San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

What San Juan Bautista School of Medicine does

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a private, non-profit healthcare education institution founded in 1978 and headquartered on a 52-acre campus in Caguas, Puerto Rico, co-located with the Mennonite Caguas Hospital. The institution operates four degree programs: a four-year Medical Doctor (MD) program split into two years of Biomedical Sciences and two years of Clinical Sciences, a two-year Master in Public Health (MPH) program delivered via synchronous distance learning, a four-year bilingual Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, and a 3.5-year Doctor of Nursing Practice in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP-AGPCNP) evening program. It also offers Continuing Medical Education for licensed practitioners.

The underlying technology platform consists of standard educational and administrative systems: Canvas LMS for course delivery, Jenzabar Cloud SIS for enrollment and records, Medtrics Portal for academic management, E-Value for clinical evaluation, and RedCap for research data management. Specialized facilities include a Clinical Skills Simulation Lab, a Virtual Anatomy Lab with Anatomage digital dissection tables, a Research Core Lab with advanced instrumentation, and a Graduate Resource Center. Clinical training is delivered through the Central Regional Academic Medical Centers (CRAMC) established under Puerto Rico Public Law 136 in partnership with the Mennonite Health System.

The revenue model is tuition-driven across four degree programs, with secondary revenue from Continuing Medical Education course fees and federally sponsored grants including PPOHA Title V grants, HSI Individual Development Grants, and CARES Act funding. The institution participates in federal Title IV financial aid programs (school code G31773) and is accredited by LCME (currently on probation), CCNE for nursing, CEPH for public health, and MSCHE for institutional accreditation. Adjacent operating subsidiaries include the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center (forensic clinical services) and the SJB Biomedical Research Center. Go-to-market is sales-led via AMCAS for the MD program and direct institutional admissions for MPH, BSN, and DNP programs, with a community-based mission targeting underserved populations in Puerto Rico.

Name

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Legal name

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Website

https://sanjuanbautista.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a private, non-profit medical and healthcare education institution in Caguas, Puerto Rico, founded in 1978, offering MD, MPH, BSN, and DNP degree programs plus continuing education to students pursuing careers serving medically underserved communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical and Healthcare Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Medical education programs
• Nursing degree programs
• Public health education
• Healthcare workforce training
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Caguas

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: The institution generates revenue primarily through tuition and fees from MD, MPH, BSN, and DNP programs. Tuition varies by program with published cost of attendance budgets for each program.
2. Federal Financial Aid: The school participates in Title IV federal student aid programs including Federal Pell Grants, Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, and Graduate Plus Loans. The school code is G31773.
3. Sponsored Programs and Grants: The school receives funding through grants including PPOHA Title V Grant, HSI Individual Development Grant, Nurse Education Practice Quality and Retention program, and CARES Act funding.
4. Continuing Education: The school offers continuing medical education courses for licensed physicians and health professionals, accredited by Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Discipline. Revenue generated from course enrollment fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a private, non-profit healthcare education institution that delivers accredited degree programs — a four-year Medical Doctor (MD), a two-year Master in Public Health (MPH), a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and a 3.5-year Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP-AGPCNP) — along with an LPN-to-BSN bridge program, continuing medical education, and community-based forensic clinical services through the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center.

Product overview

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a private, non-profit medical and healthcare education institution offering a portfolio of academic programs: four core degree programs (MD, MPH, BSN, and DNP-AGPCNP), plus continuing medical education. Supporting these academic offerings are technology platforms including Canvas LMS, Medtrics Portal, and a cloud-based student information system (Jenzabar Cloud). The institution also operates the Puerto Rico Health Justice Center providing forensic clinical services, along with research facilities including a Research Center with CORE Lab, Clinical Skills Simulation Lab, Graduate Resource Center, and a Virtual Anatomy Lab with Anatomage technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Doctor (MD) Program Four-year medical degree program structured in two phases: two years of Biomedical Sciences and two years of Clinical Sciences, preparing students for USMLE examinations and residency programs.
• Master in Public Health (MPH) Program Two-year program (six quarters plus summer session) of 58 contact credit hours offered via synchronous distance learning, focused on community and population health, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program Four-year bilingual program providing 120 credits including theory and practice, preparing students for Puerto Rico Board of Examiners nursing licensure.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP-AGPCNP) Program 3.5-year evening program of 78 credit hours preparing nurses for leadership roles and advanced practice as primary care nurse practitioners for adult and gerontological patients.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Professional development programs for physicians and allied health professionals including online and face-to-face courses, accredited by Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Discipline.
• Puerto Rico Health Justice Center (PRHJC) Comprehensive forensic clinical services center providing victim-centered, trauma-informed services to victim-survivors of sexual violence, including psychosocial evaluations, social work, psychology, nursing, medical, education, and forensic epidemiology services.
• LPN to BSN Bridge Program Bridge program for Licensed Practical Nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with an accelerated pathway.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mennonite Health System (MHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2006Partnership under Public Law 136 (July 17, 2006) creating Central Regional Academic Medical Centers (CRAMC) to support the medical school with clinical experiences for students. MHS provides teaching facilities under supervision of MHS-CEO, ensuring availability of teaching sites for clerkships and hands-on clinical training in diverse patient populations.
• *All of Us* Research Program (NIH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institution participates in the NIH *All of Us* Research Program, a national precision medicine initiative. SJBSM serves as a participant site for recruitment, with contact information provided at centroSaludJusticia.org and joinallofus.org/PuertoRico/SJBSM. The program focuses on advancing precision medicine through large-scale health data collection.
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)coreOthersThe BSN nursing program is accredited by CCNE, an autonomous accrediting agency for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. CCNE accreditation is a voluntary self-regulatory process ensuring educational quality standards are met.
• Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)coreOthersThe MPH program is accredited by CEPH, which assures quality in public health education and training. CEPH accreditation extends until July 1, 2031 following the March 2026 board meeting.
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)coreOthersThe MD program is accredited by LCME, the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the MD degree in the United States and Canada. LCME accreditation was first granted in 2007 and currently on probation.
• Puerto Rico Health Justice Center Community PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe PR Health Justice Center provides forensic clinical services to victim-survivors of sexual violence through collaboration with committed professionals in the community, agencies, and academia. Services include social work, psychology, medical, nursing, education and epidemiology disciplines.
• Community-Based Organizations (MPH Program)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMPH program students participate in hands-on training with community-based organizations to develop products that contribute to solving public health issues. Students apply skills directly to real-world experiences through these partnerships.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Meharry Medical College: Meharry Medical College is a private, mission-focused medical school in Nashville dedicated to training physicians and dentists for service to underserved populations. Comparable in mission and program mix (MD, MPH, physician assistant), and similarly reliant on federal workforce grants.
• Ponce Health Sciences University: Ponce Health Sciences University is the most directly comparable peer — a private, non-profit medical school also located in Puerto Rico offering MD, MPH, BSN, and doctoral programs with a similar community-medicine mission. It competes for the same applicant pool and faces similar LCME, CCNE, and CEPH accreditation dynamics.
• Morehouse School of Medicine: Morehouse School of Medicine is a private, mission-driven medical school in Atlanta focused on training physicians to serve underserved and minority communities — directly analogous to SJBSM's community-medicine positioning. Both institutions prioritize health equity, HBCU/HSI funding streams, and producing physicians for medically underserved areas.
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science: Charles R. Drew University is a private, non-profit medical school in Los Angeles with a parallel mission of training healthcare professionals for underserved communities. It offers MD, MPH, and other health sciences programs and shares SJBSM's reliance on federal health workforce grants and HSI-equivalent funding.
• Universidad Central del Caribe: Universidad Central del Caribe is another LCME-accredited private medical school in Puerto Rico (Bayamón) offering MD and related health sciences programs. It directly competes with SJBSM for Puerto Rico applicants and faces analogous geographic and demographic constraints.

Emerging players

• Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is a relatively young public medical school with a stated mission to serve South Florida's diverse and underserved populations, including bilingual Hispanic populations. It overlaps with SJBSM on community-medicine positioning and competes for similar bilingual applicants.

Regional players

• Ross University School of Medicine: Ross University School of Medicine (located in Dominica, serving U.S. and Caribbean students) is a for-profit medical school with high representation of Hispanic and bilingual applicants. It competes indirectly with SJBSM for community-minded medical school applicants willing to study in a Caribbean setting.
• American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (Sint Maarten) is another for-profit Caribbean medical school that draws Hispanic and bilingual applicants seeking U.S.-residency-track MD training. It competes for the same applicant demographic as SJBSM, particularly mainland Hispanic students.
• Universidad Ana G. Méndez (Gurabo / Ciencias de la Salud): Universidad Ana G. Méndez operates health sciences programs in Puerto Rico (Gurabo campus) and competes with SJBSM for the same Puerto Rico-based BSN and health science students. It is a broader private university rather than a pure medical school, but a relevant adjacent competitor for nursing and allied health applicants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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