Medical Schools in Puerto Rico

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

Laurel, Av. Sta. Juanita
Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00960

Campus location(s): Bayamón

The Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed their first classes in 1976. The Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine has a commitment to improving the lives of the Puerto Rican community. The curriculum is given through problem-based learning and evidence-based modes of instruction. The school has a strong emphasis on community intervention, and students are encouraged to be involved in the community as well as in student organizations.

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Ponce School of Medicine

388 Zona Industrial Reparada 2
Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716

Campus location(s): Ponce

The Ponce School of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed their charter class in 1981. Ponce has a traditional curriculum, with the first two years being pre-clinical, focused on the basic sciences. Third- and fourth-year students complete clerkships and electives before graduating. Students can participate in over 30 student organizations on the Ponce Health Sciences Campus. Students also take part in community initiatives and activities.

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San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Expreso Luis A. Ferré
Caguas, Puerto Rico 00727

Campus location(s): Caguas

The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed their first class in 1979. It is a community-based medical school focused on providing humanistic medicine. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine follows a traditional curriculum, with the first two years focused on biomedical sciences. The school provides both basic and clinical research courses for students, along with approximately 24 clubs to be involved in.

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University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936

Campus location(s): San Juan

The University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that has a commitment to the residents of Puerto Rico and educating future physicians to practice in Puerto Rico. The School of Medicine follows a traditional curriculum, with the first two years being basic sciences followed by clerkships and electives for third and fourth year. The University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine has a Clínica de la Escuela de Medicina that provides health services to the community for a reasonable price.