{{ |[Infobox university |name = Medical University of the Americas |Official Name = Medical University of the Americas- Nevis |established = 1998 |type = Medical School |city = Whitehall, Nevis |country = St Kitts and Nevis |nickname = MUA |website = www.mua.edu }} Medical University of the Americas – Nevis (MUA) is located on the island of Nevis. It is a four-year medical school, which grants the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD). Instruction is divided into ten trimesters: the first five semesters are didactic and held on the island on Nevis in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, and the remaining five semesters are clinical, and training is held in hospitals throughout the United States . The first five Basic Science semesters follow a similar outline as those seen in American medical schools. They consist of the lab work and course material necessary to gain a basic understanding of the medical sciences prior to entering clinical rotations.