FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT

ST. LUKE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

June 19, 2006

Thank you for your interest in St. Luke School of Medicine. St. Luke School of Medicine, Liberia is located in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. St. Luke School of Medicine offers a four-year Doctor of Medicine degree.

Telephone:

Telephone:

+1-323-319-3950 or +1-323-319-6601 - USA

+233-5-670125 - Liberia

+234-24-3629873 - Ghana

Fax:

+1-323-372-3757

I will answer the most frequently asked questions from applicants as follows:

  1. Admission forms?
    1. The attached admission form, when completed, should be sent immediately by e-mail to info@stluke.edu or by fax to +1-323-372-3757, without delay. Do not wait to send your transcripts or letters of recommendation unless you already have them in hand.
    2. You should then pay your application fee, either by direct deposit, or www.paypal.com. Your application will be processed; however, you will not receive official approval and acceptance until receipt of your application fee.
    3. At that time you can mail your transcripts and recommendation letters to the St. Luke office. As we expect honesty in our students, we do not expect to see transcripts with significant differences from the applications.
  1. Methods of payment of application fee?

a) Credit Cards: Payment can be made by credit card (MasterCard or VISA), online at http://www.paypayl.com. Please create a PayPal account. Then make a payment to St. Luke School of Medicine using info@stluke.edu as the payment e-mail address.

b) WESTERN UNION:

Please call or e-mail for Western Union payment instructions (where available, not available in Nigeria):
      1. Deduct Western Union fees from your payment. Please provide proof of your payment upon request.

d) International Money Orders: International Money Orders, postal or bank, are acceptable forms of payment. You should send your application fee by mail as soon as possible to:

St. Luke School of Medicine

Finance Officer

P.O. Box M241

Accra, Ghana

e) Bank-to-Bank Wire Transfer (Most Reliable):

Please use the following information to wire transfer your tuition or fees to St. Luke School of Medicine:

Payee: St. Luke School of Medicine

Bank Name: Bank of America

Account No.: Call or E-mail for account number

SWIFT No.: BOFAUS6S

Routing and Transit No. (ABA): 122000661

Bank Address: 8701 S. Western Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90047 USA

Deduct Wire Transfer fees from your payment. Please provide proof on request.
  1. Accommodations?

a) The accommodations depend on what lifestyle you are accustom to. I can tell you from my own experience that the range is wide and I will briefly attempt to explain the options:

Apartment close to SLSOM

$50 - $300 per month +

 

House close to SLSOM

$100 - $600 per month +

 

Live with Family close to SLSOM

$50 - $250 per month

room + board

Single room in house

$50 - $200 per month

room only

Hotel room

*$45/night to $200/night

Hotels are expensive

 

*Metropolitan Plaza Hotel

(Broad St, near Immigration Office)

$1200 - $1500 per month depending on size of room.

Highly recommended $45-$65 (or less) per day for St. Luke Students.

These arrangements can be made very easily. I do have students who are paying as little as $10 per month for a single room; however, it is certainly not adequate accommodations for most medical students. It is what that student can afford.

Please notify a week in advance for you arrival at Monrovia Airport, so that proper arrangements can be made.
  1. How can I get an application and brochure?

a) For those people with access to the Internet, the application and brochure can be obtained for the following formats, online:

http://www.stluke.edu/application.html

Adobe Acrobat Reader format

SLSM_application.doc,

SLSM_brochure.pdf

SLSM_FAQs.doc

b) If you do not have access to Internet, Please fax a letter requesting the application and brochure to +1-323-372-3757. Please provide a fax number to send the information to or a mailing address with complete postal codes.

If you want the application and brochure faxed to you, please have your fax machine turned on and expect to receive:

SLSM Application

11 pages

SLSM Brochure (short)

16 pages

SLSM Brochure (complete)

26 pages

c) If you have access to the internet but you cannot download the above application, brochure or FAQ's, please email jdolphin@stluke.edu, or fax at +1-323-372-3757, and request the documents in MS Word format.
  1. How do I apply once I receive the application?
    1. Complete the application and fax to +1-323-372-3757, or scan the documents, page-by-page and e-mail to info@stluke.edu.
    2. mail the original application and supporting documents, and application fee of $75.00 USD to

St. Luke School of Medicine

Admissions Officer

P.O. Box M241

Accra, Ghana

  1. If you have copies of your transcripts please fax them to +1-323-372-3757, or mail copies to:

    2. Admissions, St. Luke School of Medicine

    2235 Wyoming Ave

    El Paso, TX 79903 USA

  2. Before sending Official Transcripts, please wait until you receive Preliminary Acceptance letter by e-mail, mail, or fax.
  1. What do I do after I receive a Letter of Acceptance? You will be sent a letter which states the following:
    1. Pay your one-time matriculation fee of $600 USD.
    2. Provide SLSOM staff with date of your arrival in Monrovia so that proper accommodations can be made for you.

    3. Send Original transcripts from each college and university attended. These transcripts must be sent from each college and university attended to St. Luke School of Medicine, US International Headquarters, Accra, Ghana.

    4. Provide a copy of your Social Security Card (for US citizens)

    5. Provide a complete cover-to-cover copy of your passport.

    6. Provide four (4) passport photographs, in color.

    7. Send a police report from the city, state, province or country of residence and/or citizenship.

    8. Citizens of other countries must obtain a student visa from the Liberian Embassy or Consulate in your country or region.

    9. A complete physical examination report signed by a licensed physician or chiropractor.

    10. Transfer students must sign and date their acknowledgment to our convalidation (waivers) report.

    11. All students must sign and return a copy of St. Luke School of Medicine Code of Conduct and School Regulations before attending classes.

  1. Does St. Luke School of Medicine have financial aid, loans or waivers of fees?
    1. St. Luke School of Medicine has student loans available. You can apply for these loans only after you are, officially, a student of St. Luke School of Medicine. Please open this link and download the appropriate forms from http://www.stluke.edu/loans.html. Please follow the instructions.
    2. Payment arrangements can be made. However, complete payment of each semester is expected by the end of that semester.
    3. Scholarships request must be made in writing. Scholarships are not promised. Scholarship funds are solicited for our students, by our staff, at churches, foundations, and charitable organizations or groups. Any student wanting a scholarship must be willing to wait for approval of their request and availability of funds. This may take up to a year or more. Scholarship grants are only considered for students who have applied and have been accepted for admission, or, who are current students of St. Luke School of Medicine.
    4. St. Luke School of Medicine applicants or students must make waiver requests in writing.

1) Waivers will not be considered in advance of an application.

2) Justification of the waiver must provide both financial and personal reasons.

3) False statements, documents or allegations used in waiver requests may be grounds for dismissal, punishment, fines, or penalties to the student or applicant.

4) Students granted waivers might also be required to complete work-study time on-campus, as well.

5) Waivers are never granted for tuition.
  1. Does St. Luke School of Medicine accept Transfer Students?
    1. St. Luke School of Medicine welcomes transfer students!
    2. Transfer students from W.H.O. (World Health Organization) recognized medical schools would most probably be accepted. N.B. - Most state medical schools are W.H.O. recognized.
    3. Transfer students are accepted into St. Luke School of Medicine with Advanced Standing, and given credit for those courses they have completed without penalty.
    4. Students can transfer into Basic Science (first two years of medical school) or Clinical Science (last two years of medical school).
    5. The minimum period of time to complete a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree is one year or three trimesters (48 weeks) of clinical science studies.
    6. Transfer students must complete the application process as described above, just like any other applicant.
  1. Is there a Bookstore on campus? How will I purchase my books and supplies?

    2. St. Luke School of Medicine online bookstore, supplies and equipment are available for St. Luke students and medical students worldwide. Please click on http://universitybooksonline.com/stluke/ to visit our bookstore.

  2. Is St. Luke School of Medicine accredited? Can I be licensed as a physician in countries other than Liberia after graduation from St. Luke School of Medicine?

    3. Any graduate of St. Luke School of Medicine can practice medicine in any country in the world that accepts W.H.O. listed medical schools. This is most every country in the world including the United States. St. Luke School of Medicine is also approved the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Our students and graduates can sit for the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE). Those who pass these examinations can be certificated and consequently they are eligible for residency in the United States. Other nations may have examination requirements for licensure. St. Luke School of Medicine trains its students to pass the USMLE examinations.

  3. Do I qualify for the online program?

The online course is for basic sciences only. It is for all students with at least a Bachelors Degree or advanced students with Masters or Ph.D. in medically related fields. The lessons are online, and the student downloads them. You work at your own pace with restriction that you cannot finish too early or too late. The examinations are also online.

 

Thank you, sincerely,

Jerroll B. R. Dolphin, M.D.

President, St. Luke School of Medicine