- Mailing Address
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Luis A. Ferre Highway Exit #21
Road 172 Caguas to Cidra
Turabo Gardens Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 - Phone
- (787) 743-3038
- Email address
- admissions@sanjuanbautista.edu
- Website
- https://www.sanjuanbautista.edu/
- School Information
- "The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSM) is a private, non-profit institution, incorporated as such with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. A Board of Trustees governs the SJBSM and ensures that the institution fully complies with its mission and vision. The board is comprised of six elected members, and delegates in the President/Dean all actions pertaining to the appointment of deans, faculty, and administrative personnel. It was founded in 1978 with the mission to advance the health of the community by focusing on community medicine and the need for having more physicians serving vulnerable and medically underserved populations. The School was first located in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, which was originally named San Juan Bautista by the Spaniards. In 1998, it moved its facilities to the city of Caguas, one of the most important urban centers in Puerto Rico, with a population of 150,000. Caguas is located in the East-Central region of the island, 18 miles south of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Due to its privileged location, the city is easily accessible through ports and airport facilities, thus permitting fast and convenient transport. This location facilitates commercial, individual and tourist expansion activities." (Source: https://www.sanjuanbautista.edu/about-us/overview)
Actions Taken
- Admissions Policies
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One of the goals of the school's Master of Physician Assistant Studies program is to "Select qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds who will effectively interact with other members of the healthcare team."
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The school's Institutional Development Plan (2021-2025) states that it would "Recruit and retain outstanding, culturally and linguistically diverse faculty, students and staff in order to increase diversity and recognize their contributions to the learning environment."
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One of the goals of the school is to "Enhance efforts to keep-on [sic] attracting students form diverse backgrounds and create partnerships in order to increase diversity among applicants."
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- Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
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The school's Institutional Development Plan (2021-2025) states that it would "Continue to reinforce the diverse network of clinical and community sites for rotations and hands-on training to strengthen students’ clinical skills, research, public health, cultural competency and health systems management."
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One of the goals of the school is to "Continue to reinforce the diverse network of clinical settings for clerkship rotations and hands-on training to strengthen students’ clinical skills, cultural competency and health systems management."
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- Curriculum Changes and Requirements
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The school describes its curriculum in part by stating that "Students will be taught key healthcare interviewing techniques, develop counseling skills, become familiar with psychosocial aspects of various diseases and responses to stress, and become sensitized to cultural diversity."
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One of the goals of the school's Master of Physician Assistant Studies program is to "Deliver culturally competent training that will empower students to provide patient-centered care to diverse populations."
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- Program and Research Funding
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The school's Community Medicine Program "integrates our institutional efforts to promote a culture of community engagement across all our programs through the creation of spaces and opportunities for service learning and research, interprofessional education, and reinforcement of diversity and inclusion."
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