The Fuller School of Medicine was named based on the works of Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller in the field of Medicine. Dr. Fuller was one of the pioneers in the field of Alzheimer's dementia disease and psychopathology.
In 1904, Dr. Fuller was selected to work with Dr. Alzheimer as a neuropathologist doing anatomical and histological preparations followed by microscopic examination of the resulting brain samples. In 1912, Dr. Fuller translated Alzheimer’s original case in English for the first time, a 51-year-old woman, including one Fuller himself had discovered. These early descriptions mention the plaques, “basket-like” appearance of ganglion cells, and alterations of the neurofibrils, which are the plaques and tangles we cite today as characteristic of Alzheimer’s.
Dr. Fuller pioneered advanced the study of many other neurodegenerative diseases, including schizophrenia and manic depression.
Our Program
This medical school for students who are scientifically curious and have a strong sense of mission. Developing courageous leaders who challenge the status quo with inquiry and innovation.
We are committed to:
- Establishing a learning environment that supports the health, well-being, and resilience of our students
- Empowering our students to exemplars for patients and the profession
- Promoting inclusiveness and diversity in medical education and the health professions
Our area of focus on delivering the best medical education
Dr. Osinachi Chilaka, MD is the President and Founding Dean of The Fuller School of Medicine. Dr. Chilaka has internship experience at St George University, School of Medicine Campus Hospital.
Areas of Focus:
- Delivering an excellent medical education to your students
- Serve our communities and by extension the global community
- Advocating for change in medical education, the profession, and healthcare delivery.
Cornwall's medical school curriculum is based on the core competencies that are essential for the successful practice of medicine:
Patient Care
Professionalism
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Scientific & Medical Knowledge
Lifelong Learning, Scholarship & Collaboration
Social & Community Context of Healthcare
These core competencies are consistent with the ACGME competencies for residency programs in the United States and the Can Med competencies for residencies in Canada.
We view our medical students as the next generation of medical leaders. This year we have devoted a great deal of thought to our students and our educational programs. Among the new initiatives is a rethinking and revision of the curriculum as well as modes of teaching and learning.
Osinachi Chilaka,MD
President & Founding Dean
Cornwall University, Fuller School of Medicine
Rotating Admission into our MD programs for students. We accept students three times per year for each semester.
3 Year Program
4 Year MD Program
6 Year BS/MD Program
Career Paths
Residency Match (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, etc)
Public Health
Health Analyst
Health Administration and Management
Biotech and Biomedical Research
Biomedical Engineering
Investment Banking
Medical Education Training
Research
Medical Ethics
Medical Consulting
Policy Analyst
Telemedicine
Entrepreneurship (Biomedical, Medical Insurance, Medical Record Startups)
Admission Requirements for our Medical Degree (MD) programs:
Required Courses
You must complete several courses that build foundational knowledge in the physical, life, and social sciences, while developing your reading, writing, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Behavioral or Social Science (for example, anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, psychology, sociology): one-half academic year (one quarter or one semester)
General biology with laboratory: one academic year
General or Inorganic Chemistry, or equivalent, with laboratory: one academic year (three quarters or two semesters)
General physics with laboratory: one academic year
Humanities (for example, art, English, history, literature, philosophy): one-half academic year
Recommended Courses
We also suggest completing the following if you are able.
Organic chemistry and biochemistry
Calculus
Statistics
Population health, epidemiology, or other public health courses
Language other than English (for example, Spanish, Mandarin, American Sign Language, etc.)
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is not required but will be considered in admission decisions. MCAT scores within a three (3) year period of taking the exam will be considered in the application cycle. Because our Admissions Committee weighs scores in the context of your other experiences and qualities, there is no minimum required score for admission.
For the 3 and 4 year MD programs a three or four-year bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or second-class honors.
For the 6 year, BS/MD program prospective students should complete a high school diploma in Canada or the United States (US). A level completion in science and related courses for The Caribbean and European students.
We provide our accepted students a scholarship of up to 50% of the tuition cost provided they maintain a certain level of academic excellence and in good standing with the university.
Scholarships are provided for all three of our MD programs with additional incentives for grants and awards.
Entrance Scholarship
Qualified students are provided $2,000 off annual tuition cost and related expenses.
Community Leadership Scholarship
Student demonstrates strong community leadership skills in the areas of education, population medicine and social impact. Students will receive up to $ 3,500 off their tuition and other related expenses
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Students receive $5,000 in tuition support to assist in their studies. The scholarship is based on academic excellence throughout the medical program.
Cornwall University, Fuller School of Medicine has partnered with several industry leaders in providing the highest quality medical education for our students. We have partnered with leading institutions to ensure our students receive an advance education, scholarship opportunities and research grants for medical training in students' clinical years.
Cornwall Medical Health Network (CMHN) provides basic science and clinical scholarship to students of Higher Education universities studying in the field of medical science. CMHN has a strong partnership with The Fuller School of Medicine to provide our students with additional scholarships for qualified students in their basic science and clinical science studies. Research grants will be provided for students who want to pursue academic research during their studies.
DXR Clinicians provides Virtual patient software for teaching and evaluating the clinical reasoning skills of medical students on the case study approach. This ties into our philosophy of problem-based interactive learning. Clinician cases challenge medical students to apply knowledge as they reason through a patient problem, from assessment and data collection to hypothesis development, diagnosis and treatment. Students gain experience with a variety of patient problems and faculty gain unparalleled insight into strengths and weaknesses in clinical reasoning skills.
BioDigital has embedded 3D anatomy models for students to increase their overall understanding of the human body and diseases. This tool is used by leaders in medical education such as John Hopkins, School of Medicine and Imperial College London. We integrate this tool in our delivery to enhance students learning experience for anatomy and disease as well as surgical applications.
Lecturio provides supplemental educations and resource material for our medical students. Lecturio provides the content and digital platform to enable learning-science-based medical education delivery. Aids students preparing for MCAT, USMLE step 1 & 2 and COMPLEX level 1 and 2. Lecturio supports the effective practice of clinical reasoning and decision-making skills with over 60 realistic scenarios across various care settings and clinical specialties. Students automatically create a constant stream of activity and performance data by watching videos and answering recall questions and see weak areas.