Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh)

Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University · Cairo, Egypt

بكالوريوس الطب والجراحة

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution: Cairo University
Faculty / school: Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Campus: Cairo
Country: Egypt
Entry route: School-leaver / direct entry Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration: 5 years + 2 mandatory internship years Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026
Intake: Not verified
Graduation requirements: 314 credit points (30 hours = 1 credit point) Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026

Five-year credit-point program · Years 1-5
Lectures, skills lab and basic science practicals, then clinical rotations in faculty hospitals
Location: Cairo
Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026
Mandatory internship · 2 years
Two mandatory internship years after the five-year program
Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.

Arabic — Required local-language proficiencySpoken Arabic elective for non-Arabic-speaking students in years 1-2; the language of instruction is not statedSource: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

International and non-EU applicants

Application route · Required · International applicantsInternational applicants apply through the Study in Egypt portalSource: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026
Health / immunisation requirement · Required · International applicantsProof of immunizations and medical insurance coverageSource: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International applicants accepted — International applicants for the bachelor of medicine apply via the Study in Egypt admission portal; a section supports non-Arabic-speaking students Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.

Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.

Tuition not verified.

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Clinical training

Faculty hospitals (Kasr Al Ainy) — Teaching hospital
Cairo
Placements arranged by the school
Clinical rotations for mainstream and IPKA students are in the faculty hospitals
Source: medicine.cu.edu.eg · verified October 14, 2026
A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

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No directory reference recorded

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ECFMG Sponsor Notes

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.

https://medicine.cu.edu.eg/international-students-undergraduate/ · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
https://medicine.cu.edu.eg/programs/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://medicine.cu.edu.eg/undergraduate/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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