Welcome from the Chairman

Thank you for visiting the online home of Oceania University of Medicine. We are proud to share our medical school with you. Becoming a doctor is much more than a career choice. For many, it is a calling. MORE

Our approach to learning

OUM uses intensive problem-based learning (PBL), presenting and integrating basic sciences and clinical content in a case study format. Like all medical schools, OUM students spend their first two years studying basic sciences. MORE

Accreditation & Official Designations

Oceania University of Medicine is a young medical school, still amid its accreditation process. Most international accrediting bodies require that schools be in operation for a certain number of years and hold at least one graduation ceremony before new schools can apply for accreditation. In 2007, shortly after the school graduated its second group of physicians, OUM was awarded "official applicant status" MORE

OUM Video

See and hear what OUM students, faculty, and graduates have to say about their OUM experience. Learn how the online classes work and visit the campus in Samoa. MORE

Samoa, OUM's Home

  Samoa is a peaceful country of warm and friendly people who gained their independence from New Zealand some 40 years ago. American and European students may find it similar to visiting a Caribbean island nation. Since the medical school is operated in close cooperation with the Samoan government, its future is secure.  MORE

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