University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

What University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus does

The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (RCM) is a public, government-owned health sciences university and one of 11 constituent campuses of the University of Puerto Rico system, located in San Juan. It comprises six professional schools — Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Health Professions — delivering more than 100 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs. RCM is the only academic medical institution on the island, producing the majority of Puerto Rico's physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and other health professionals, and holds MSCHE accreditation plus a Puerto Rico Postsecondary Institutions Board license.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and matriculation fees (undergraduate and graduate per-credit rates, plus $30 regular / $40 late / $50 transfer application fees), continuing education through the DECEP division accredited by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Discipline, federal research grants (notably 27+ years of uninterrupted NIH funding through the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute and related institutes), and HEERF/CARES Act emergency allocations from 2020-2025. Student services run on commodity education technology — Blackboard Ultra for course management, Microsoft Office 365 for email, Portal NEXT for student services, plus Respondus and Examsoft for exam proctoring — with a formal Distance Education Policy supporting the RCM Online Division and articulated transfer agreements with UPR Bayamón and UPR Carolina feeding the nursing pipeline.

Name

University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Legal name

University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Website

https://rcm1.rcm.upr.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus is a public health sciences university in San Juan operating six professional schools — Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Health Professions — serving undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students across Puerto Rico.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education (Health Sciences)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC), Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE), Schools of Public Health (EDAHAGAD), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Health sciences education
• Medical school programs
• Nursing degree programs
• Pharmacy education
• Public health degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Matriculation Fees: The institution generates revenue primarily through student tuition and matriculation fees. Undergraduate and graduate program fees vary by program level. Additional fees include admission application fees ($30 for regular admission, $50 for transfer), and late application fees ($40 for authorized late admission).
2. Continuing Education Programs: The DECEP division provides continuing education for health professionals, generating revenue through professional development courses and certifications approved by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Discipline.
3. Federal Emergency Relief Funds: The institution receives CARES Act and HEERF federal funding for COVID-19 emergency relief, institutional portion, and student aid programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus delivers health sciences education and training through six professional schools — Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Health Professions — offering over 100 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs. The institution also operates research institutes including the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute (NIH-funded) and the Institute of Neurobiology, provides continuing education for licensed health professionals via DECEP, and supports academic administration through Blackboard Ultra, Portal NEXT, and a Student Information System.

Product overview

The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus is a health sciences university comprising six professional schools: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Health Professions. The institution operates as a unified academic campus offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in health sciences disciplines. Supporting its educational mission, the campus provides continuing education services for health professionals through DECEP, operates research institutes including the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute and Institute of Neurobiology, publishes the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, and maintains technology infrastructure including a Student Information System (SIS), Portal NEXT, and Blackboard Learning Management System for academic administration and online education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RCM: Common abbreviation for Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

Products and services

• School of Medicine
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Nursing
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Public Health
• School of Health Professions
• Continuing Education and Professional Studies Division (DECEP)
• Behavioral Sciences Research Institute (BSRI)
• Institute of Neurobiology

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Behavioral Sciences Research Institute (BSRI) operates the Advanced Research Center of Excellence (P60 MD002261) in collaboration with Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard University. The collaboration focuses on generating and testing interventions to address health disparities affecting Latino populations in asthma and mental health.
• World Health OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSRI has collaborated with WHO on research initiatives and instrument translation/adaptation projects for psychiatric assessment tools.
• Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSRI collaborates on the 'Genes, Allergens, and Asthma in Puerto Rican Children' study (Dr. Celedon, PI) shipping collected samples to Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital for genetic analysis, with data analyses shared between Puerto Rico and Harvard Medical School.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ponce Health Sciences University: Private health sciences university in Ponce, Puerto Rico offering MD, DMD, BSN, MPH, and PsyD programs. Direct competitor to UPR Medical Sciences Campus for Puerto Rico's health-professional student pool and faculty talent.
• Universidad Central del Caribe: Private medical school in Bayamón, Puerto Rico accredited by LCME and offering an MD program plus allied-health degrees. Directly competes with UPR Medical Sciences Campus for medical school applicants and clinical training sites on the island.
• San Juan Bautista School of Medicine: Private MD-granting school in Caguas, Puerto Rico with additional programs in public health and physician assistant studies. Directly competes with UPR Medical Sciences Campus for Puerto Rico's medical school applicants and clinical rotations.

Emerging players

• Universidad Ana G. Méndez (Gurabo and Cupey campuses): Private university system in Puerto Rico offering BSN, MSN, DNP, MPH, and health-professions degrees through its School of Health Sciences. Competes with UPR Medical Sciences Campus for nursing and allied-health students in the same island market.

Regional players

• Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico: Private multi-campus university system in Puerto Rico with established nursing, optometry, and health-professions programs. Competes broadly in the Puerto Rico higher-education market but lacks an MD program.
• Universidad del Sagrado Corazón: Private university in San Juan with a School of Health Sciences offering BSN and allied-health programs. Operates in the same San Juan metropolitan market as UPR Medical Sciences Campus for undergraduate health-sciences enrollment.

Others

• Morehouse School of Medicine: Private, minority-serving U.S. medical school in Atlanta, Georgia with NIH-funded centers of excellence and a similar health-disparities research mission. Comparable institutionally as a minority-serving health sciences research university, though not in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/rcmupr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfN-oq1YvOWmb5CYreMos7A
• Facebookfacebook.com/uprrcm
• Instagraminstagram.com/rcmupr

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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