San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
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| Location | , 18°13′05″N 66°01′47″W / 18.21806°N 66.02972°W | |
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The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSM) is a private medical school in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It formally opened its doors in 1978. The school grants the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master in Public Health (M.P.H.), Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS), and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. The institution also has a local Transitional Year program.
History
SJBSM was founded in 1978 in
In February 1998, the
In late 2011, the assets of the San Juan Bautista Hospital were acquired by the Mennonite Health System (Sistema de Salud Menonita), changing its name to Hospital Menonita de Caguas.[1] As part of a thirty-year rental agreement, the Department of Health of Puerto Rico conditioned the acquisition on retaining the school of medicine and its residencies.[2]
Licenses and accreditations
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico(CHE-PR)
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO)
- Board of Medical Examiners of Puerto Rico
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
References
- ^ "El Menonita oficializó la compra del San Juan Bautista de Caguas". Primera Hora. December 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Se asegura permanencia de Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista de Caguas - Telemundo Puerto Rico". www.telemundopr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 1, 2019.
