Oceania University of Medicine (OUM) operates in Samoa in partnership with the government. OUM provides a high quality medical education with the use of modern, computer-assisted learning. The result is lower costs and the opportunity to complete medical school in less time (approximately 30%) than other medical schools, because of the intensive year-round program.

OUM’s licensed course content (cases, exhibits, and assessments) and software were developed and used by medical schools in Australia and the USA. Highly qualified tutors guide students through the learning process, where small groups of students focus on intensive problem based learning (PBL), case studies.

Through the use of the latest in online e-learning management systems, students access a vast amount of information, instruction, and communication in a virtual learning environment through the Internet. Problem-based learning integrates the basic sciences with clinical content.

Using the OUM approach, students study in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings during the 8-week Introduction to Medicine and then via distance learning from their own community. Students studying at a distance identify and study with a mentor, who must be a registered medical practitioner with at least 4 years post-graduate experience (PGY4). Distance students meet with their mentor at least twice weekly for a total of approximately 2 hrs.

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