UH is located in the capital city of San Jose in Costa Rica. Students will complete the first three years and seven to nine months of the fourth year at the California College of Podiatric Medicine. The final three to five months of medical rotations leading to the DPM degree will be spent at medical centers in Costa Rica. Upon completion of year four, CCPM will confer the DPM degree. The MD degree will be conferred by the UH upon completion of year five.
Clinical rotations consist of a combination of didactic instruction and direct patient care.
Rotations take place in the modern, busy hospitals that are parts of the UH teaching hospital system. Two new hospitals are also under construction at this time. UH will be listed in the initial World Wide Web Directory of Medical Schools that is scheduled to be available fall 1999. Review courses of varying lengths are available if needed. Pass the English language proficiency test.