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Medical Schools in Kenya

13 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 11 cities.

Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026.

Medical education in Kenya

Medical qualification structure

  • The physician-entry degree is the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB). Source: kmpdc.go.ke · verified October 13, 2026

Entry routes

  • KCSE holders need a minimum university entry grade of C+ plus an average of B in the cluster subjects (biology, chemistry, physics or mathematics, English or Kiswahili). Source: kmpdc.go.ke · verified October 13, 2026

Admissions context

  • Government-sponsored places are allocated through the KUCCPS placement service, which publishes cut-off points per institution. Source: students.kuccps.net · verified October 13, 2026

Registration and licensing context

  • Every admitted medical student must be indexed by the Council; students who are not indexed are not eligible for internship. Source: kmpdc.go.ke · verified October 13, 2026

Verified medical schools

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How this country was researched

Research status
Initial reconciliation completed
Candidates in discovery sources
14
Verified operating or listed schools
13
Unresolved candidates
2
Excluded after checking
0

Discovery sources

Limitations: Candidate list from the KMPDC approved list (13) cross-checked with the KUCCPS MBChB placement page (12). Programme languages and international admission policies were not checked. Several records are at university level because the teaching unit was not confirmed.

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