Through the National Committee in Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA), the U.S. Department of Education has determined that COMAEM’s (Mexican Council for the Accreditation of Medical Education) is comparable to the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) process. This determination grants Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, School of Medicine Title IV approval, authorizing the University to provide financial assistance to students in the form of Federal Loans.

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara was recognized by the Mexican Senate for “the valuable endeavor performed by the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, the first private university in Mexico, in the education arena in the significant area of the national education system”

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara is fully recognized and approved by the government of Mexico to confer the medical degree upon students who fulfill the University’s admissions requirements and complete the prescribed curriculum. 

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, School of Medicine is fully accredited by the Mexican Council for the Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM). A body that is endorsed by the Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES), the Ibero-American Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (RIACES), the World Federation of Medical Education and The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA).

Our medical program is approved for clinical training in clinical centers and affiliated hospitals in the United States. UAG has affiliation agreements and partnerships with an ever expanding list of 100 hospitals in Mexico and the US and its territories.