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Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine

United States of America

School Type:

Private

Year Instruction Started:

1980

Operational Status:

Currently operational

Alternate Names:

Escuela de Medicina de Ponce
Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Academic Affiliation:

Clinical Facilities:

Clinical Training:

Program Delivery in Other Countries:

School Website(s):

In English

Additional Information:

Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine also has a campus in St. Louis Missouri that started instruction in 2022.

School Contact

Main Address:

PO Box 7004
Ponce, PR 00732
United States of America

Phone Number(s):

+1 (787) 840-2575

Fax Number(s):

Email:

[email protected]

Current Programs

This school offers more than one program or track leading to a medical degree.

Qualification Title:

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Year Instruction Began:

1980

Curriculum Last Revised:

Curriculum Duration:

4 years

Language of Instruction:

Spanish; Castilian, English

Year Ended:

Prerequisite Education:

Admission follows completion of an undergraduate degree.

Foreign Students:

Genders Admitted:

Both men and women are admitted

Entrance Exam:

An entrance exam is required

Tuition Paid By:

Additional Information:

Applicants must be fluent in both English and Spanish.

Enrollment: Counts of new students admitted to the program and those who graduated, as
reported by the school, are displayed below. “N/A” indicates that no data are available for that
year.

Year	Admitted	Graduated
2016	N/A	59
2015	N/A	51
2014	N/A	56

This program has been reviewed by Liaison Committee on Medical Education in United States, who have informed us that the program was most recently given the status of Accredited on 30 June 1977. Liaison Committee on Medical Education is an accrediting agency recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education. The information reported by this agency may be updated from time to time. For the most current information on its evaluation of this and other medical programs, please contact the accrediting agency directly.

The information below has been provided by the World Directory’s sponsoring organizations.

Canada

Unless indicated otherwise, Medical degrees obtained from this medical school are acceptable to the provincial/territorial medical regulatory authorities in Canada, and therefore acceptable to all medical organizations in Canada. For more information about the acceptable medical schools as defined in the Model Standards for Medical Registration in Canada click here.

À moins d’avis contraire, les diplômes de médecine de cette faculté de médecine sont acceptables aux ordres des médecins dans les provinces et territoires du Canada, et par conséquent acceptables à toute autre organisation au Canada qui œuvre dans le domaine médical. Pour plus d'information au sujet des facultés de médecine acceptables, telles que définies dans les normes modèles pour l'inscription médicale au Canada, cliquez ici.

Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine

United States of America

FAIMER SCHOOL ID: F0000138