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Universidad de Ciencias Medicas (UCIMED) is a famous medical school located in Costa Rica. UCIMED was founded in 1978 and has had a legacy of excellency in the teachings of medicine. Many american students choose to attend UCIMED since the price of tutition is low and the education level is comparable to a US medical school. UCIMED also introduced pharmacology as a major in the year 1999. Many students get training at famous pharmaceutical companies located at San José, Costa Rica.

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Fachade of UCIMED building

Medicine at UCIMED

Medicine at UCIMED is an intensive 5 year and a half program. During the first five semester students get a Bachellors in Health Science (Bachiller en Ciencias de la Salud) It is during the fifth semester that students start an intesive training at local Hospital such as the San Juan de Dios and Hospital Mexico. After finishing the the eleventh semester students obtain a M.D (Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugía y el Doctorado Profesional en Medicina y Cirugía)

Recently UCIMED succesfully signed an agreement with Kaplan Medical to prepare medical students for the USMLE. Medical Students from all around Costa Rica and Central America will be able to get first hand preparation for this board examination.

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Program for Medicine

I Semester

General Chemistry
General Chemistry Laboratory
Biology and Biology Laboratory
Calculus
English
Communication Techniques
Computers and Documentation

II Semester

Introduction to Medicine and Investigation
Foundations of Anatomy
Foundations of Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Physics for Medical Science

III Semester

Anatomy II
Histology
Embriology

IV Semester

Fisiology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Epimediology and Biostatistic

V Semester

Semiology
Pathological Anatomy
Fisiopathology
Parasitology

VI Semester

Internal Medicine and Specialities
Farmacology

VII Semester

Surgery and Specialities
Psiquiatry
Radiology and Images

VIII Semester

Ginecology and Obstetrics
History of Medicine
Genetics for Medicine
Pedriatrics

IX Semester

Community Health and Administration of Disasters
Family Medicine
Legal Medicine
Ethics in Medicine
Seminary onInteranal Medicine
Seminary on Surgery
Seminary on Ginecology and obstetrics
Seminary on Pedriatrics

X y IX Semester( Internado Rotatorio)

Surgery
Internal Medicine
Pedriatrics
Ginecology and Obstetrics
Primary Care

External Links

http://www.ucimed.com

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 Universidad de Ciencias Medicas (UCIMED) is a famous medical school located in [[Costa Rica]]. UCIMED was founded in 1978 and has had a legacy of excellency in the teachings of medicine. Many american students choose to attend UCIMED since the price of tutition is low and the education level is comparable to a US medical school.
 UCIMED also introduced pharmacology as a major in the year 1999. Many students get training at famous pharmaceutical companies located at [[San José, Costa Rica]].
+[[Image:Photo ucimed.jpg|frame|Fachade of UCIMED building]]
 == Medicine at UCIMED ==
-Medicine at UCIMED is an intensive 5 year and a half program. During the first five semester students get a Bachellors in Health Science (Bachiller en Ciencias de la Salud) It is during the fifth semester that students start an intesive training at local Hospital such as the San Juan de Dios and Hospital Mexico. After finishing the the eleventh semester students obtain a M.D (Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugía y el Doctorado Profesional en Medicina y Cirugía) [[Image:Photo ucimed.jpg|frame|Fachade of UCIMED building]]
+Medicine at UCIMED is an intensive 5 year and a half program. During the first five semester students get a Bachellors in Health Science (Bachiller en Ciencias de la Salud) It is during the fifth semester that students start an intesive training at local Hospital such as the San Juan de Dios and Hospital Mexico. After finishing the the eleventh semester students obtain a M.D (Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugía y el Doctorado Profesional en Medicina y Cirugía)
 Recently UCIMED succesfully signed an agreement with [[Kaplan]] Medical to prepare medical students for the [[USMLE]]. Medical Students from all around Costa Rica and Central America will be able to get first hand preparation for this board examination.