MD medical schools in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 4 allopathic MD programs in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine, UCC Bayamon School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, and San Juan Bautista School of Medicine. Compare each one's MCAT and GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.
Studying medicine in Puerto Rico
About Puerto Rico: Pop. ~3.2M; the San Juan metro is the medical hub, with Ponce and Bayamón also hosting health-sciences campuses. Four LCME-accredited MD programs and three dental schools serve the territory — more MD programs than most US states.
In-state preference: Puerto Rico is a US jurisdiction: its medical schools are LCME-accredited, students use AMCAS and graduates enter the US residency match on the same terms as any other US school. The public University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine strongly favors PR residents; the private programs (Ponce, Universidad Central del Caribe, San Juan Bautista) admit more broadly but still draw heavily from the island. Clinical teaching and patient contact are largely in Spanish, so working Spanish is expected regardless of residency — confirm each program's stated language requirement before you apply.
Major health systems in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Medical Center (Centro Médico)
- Hospital Auxilio Mutuo
- HIMA San Pablo
- Metro Pavía Health System
- VA Caribbean Healthcare System
MD programs in Puerto Rico
4 MD programs in Puerto Rico for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
- MCAT
- 499
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.62
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 499
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.77
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 505
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.80
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 499
- mean
- GPA
- 3.57
- mean
MCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Curriculum guides: Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine MD program
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Puerto Rico
Of the 4 MD programs in Puerto Rico in our catalog, 1 is rated as giving strong preference to Puerto Rico residents and 3 are rated moderate. The table shows admissions figures only where they were confirmed on the school's own published pages (1 of 4); the rest are left blank rather than estimated, and any unconfirmed figure on a card above is labeled as such.
| Program | In-state preference | In-state share of class | MCAT | GPA | Class size | Data check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine | Moderate | — | — | — | — | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| UCC Bayamon School of Medicine | Moderate | — | — | — | — | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine | Strong | — | — | — | — | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | Moderate | 80% | 499 (mean) | 3.57 (mean) | 63 | Checked against the school's own page, September 13, 2026 |
The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.
States in the South region with MD programs
Puerto Rico sits outside the four US Census regions; these are the South region's states, with the number of MD programs in each.
More on Puerto Rico
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