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Contents
Message from CEO's Office
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Emergency Contact Numbers
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Message from Chief Executive Officer and President of Georgetown American University ............................................. v
Emergency Numbers ......................................................................................................................................................... vi

Guyana ................................................................................................................................................................... vi
USA ........................................................................................................................................................................ vi

GEORGETOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Hippocratic Oath (Modern version).................................................................... 0
IMPORTANT LINKS AND CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 0

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................... 1

MISSION STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................1
VISION .....................................................................................................................................................................1

CORE VALUES ..........................................................................................................................................................1
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................. 2
COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES AND MEASURES .......................................................................................... 3

SAFETY FIRST ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6

GEORGETOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PROGRAM (GAUSOM)......................................................................... 7
Our Learning Environment .....................................................................................................................................7

Course and Examination Requirements .................................................................................................................8
Premedical Sciences courses ..................................................................................................................................8

Pre-clerkship (Preclinical Sciences) ........................................................................................................................9
Pre-clerkship courses ..............................................................................................................................................9

Clerkship Courses ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Credit for transfer ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Transfer into Premedical Sciences ...................................................................................................................... 12
Transfer into Preclinical Sciences ........................................................................................................................ 12
Transfer into Clinical Sciences ............................................................................................................................. 13

Evaluation requirement for matriculation from Premedical Sciences to MD ..................................................... 13
Assessment and Evaluation requirement for Graduation ................................................................................... 13

Student Assessment in the Premedical Sciences Program ................................................................................. 13
Student Assessment in the MD Program ............................................................................................................ 13

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