A Brief History of Costa Rica by The World Factbook 2005

Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism sectors. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread. Read More

For qualified applicants we are proud to announce a four year, on campus, traditional Medical School program in San Jose, Costa Rica. Vanguard University School of Medicine and its partners have developed a fully recognized Doctor of Medicine Program that is offered in full English instruction. (Spanish is available as well).

Highlights of the Medical School Program:

• Four Years on Campus.
• State of the Art Medical Instruction Facilities (Power-Lab ™, Plastinated Cadavers, Physiology Labs, Chemistry Labs with/ micro-reaction process, Neurophysiology Labs, Biology Labs).
• Wireless Internet Connection on campus.
• Laptop rentals.
• State of the art auditorium with digital channel automatic translation connections, Sat-Link hook up.
• Recognized by the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica.
• Full English Instruction (Spanish available as well).
• On campus Food Court (Subway, Burger King, others).
• Help with obtaining living quarters.
• No undergraduate credits needed to enter the program.
• Affordable.
• Class A hospital rotations.