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Medical school · Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Medicine Program, Universidad de la Costa (CUC)

Programa de Medicina, Universidad de la Costa

No official English name is published; the English name above is a translation.

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School facts

Official name
Medicine Program, Universidad de la Costa (CUC) Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 13, 2026
Local-language name
Programa de Medicina, Universidad de la Costa
Also known as
CUC
Parent institution
Universidad de la Costa
Institution type
Medical school
Ownership
Private Source: datos.gov.co · verified October 13, 2026
Location
Barranquilla, Atlántico, ColombiaAll schools in Colombia Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 13, 2026
Address
Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Colombia Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 14, 2026
Operational status
OperatingChecked October 13, 2026 Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 13, 2026
Official website
www.cuc.edu.co/programas/medicina

Universidad de la Costa (CUC) in Barranquilla offers an in-person, 12-semester (6-year) Medicine programme of 274 credits leading to the title Médico, with qualified registration (registro calificado) granted in November 2025. Applicants register with their school-leaving documents and Saber 11 (ICFES) results; tuition is charged per semester.

Medical programs

Only primary medical qualifications — the degree that leads to the physician pathway — are listed in the directory. The exact official wording is shown.

  • Physician

    Médico (a)

    Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

    Entry route:
    School-leaver / direct entry
    Duration:
    6 years
    Teaching language:
    Not verified
    Record:
    Basic record
    Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 14, 2026Program details

Teaching languages

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages can differ. We record a language only when an official source states it.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Domestic and international admissions

International applicants
International admissions not verified
Entry routes
School-leaver / direct entry

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Recognition and accreditation

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National authorization or recognition

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

  • Ministerio de Educación Nacional (Colombia) Active

    Scope: Medicina, SNIES 118378, presencial, Barranquilla

    From November 28, 2025

    Registro calificado by Resolución 023448 of 28 November 2025

    Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 14, 2026

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

  • Ministerio de Educación Nacional (Colombia) Active

    Scope: Universidad de la Costa

    Institutional high-quality accreditation (as stated by the university)

    Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 14, 2026

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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Scholarships and funding

  • Beca primera generación — 20% of the first-semester tuition (COP 21,600,000 instead of 27,000,000)

    Eligibility: First-generation students

    Award basis not verified

    Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 14, 2026

Contact

Official contact page
www.cuc.edu.co/programas/medicina/
Telephone
+57 605 3198929 Source: cuc.edu.co · verified October 14, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the sources below. Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://www.cuc.edu.co/inscripciones · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://www.cuc.edu.co/programas/medicina/ · School or university website · verified October 13, 2026
  3. https://www.datos.gov.co/resource/n5yy-8nav.csv?$select=c_digo_instituci_n,nombre_instituci_n,principal_seccional,sector,car_cter_acad_mico,municipio_domicilio&$order=nombre_instituci_n&$limit=1000 · Government / ministry · verified October 13, 2026

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