The foundation of American International University arose from the agreement dated 1998 with Government of Guinea to establish a hospital in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. American Hospital, known as Centre Medical International was established in Gbessia, Conakry and inaugurated by H.E. Lansana Conte, The President of Republic of Guinea on November 16, 1998. In the Agreement signed with the Government, there was a provision for setting up an institution of higher education in the medical field.

The mission of American International University School of Medicine is to promote human health. We will fulfill our mission by emphasizing rigorous fundamentals while stimulating innovation as we: educate, in a dynamic learning environment, physicians, scientists, and public health professionals to become leaders in their fields; contribute to the advancement of the sciences basic to medicine through discovery, research, scholarship, and communication, and join with our partner institutions to provide the best care to our patients and communities.

To train, in a spirit of collegiality and with a standard of excellence, outstanding clinicians and innovative and humane leaders in medicine and science.

• Excellence: to be outstanding at what we choose to do
• Integrity: to be honest and consistent in our actions
• Collaboration: to work together within and across organizational boundaries in pursuit of our common mission
• Compassion: to treat all patients with respect and empathy
• Leadership: to educate physicians, researchers and public health professionals who emulate our faculty in becoming leaders in their fields
• Creativity: to emphasize rigorous fundamentals while stimulating innovation
• Diversity: to live, work and serve in a diverse local, national, and global community
• Life-long learning: to engender a love of learning and provide the skills for life-long learning