Caribbean Medical University (CMU) is an independent, for-profit, U.S. curriculum-based medical school. It is located on the island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The main campus is located in the Piscadera Bay area of Willemstad, with the administrative office in Chicago, Illinois. After a total of four years of training, students are awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).