# University of Guyana

> The University of Guyana School of Medicine, based at Turkeyen Campus in Greater Georgetown, runs a direct-entry, five-year, English-medium Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme, Guyana's only regionally accredited medical school. It is listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools with ECFMG-certification eligibility, and holds CAAM-HP 'Accreditation with Conditions' through 2028, a routine, standard status shared by most established Caribbean medical schools.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-07-12
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## Key facts

- Location: Georgetown, [Guyana](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/guyana)
- Type: Public
- Established: 1985
- Official website: https://uog.edu.gy/
- Published programmes on Students Traffic: 1

## Recognition and approvals

- World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS/FAIMER) -- listed, School ID F0001261, direct-entry (no prior-degree prerequisite, no entrance exam)
- ECFMG Certification -- graduates eligible to apply, graduation years 1985-present
- Medical Council of Canada (MCC) -- degree acceptable to Canadian provincial/territorial medical regulatory authorities, per WDOMS Sponsor Notes
- CAAM-HP (Caribbean Accreditation Authority) -- Accreditation with Conditions, 4-year term 2024-2028
- Verify: [World Directory of Medical Schools -- University of Guyana listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/SchoolDetail/F0001261)
- Verify: [CAAM-HP -- University of Guyana School of Medicine accreditation history (PDF)](https://caam-hp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/University-of-Guyana-2025.pdf)

## Programmes

| Programme | Course | Duration | Medium | Tuition per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university-of-guyana-mbbs) | MBBS | 5 years | English | $8,853 (2025-2026) |

## Why students choose it

- Listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools (FAIMER School ID F0001261), with no prior-degree prerequisite and no entrance exam required for the standard entry route, and graduates (1985-current) eligible to apply for ECFMG Certification.
- CAAM-HP 'Accreditation with Conditions' through 2028 -- confirmed as a routine, standard status shared by most established Caribbean medical schools (including UWI and Ross University), not an adverse or red-flag rating, following a nearly two-decade accreditation history with no denial or withdrawal since 2008.
- Guyana's only regionally accredited medical school, training at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, a Level V national referral hospital with over ten affiliated postgraduate residency programmes.

## Things to consider

- The university publishes tuition for the first year only, explicitly stating fees are 'subject to change' and reflect first-year cost alone; no official total 5-year programme cost is published, and estimating one from published per-credit formulas is unreliable given overlapping clinical-year course codes.
- The Semester I 2026/27 application window (30 March-9 May 2026) has already closed as of this record's research date; it is not confirmed whether MBBS runs a Semester II intake, so the next confirmed application opportunity should be treated as Semester I 2027/28 pending direct confirmation with the university.
- How Indian 12th-grade or CBSE/state-board qualifications are formally equated to the required GCE A-Level standard is not transparently published; this determination is made case-by-case by the university and should be confirmed directly with Admissions.

## Best fit for

- Students seeking a WHO-listed, ECFMG-eligible, direct-entry medical degree at Guyana's only regionally accredited public medical school, with confirmed foreign-student pricing and housing priority.
- Applicants entering via GCE A-Level or CAPE-equivalent secondary qualifications, comfortable with a competitive, quota-based selection process rather than a guaranteed-admission model.
- Students able to confirm current-cycle application windows and the full multi-year cost directly with the university, given some figures are published only for the first year or are pending clarification.

## Campus and city

Students train at Turkeyen Campus and complete clinical rotations at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana's leading national referral hospital, with a foreign-student housing priority policy at one of the university's residence halls just five minutes from campus.

Georgetown is Guyana's capital, an English-speaking city on South America's Atlantic coast, home to the University of Guyana's Turkeyen Campus and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, the country's main teaching hospital and national referral centre.

The five-year MBBS curriculum runs preclinical foundations in Years 1-2 (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, pharmacotherapeutics) threaded with an 'Introduction to Clinical Medicine' series, followed by rotational clinical training in Years 3-5 across Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, primarily at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, which hosts over ten affiliated postgraduate residency programmes.


## Hostel, food and safety

Dennis Irvine Hall of Residence, about five minutes from Turkeyen Campus, explicitly prioritizes foreign students in its room allocation, offering single rooms at USD 240/month and double rooms at USD 200/month, plus a refundable USD 50 deposit. A second hall, New Building Society Hall, is available at a flat GYD 20,000/month rate but does not carry the same foreign-student priority.

Residence halls include communal kitchen and dining facilities; no separate university-run meal-plan cost beyond room rates is published.

No university-published campus-safety statistics were found during research.

International applicants apply through the university's SRMS online portal, pay a USD 10 non-refundable processing fee per programme, and are guided through eligibility categories including A-Level and CAPE-equivalent secondary qualifications.


## Frequently asked questions

### Is the MBBS programme direct-entry after high school?

Yes. The WHO World Directory of Medical Schools lists no prior-degree prerequisite and no entrance exam requirement, and the university's standard entry routes are based on GCE A-Level or CAPE-equivalent secondary-school passes.

### What qualification is awarded on graduation?

Graduates receive the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree after five years of study, structured as two preclinical years followed by three years of rotational clinical training.

### Is CAAM-HP 'Accreditation with Conditions' a red flag?

No. Cross-checking CAAM-HP's own accreditation directory shows this is the standard, steady-state status held by most established, reputable Caribbean medical schools, including the University of the West Indies and Ross University School of Medicine. The University of Guyana has held this or a comparable status continuously since 2008 with no denial or withdrawal.

### What is the current tuition fee?

USD 8,853 for the first year, confirmed as the current foreign-student rate, plus a mandatory USD 250 annual facilities fee. The university publishes first-year fees only and states they are subject to change; no official total 5-year cost is published.

### How are foreign secondary-school qualifications evaluated?

The university's published admission criteria are keyed primarily to GCE A-Level or CAPE-equivalent passes; how Indian 12th-grade qualifications specifically are equated to this standard is determined case-by-case and is not transparently published, so applicants should confirm directly with Admissions.

### When can I apply and when does the academic year start?

The confirmed Semester I 2026/27 application window (30 March-9 May 2026) has already closed. Classes for that semester begin 31 August 2026. It is unconfirmed whether MBBS also admits in Semester II; the next confirmed opportunity should be treated as Semester I 2027/28 pending confirmation with the university.

### Is university accommodation available?

Yes. Dennis Irvine Hall of Residence, about five minutes from campus, explicitly prioritizes foreign students, offering single rooms at USD 240/month and double rooms at USD 200/month, plus a refundable USD 50 deposit.

### Are scholarships available for international students?

No dedicated scholarship for international students was found; the university's only named undergraduate scholarship (SAGE) is explicitly restricted to Guyanese nationals.

### Can this degree be used to practice medicine outside Guyana?

Graduates are eligible to apply for ECFMG Certification, and the degree is noted as acceptable to Canadian medical regulators. Whether non-national graduates need to sit CAMC exams for Guyana internship registration is not explicitly clarified by the Medical Council of Guyana. For India specifically, graduates would need to separately satisfy India's National Medical Commission FMGE/NExT screening requirements; this was not independently verified against a Guyana-specific NMC ruling.


## Sources

- [World Directory of Medical Schools -- University of Guyana listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/SchoolDetail/F0001261) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [CAAM-HP -- University of Guyana School of Medicine accreditation history (PDF)](https://caam-hp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/University-of-Guyana-2025.pdf) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [University of Guyana -- MBBS admission criteria](https://cms.uog.edu.gy/school-medicine/bachelor-medicine-bachelor-surgery-mbbs-0/admission-criteria) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [University of Guyana -- tuition fees (foreign students)](https://registry.uog.edu.gy/admissions-division/tuition-fees) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [University of Guyana -- 2026-2027 Academic Deadlines (PDF)](https://www.turkeyenonline.uog.edu.gy/srms/docs/Academic-Deadlines-2026-2027.pdf) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [University of Guyana -- Dennis Irvine Hall of Residence](https://registry.uog.edu.gy/students-welfare-division/dormitories/dennis-irvine-hall-residence) (checked 2026-07-25)

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