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Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Medicine (six-year degree program)

Universidad Francisco Marroquín Faculty of Medicine · Guatemala City, Guatemala

Carrera de Medicina

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Medicine (six-year degree program) Source: medicina.ufm.edu · verified October 13, 2026
Qualification purpose
Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Faculty / school
Universidad Francisco Marroquín Faculty of Medicine
Campus
Guatemala City
Country
Guatemala
Entry route
Not verified

Program structure

Duration
6 years, including basic and clinical training Source: medicina.ufm.edu · verified October 13, 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

  • Entrance examination · RequiredPass the Academic Aptitude Test (PAA) and the Otis general intelligence testSource: medicina.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Interview · RequiredAdmission interviewSource: medicina.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Application fee · RequiredAdmission process fee Q525 or USD 65, non-refundableSource: admisiones.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • PAA (Prueba de Aptitud Académica) — RequiredResult valid for 2 years; may be retaken every two monthsSource: medicina.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Otis general intelligence test — RequiredSource: medicina.ufm.edu · 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
Total first semester (enrolment payment plus monthly fees)First semester; subject to change, may vary with number of courses assignedGTQ 58,197per semesterYear 1, first semesterSource: admisiones.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Admission process fee — GTQ 525 for the whole program · MandatoryRefunds: Non-refundableSource: admisiones.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Enrolment fee (first payment), first semester — GTQ 11,639.40 per semester · MandatorySource: admisiones.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Monthly fee, first semester — GTQ 9,311.52 per month · MandatorySource: admisiones.ufm.edu · verified October 14, 2026

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

Scholarships and funding

Clinical training

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

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.
  1. https://admisiones.ufm.edu/site/facultad-de-medicina/ · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://admisiones.ufm.edu/site/proceso-de-admision/ · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026
  3. https://medicina.ufm.edu/ · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026

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