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Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Physician and Surgeon (Médico Cirujano)

School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Chile (Talca) · Talca, Chile

Médico(a) Cirujano(a); grado académico Licenciado(a) en Medicina

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Physician and Surgeon (Médico Cirujano) Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Faculty / school
School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Chile (Talca)
Campus
Talca
Country
Chile
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
14 semesters (7 years) Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

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

Domestic and general requirements

  • Grade requirements · RequiredSchool grades (NEM 20%) and ranking (25%) weighted in selectionSource: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026
  • Entrance examination · RequiredCentralised admission via PAES; minimum average of 625 in Reading Competence and Mathematics M1; weights NEM 20%, ranking 25%, reading 20%, mathematics 25%, science 10%Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • PAES — Required · minimum 625 average (CL and M1)Admisión 2026 last selected score (combined listing): 906.9Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

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.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Arancel Medicina 2026Shown in the Talca/Temuco sede tabs (second and third tab); gratuidad exempts eligible studentsCLP 10,621,000falsebasis not stated2026Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026

Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Scholarships and funding

  • Gratuidad — Covers matrícula and arancel for the nominal duration of the programme

    Eligibility: 60% of students from the lowest-income households

    Duration: Formal duration of the programme

    Award basis not verified

    Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026

Clinical training

  • Public hospital network of the health services and private clinics; primary-care agreements (CESFAM, CECOF, SAPU, SUR, PSR) — Affiliated hospital

    Published affiliation (not a placement guarantee)

    Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · 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.

  • Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (CNA-Chile) Active

    Scope: Carrera de Medicina, sedes Talca and Santiago

    Accredited for four years (mandatory accreditation for medicine); accrediting body not named on this page

    Source: admision.uautonoma.cl · verified October 14, 2026

Directory listing

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No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://admision.uautonoma.cl/carreras/medicina/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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