Africa · Eastern Africa
Medical Schools in Zambia
5 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 Zambia
Registration and licensing context
- Health training curricula in Zambia are approved by the Health Professions Council of Zambia before an institution applies to the Higher Education Authority. Source: hpcz.org.zm · verified October 13, 2026
Verified medical schools
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Cavendish University Zambia School of Medicine
Lusaka · Medical school · Private
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)OperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record - View School
Levy Mwanawasa Medical University
Lusaka · Medical university
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)OperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record - View School
Lusaka Apex Medical University
Lusaka · Medical university
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)OperatingBasic record - View School
Mulungushi University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Livingstone · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)OperatingBasic record - View School
University of Zambia School of Medicine
Lusaka · Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine and SurgeryOperatingBasic record
How this country was researched
- Research status
- Initial reconciliation completed
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 7
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 5
- Unresolved candidates
- 2
- Excluded after checking
- 1
Discovery sources
- HPCZ website (downloads, training pages) · Health Professions Council of Zambia
- Higher Education Authority website · Higher Education Authority · not accessible
- University websites · Zambian universities
Limitations: No official national list of medical programmes was readable (HPCZ and HEA). Candidates come from university websites; other private universities offering medicine may be missing. University of Lusaka home page did not mention medicine.