With regard to the schools of medicine, only 44.0% of the academic programs had quality accreditation; 81.9% were ASCOFAME members; 38.6% had their own university hospital for their students to practice. The graduate programs offered by these medical schools included medical specialties, master's degrees and PhDs in 68.8%, 29.4% and 18.3%, respectively.
Respecto a las facultades de medicina, solamente el 44,0% de los programas académicos estaban acreditados en calidad, el 81,9% en ASCOFAME, el 38,6% contaban con un hospital universitario propio para las prácticas de sus estudiantes; los programas de posgrado ofrecidos por estas facultades de medicina comprendían especialidades médicas, maestrías y doctorados en el 68,8, el 29,4 y el 18,3% de los casos, respectivamente.