Africa · Eastern Africa
Medical Schools in Rwanda
2 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 2 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 Rwanda
Medical qualification structure
- At the University of Rwanda the physician programme is the five-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, taught at Huye and Remera. Source: ur.ac.rw · verified October 13, 2026
Verified medical schools
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University of Global Health Equity School of Medicine
Butaro · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)OperatingRestricted eligibilityBasic record - View School
University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Kigali · Medical college
Bachelor of Medicine and SurgeryOperatingBasic record
How this country was researched
- Research status
- Initial reconciliation completed
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 2
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 2
- Unresolved candidates
- 0
- Excluded after checking
- 0
Discovery sources
- Accredited institutions (public and private) · Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda
- Approved medical schools in East Africa · Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
- Wikidata discovery hints (discovery hints only) · Wikidata
Limitations: The HEC list of programmes at private institutions is a scanned PDF, so other private medical programmes (if any) could not be checked; candidates come from UR, UGHE and the UMDPC East Africa list. The Rwanda Medical and Dental Council site was not checked. Ownership not verified.