Yes, Universidad Ana Mendez is a
private university in Puerto Rico (over 70 years old) that is opening both a new dental medicine and a
veterinary medicine program this year. They are not currently listed on the ADEA site, but they previously were not using AADSAS for their last cycle. Thanks for letting us know it appears they will be included in ADEA AADSAS this cycle.
They were authorized to fill a class for a start of August 2024, beginning in April 2024! The AADSAS application presumably is to fill the
August 2025 entering class. Applicants for entering 2024 (the current open application) must be bilingual (English and Spanish), must take the DAT, and must apply through their portal. Apparently they made more announcements on TwX three weeks ago when their portal opened.
.btn-danger { font-size: 1.2em; } Curriculum
uagm.edu
The Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) Program Curriculum at Universidad Ana G. Méndez consists of a four-year, competency-based educational program that will prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, new dental technology, and values essential to the practice of dentistry in the digital...
www.uagm.edu
There is limited information about their "state of the art" clinical facilities or their cost of attendance calculations. Or at least I haven't found it yet.
Marketing/communications team... I'm not critical, but I'm resigned to see how we are TT marketing everything... yay, kittens!
Of course, there are concerns on the veterinary side. Google hasn't identified similar "opening fanfare" articles about their dental program.
Program planned to launch this summer may be among most expensive in the U.S.
news.vin.com
"However, with projected tuition likely to make it one of the most expensive schools in the U.S. and no assurances regarding the admission of residents, some wonder how committed the institution really is to Puerto Rico."