Medical schools in Puerto Rico
All 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.
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.
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.
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.
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