Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Physician and Surgeon
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of San Carlos of Guatemala · Guatemala City, Guatemala
Médico y Cirujano
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Physician and Surgeon Source: medicina.usac.edu.gt · verified October 13, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC)
- Faculty / school
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of San Carlos of Guatemala
- Campus
- Guatemala City
- Country
- Guatemala
- Entry route
- Not verified
Program structure
- Duration
- Not verified
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
General training: basic and biological sciences · Year 1
First-year basic and biological sciences (chemistry, physics, cell and molecular biology)
Source: medicina.usac.edu.gt · verified October 14, 2026Clinical sciences · From Year 2
Medical semiology with real patients in the second year
Source: medicina.usac.edu.gt · verified October 14, 2026Supervised professional practice (EPS), hospital and rural · Year 6
Sixth-year supervised professional practice in teaching hospitals and primary-care health posts
Source: medicina.usac.edu.gt · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
Tuition and fees
Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.
Clinical training
Teaching hospitals and primary-care health posts in Guatemala's departments (supervised professional practice) — Teaching hospital
Placements arranged by the school
Sixth-year hospital and rural supervised professional practice
Source: medicina.usac.edu.gt · 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
- https://medicina.usac.edu.gt/ciencias-basicas-y-biologicas.html · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://medicina.usac.edu.gt/ciencias-clinicas.html · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://medicina.usac.edu.gt/ejercicio-profesional-supervisado.html · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026