School overview
- Degrees
- MD
- Ownership
- Public For-Profit
- Program length
- 4 years
- Enrollment per class
- 74
- Founding year
- 1976
- Accreditation year
- 1979
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SDN Insights
Cost of Attendance: $319,914
Estimate repayment
Estimated loan burden for UCDCSOM using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, national average cost-of-living allowance, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption. Local cost-of-living data is not matched yet, so this estimate uses the national average cost-of-living allowance.
Cost of Living: Cost of living data unavailable
A reviewed government-derived local cost-of-living match for Bayamon, PR is not available yet. The debt estimate uses a national average cost-of-living allowance of $3,000 per month until a local match is available.
Environment: Urban
Walk-score data suggests the area around UCDCSOM is somewhat walkable. Bike-access data is not available yet.
Interview feedback
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 36% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview very impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did well.
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About the school
The Mission of the School of Medicine is to develop competent physicians with an outstanding academic preparation within a humanistic and holistic framework, with a highly developed commitment to social duties, and service to Puerto Rico and Hispanic communities throughout the U.S. mainland. The UCC School of Medicine is committed to providing our students with integrated knowledge from the basic sciences to medicine and with disciplined critical thinking and analysis. We encourage a dedication to lifelong learning as well as attitudes of compassion and respect for human dignity. The School of Medicine contributes to the enrichment and enhancement of knowledge by strengthening a creative environment that fosters the development of research in the biomedical, clinical, and psychosocial sciences oriented to the health needs of our community. Within the scope of its mission, the School of Medicine offers quality health services at the primary care level and in specialized curative rehabilitative services in a cost-effective and accessible manner to the population that it serves.
Curriculum
The curriculum of the School of Medicine consists of four years of studies. In the first two years it provides students with a basic foundation in both biomedical sciences and clinical skills. The students are introduced early to standardized patients as they learn communication, observation, and examination skills. Students have an opportunity to use their newly acquired skills with genuine patients in the Longitudinal Primary Care Preceptorship under the supervision of community preceptors. The students receive formative evaluations from the patients and faculty during the sessions in which standardized patients are used.
Facilities
Affiliate hospitals: Ramón Ruiz Arnau University Hospital, San Pablo Hospital, Hospital Interamericano de Medicina Avanzada (HIMA), Veteran's Administration Hospital, Psychiatric Panamerican Hospital, San Jorge Children's Hospital, San Juan City Hospital, Groups & Community Physicians.
