Central America Health Sciences University is a medical school with a curriculum patterned US medical programs. The University ensures its students receive a well-rounded education, allowing them to develop into skilled and responsible physicians well equipped to enter into the competitive job market upon graduation.

Our Mission:

The mission of Central America Health Sciences University promote the health of all peoples through education and public service. The aim of our curriculum is to facilitate students to develop a thorough understanding of normal health and an intricate knowledge of the physical, chemical, biological, psychological, and social factors which may undermine it.

The medical program includes the study of the human body and its structure as well as the function and coordination of its major systems. Lectures, conferences and laboratory exercises form a substantial part of the course of study. The curriculum is continuously evaluated and revised by the Medical Education Committee in order to keep abreast with the latest advances including those related to health promotion and management.

On completion of the programs in the basic sciences, students are provided with the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge in the clinical setting by rotating through the various medical disciplines at the University’s affiliated hospitals, located in the United States Of America, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Belize.

The University has a continuous program with three entering classes per year; January, May and September. The Central America Health Sciences University has rolling admissions and applications are processed as they arrive. You will be notified if you are accepted within a few weeks after you apply. Students are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible; before the beginning of each term.

An appointed admissions committee reviews all applications. Applicants are not evaluated solely on academic merit. The standards for acceptance are defined by: undergraduate studies, academic records, demonstration of a high commitment to the medical field, as well as the originality and motivation of the student.

The Central America Health Sciences University welcomes male and female applicants of ethnic diversity. The Central America Health Sciences University encourages individuals from groups under-represented in the medical profession to apply. The Central America Health Sciences University does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, national origin, veteran status or physical disability.

Undergraduate Course Requirements: To be considered for admission, an applicant must have satisfactorily completed not less than 90 undergraduate semester hours (or equivalent number of quarter hours). Applicants are not required to have earned a bachelor’s degree, but an undergraduate degree from an American, Canadian or internationally accredited college or university is recommended.

Pre-medical Program : Applicants who do not meet the pre-medical requirements may be placed in The Central America Health Sciences University’s pre-medical program until the pre-medical requirements have been completed. Upon completion of the pre-medical requirements, the student will be admitted into the medical program.

Course Duration :

• 4 Years (12 Semester) & 1 year Internship for licensing requirements
• Basic Science – 5 Semester or 20 Months
• Clinical Science – 108 weeks (USA, Belize, Mexico, Nepal, or UK)

Academic Counseling & Career Guidance :

All medical students will have access to academic counseling and career guidance by the faculty and administration. Faculty and administration make it a priority to evaluate students in each course of study.

The Central America Health Sciences University encourages students to seek the advice of the counseling faculty. The University continuously evaluates every student’s progress. Students fairing poorly in any course will be assigned to a faculty member in order to assist them in that courses.