Africa · Eastern Africa
Medical Schools in Somalia
5 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 3 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 Somalia
Medical qualification structure
- Somali medical faculties award a six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), as at the Somali National University. Source: snu.edu.so · verified October 13, 2026
Verified medical schools
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Amoud University School of Medicine and Surgery
Borama · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and SurgeryOperatingBasic record - View School
Jazeera University Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Mogadishu · University faculty
Bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
Mogadishu University Faculty of Medicine
Mogadishu · University faculty
Bachelor of Medicine and SurgeryStatus not verifiedBasic record - View School
Somali National University Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Mogadishu · University faculty · Public
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
University of Hargeisa College of Medicine & Health Sciences
Hargeisa · Medical college
Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)Status not verifiedBasic record
How this country was researched
- Research status
- Research in progress
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 11
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 5
- Unresolved candidates
- 7
- Excluded after checking
- 0
Discovery sources
- National Commission for Higher Education (GQTS) · National Commission for Higher Education, Somalia
- Ministry of Health and Human Services · Federal Ministry of Health, Somalia
- University websites · Various universities
Limitations: No official list of medical schools or accredited medical programmes was found for Somalia (including Somaliland and Puntland). Records come from university websites only, and the candidate list is incomplete: many private universities in Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Garowe and elsewhere were not searched. Most records lack dated intake evidence and are 'not_verified'.