Editorial Methodology

The directory currently holds 3,976 verified school records and 60 detailed program records. Research covers every country and territory, in neutral geographic order; it is not finished, and the coverage page shows where each country stands.

Which schools are listed

A school, faculty, college or equivalent unit is listed when an official source confirms that it delivers a primary medical qualification — the degree that is the entry route to the physician pathway in its system (for example MD, MBBS, MBChB, MB BCh BAO, US DO, or national equivalents such as Médico Cirujano, Medicina e Chirurgia, Lechebnoe delo, Tıp Doktoru or Pendidikan Dokter).

Listing does not depend on country, teaching language, ownership, size, whether the school admits international applicants, whether it offers English-taught programs, or whether it is a potential advertiser. Public, private, military and branch campuses are included; restricted admission is displayed, not used to exclude.

A school's name alone never establishes eligibility. Candidates we checked and excluded are recorded with the reason in each country's research record.

Qualifications are shown exactly

We display the exact official award and do not force medical education into a bachelor's/master's/PhD model. Where an “MD” is an advanced degree requiring a previous medical degree, it is recorded as an advanced qualification and kept out of the primary program listings. MD vs MBBS and other awards.

School, campus and awarding body are separate

• The parent university, the medical faculty or school, each campus, the degree-awarding institution, any administrative office and clinical-training locations are stored separately.
• A school is located where students are taught. A foreign recruitment or administrative office does not change its country; a branch campus abroad is listed in the country of the campus with its awarding institution named.
• Schools with similar names are never merged. Official English names are used where they exist; otherwise the English name is marked as a translation, and the official local-language name is kept exactly, in its own script.

Operating status

A school is shown as operating only with current official evidence — a current regulator list, admissions page, intake notice or academic calendar. Without it the record says status not verified. Suspended, relocated and closed schools are labelled; closed and suspended schools are kept as archival records and excluded from active results. For relocated or disrupted schools we record the current teaching location, intake status, cohort, delivery changes and the official announcement, with the date checked. A historical directory entry is never taken as proof of current operation.

Two levels of record, shown honestly

• Basic record: identity, location, operating status, an official source and the eligible qualification verified. Other fields are marked “Not verified”.
• Detailed record: admissions, teaching language, costs and program structure researched on official sources, plus deadlines, clinical training and recognition where published.

A basic record is never presented as verified in every field. Unknown is not “no”: an unverified field never matches a filter.

Neutrality and commercial separation

Lists are alphabetical. There are no rankings, scores or “best” lists. Sponsored placements are labelled “Sponsored”, appear in their own sections, and cannot buy accreditation or recognition statements, verified badges, licensing-eligibility claims or positions in any list. Basic listings and corrections are free. Sponsorship disclosure.

More detail

Data sources and verification · Recognition explained · Corrections policy