Academic structure, teaching phases, and curriculum for MBBS at Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
Doctor/a en Medicina
Spanish; English B2 completion requirement
Teaching phases
Basic and clinical cycles
The programme is delivered in person at Montevideo, with a basic cycle scheduled morning and afternoon and a clinical cycle primarily in the morning with some compulsory afternoon activities.
Pre-professional practice
UCU reported a 40-week supervised internship for its first cohort, organised as four ten-week rotations. Three were in Montevideo and one was compulsory outside Montevideo; future placement arrangements can vary by cohort.
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Tuition fee and hostel estimate
Year-wise cost data is not currently published for this program.
Clinical & support
Clinical exposure
UCU's curriculum is organised into basic, clinical and pre-professional practice. The programme describes clinical cases from the start through laboratories, the university clinic and community settings. For its first internship cohort, UCU reported a 40-week supervised placement with four ten-week rotations: three in Montevideo and one compulsory rotation outside Montevideo. The reported Montevideo work included Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Surgery/Gynaecology and an elective, alongside outpatient, emergency and inpatient activities.
Teaching hospitals
