Acronyms
Last updated: July 26th, 2022 at 02:08 pm
| Term | Description |
| AA | Office of Academic Affairs |
| AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges |
| AGC | Academic Grievance Committee |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| CAS | Center for Academic Success |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus |
| ECFMG | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| F | Fail (Grade) |
| FAP | Final Academic Probation |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 |
| GBI | Grand Bahama Island |
| HBV | Chronic Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCV | Chronic Hepatitis C Virus |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| IMG | International Medical Graduate |
| IP | In Process (Grade) |
| IT | Information Technology |
| MAPP | Medical Advancement Preparedness Program |
| MD | Doctor of Medicine |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
| MSPE | Medical School Performance Evaluation/Dean’s Letter |
| NBME | National Board of Medical Examiners |
| NRMP | National Resident Matching Program |
| OET | Occupational English Test |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| P | Pass (Grade) |
| PCRS | Physician Competency Reference Set |
| PPD | Purified Protein Derivative |
| SADSA | Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs |
| SFS | Student Financial Services |
| SP | Standardize Patients |
| SPC | Student Progress Committee |
| TBL | Team Based Learning |
| Tdap | Tetanus Toxoid, Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine |
| USMLE | United States Medical Licensing Exams |
| USMLE Step 2 CK | Clinical Knowledge |
| USMLE Step 2 CS | Clinical Skills (Discontinued) |
| WAUSM | Western Atlantic University School of Medicine |
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ACADEMIC CATALOG
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