Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Medicine

Saint Dominic University of West Africa Faculty of Health Sciences · Doulougou, Burkina Faso

Doctorat d'État (section médecine)

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Basic record. The school, its location, status and this qualification are verified on official sources. Admissions, language, tuition and program structure have not all been researched yet — missing items are marked “Not verified”.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Medicine Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026
Qualification purpose: Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution: Saint Dominic University of West Africa
Faculty / school: Saint Dominic University of West Africa Faculty of Health Sciences
Campus: Doulougou
Country: Burkina Faso
Entry route: School-leaver / direct entry Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026

Program structure

Duration: Not verified
Intake: Not verified
Graduation requirements: Not verified

Première année tronc commun · Year 1
Common first year
Location: Gana (Doulougou) / Kombissiri
Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026

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

Required prior qualification · RequiredBaccalauréat série C, D or ESource: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026
Grade requirements · RecommendedPriority to new bacheliers with an overall average of 12/20 and at least 11/20 in science subjects; age is also a selection criterionSource: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026
Application route · Not verified · Domestic applicantsListed on CampusFaso, the national orientation platform; no interview; permitted series C, DSource: campusfaso.bf · verified October 13, 2026
Interview · Not required · Domestic applicantsNo interview (CampusFaso sheet)Source: campusfaso.bf · verified October 13, 2026

International admissions: International applicants accepted — Open to all students holding the required qualifications regardless of nationality; separate fee rates for international students. Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 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.

Category	Amount	Basis	Year / stage
Tronc commun (first year), payable in four instalmentsNationaux	F CFA 800,000	per academic year	Year 1 (tronc commun)Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026
Tronc commun (first year), payable in four instalmentsInternationaux	F CFA 850,000	per academic year	Year 1 (tronc commun)Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026

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

Clinical training

Partner (conventionnées) health facilities — Other clinical site
Placements arranged by the school
Placements in health structures under agreement with the university
Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 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.

Decree n°2019-1343/MESRSI/SG/DGESUP/DIPES Active
Scope: Creation of the UFR-SDS
From September 20, 2019
Source: usdao.org · verified October 13, 2026

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

An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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ECFMG Sponsor Notes

No ECFMG Sponsor Note recorded. ECFMG does not accredit schools; a Sponsor Note describes ECFMG's own requirements for graduates of particular years. Check the WDOMS profile of the school for current wording. Sponsor Notes explained

Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.

https://campusfaso.bf/formations/ouvrir-fiche?f=2427 · Government dataset · verified October 13, 2026
https://usdao.org/usdao-telecharg?id=BROCHURE-USDAO-SDS.pdf · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026

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