seychelles American Institute of Medicine (USAIM), we deliver a rigorous American-style medical curriculum in one of the most inspiring island environments on Earth — preparing the next generation of physicians for global practice, the USMLE, and a lifetime of compassionate care.
Welcome to the University of Seychelles American Institute of Medicine. We are an international medical school built on a singular conviction — that the best physicians are shaped by rigorous science, by direct engagement with patients, and by communities that teach them to be both excellent and humane.
Our American-style curriculum, our extraordinary faculty, our affiliated teaching hospitals, and our island home in Seychelles together create an environment unlike any other in medical education. I invite you to explore what makes USAIM remarkable, and to consider a future here among us.
Read the full messageEstablished as a joint academic initiative between American medical educators and the Republic of Seychelles, USAIM was founded with a singular promise: to provide globally portable, US-aligned medical education in a learning environment that is humane, diverse, and unforgettable.
"We do not simply train doctors. We educate physicians who lead, listen, and heal."
— Office of the Dean, USAIMFounded in 2008, USAIM was created through an academic partnership designed to bring the structure, rigor, and clinical philosophy of American medical training to the Indian Ocean. Today, our graduates serve as residents and attending physicians across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, India, and across Africa.
To educate physicians of conscience and competence — equipped for the USMLE, ready for residency, and committed to global health equity.
To be the leading American-curriculum medical school in the Indian Ocean, recognized for academic excellence, clinical training, and humanism.
Integrity. Inquiry. Inclusion. Compassion. Excellence — the five pillars on which every white-coat ceremony at USAIM begins.
Our curriculum mirrors the structure of leading US medical schools — with two years of integrated basic sciences, two years of clinical clerkships, and explicit USMLE preparation woven through every semester.
Flagship
Our flagship four-year medical program follows a US-style organ-system curriculum. Students sit USMLE Step 1 after the second year and complete clinical rotations across affiliated US, UK and Seychelles teaching hospitals.
Train to become a registered pharmacist with deep grounding in pharmaceutical science, clinical pharmacology, and patient counseling — with rotations through hospital and community pharmacies.
A graduate program for clinicians and policy professionals committed to population health — covering epidemiology, biostatistics, tropical & island health, and health-systems leadership.
A one-year intensive bridge program for high-school graduates and career changers preparing to enter the four-year MD pathway, with science fundamentals and academic English support.
Cohorts capped at 60 — every student is known by name.
Clinical shadowing begins in your first semester.
Electives across the US, UK, India and East Africa.
Step 1 / Step 2 prep is woven into the core curriculum.
Discoveries, milestones and reflections from our students, faculty and global community.
Research
April 12, 2026 · 4 min read
A multi-year clinical study led by USAIM cardiology faculty has identified a novel biomarker linked to climate-driven cardiac stress in island populations.
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Student Life
March 28, 2026 · 3 min read
USAIM welcomed 58 incoming medical students from 19 countries during the annual White Coat Ceremony at the Anse Royale auditorium.
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Global
March 14, 2026 · 5 min read
New affiliations in Houston, Detroit and Atlanta open additional core and elective rotation sites for fourth-year medical students.
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Awards
February 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Final-year medical students Aïsha Rakotomalala and Daniel Pillay presented their maternal-health initiative in Geneva.
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The clinical mentorship at USAIM is the kind you usually only read about. I've scrubbed in on cases, presented on rounds, and been pushed harder — and supported more — than I ever expected.
USAIM prepared me for the USMLE in a way that was uncompromising and personal. I matched into Internal Medicine in the United States — and felt ready on day one of intern year.
USAIM's MPH gave me the tools — and the mentors — to stop seeing public health as theory and start practicing it. My capstone is now policy at the Ministry of Health.
A handful of the physicians and scientists shaping the USAIM experience.
Dean & Professor of Internal Medicine
Former program director at a US academic medical center; 25 years of bedside teaching across three continents.
Internal Medicine
Professor of Cardiology
Cardiologist with 70+ publications on cardiovascular disease in the Global South.
Cardiology
Director, MPH Program
Public-health physician working at the intersection of small-island health systems and climate resilience.
Public Health
USAIM faculty and students lead translational and clinical research programs anchored in the unique health profile of the Indian Ocean — from infectious disease and marine pharmacology to non-communicable disease in island populations.
Dengue, malaria, leptospirosis surveillance with the Ministry of Health.
Cohort genetics of Creole and South Asian populations.
Discovery of bioactive compounds from Seychelles' reef ecosystems.
Hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular outcomes research.
