It is located on the island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast.

[2] Students complete their Basic Science education on the island in four semesters at the World Trade Center Curaçao.

Upon completion of the curriculum, students must pass the USMLE Step 2 CK, prior to graduation.

Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine was chartered in and recognized by the government of the Netherlands Antilles on November 9, 2007.

Semesters 6-11 consist of 72 weeks of clinical clerkships that are completed at hospitals in the United States.