Faculty members at the medical school hold MD, Ph.D., master's degrees or other advanced degrees. Many received their education and training in the United States. The medical program at UH is one of several degree granting programs. Other programs include accounting, computer sciences, electronics, business administration and education. All of the courses, for this medical program, are conducted in English by bilingual faculty members.
Patients are almost universally Spanish speaking.
Therefore, it would be extremely helpful for students to be conversant in medical terminology when doing rotations or clerkships in Costa Rican hospitals and clinics. A course in Medical Spanish is planned for students who enter the program. The three campuses that currently comprise the UH consist of modern buildings that are surrounded by garden landscaping. Students at the UH have access to all of the basic amenities such as photocopy rooms, computer laboratories, cafeteria, bookstore, study rooms and multimedia resource centers. A fourth campus is under construction on approximately 12 acres.