Type: Public medical school
Established:1966
President: Luis A. Ferrao
Rector: Ilka Ríos
Academic staff: 623
Students: 2,766
Undergraduates: 400
Postgraduates:2,366
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Campus: Urban
The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus — Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (UPR-RCM) in Spanish— is a public health sciences-oriented university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is part of the University of Puerto Rico System and is located on the grounds of the Puerto Rico Medical Center.
History
In 1966 the University of Puerto Rico organized the Medical Sciences Campus. Adán Nigaglioni Loyola was its first Rector in 1967.
In 1972 the building was constructed on the grounds of the Rio Piedras Medical Center, which now blanket the UPR School of Medicine, Specialized schools only in Puerto Rico and Pharmacy (1913), Dentistry (1957), Graduate School of Public Health (1970), College of Health Related Professions (1976) and the School of Nursing (1995).
The enclosure also comprises three Deans who support: Dean of Administration, Student and Academic Affairs. They work together with more than 2,000 employees (623 teachers and nonteaching 1,454) to approximately 2,766 full-time students.
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Is the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine a good school?
Its students are predominantly Puerto Rican residents. However, anyone is allowed to apply to this university.
It is also considered the top bilingual medical school in the world due to its requirement for each admitted student to fully master both English and Spanish.
Are our Puerto Rico medical schools considered foreign?
No need to look down on P.R. medical schools since, contrary to what you think, they are not international schools.
They are considered American schools and are accredited by the same associations as any other med school in the states.