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Medical Schools in Egypt

19 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 12 cities.

Research in progress. Some schools are verified; the candidate list from official sources has not been fully reconciled.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026.

Medical education in Egypt

Medical qualification structure

  • The basic physician programme is the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh), now run under a credit-points regulation. Source: med.tanta.edu.eg · verified October 13, 2026

Entry routes

  • Public faculties admit secondary-school (Thanaweya Amma) graduates nominated through central admission. Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 13, 2026

Verified medical schools

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How this country was researched

Research status
Research in progress
Candidates in discovery sources
60
Verified operating or listed schools
19
Unresolved candidates
27
Excluded after checking
0

Discovery sources

Limitations: Egypt has many more medical faculties than recorded here (public, Al-Azhar, private and national universities). The central admission portal and ministry site were unreachable and web search was unavailable, so records cover only faculties whose official sites or the SCU equivalency directory could be read; many remain unresolved. Most statuses are not_verified.

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