The English Track at the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences is a six-year path to the M.D. Students study in Ulaanbaatar and train in hospitals in Mongolia, Korea and the United States.
Modern medical education in Mongolia began here. MNUMS is the country's only national medical university.
The university has schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing, and it teaches in its own hospitals.
Every country sets its own requirements for a medical license. These are the accreditation and listings the program holds today.
Accreditation detailsThe undergraduate M.D. program is accredited by ASIIN through September 30, 2029.
MNUMS is listed in the World Directory.
Students and graduates are eligible to apply for ECFMG certification and to take the USMLE.
MNUMS has been a recognized foreign medical school since 2009 and appears on the ministry's June 2026 list.
Students complete 60 credits of pre-medical coursework and then four years of medical school. If you have already taken college courses, you may receive credit for them and finish in five years.
See the curriculumEvery applicant takes the PEAP English test. If you need more preparation, you start with the PEAP Academic English course.
Biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology and the other prerequisites for medical school. Lectures are recorded, so you can study from wherever you live.
Students who earn a pre-medical GPA of 3.0 or higher move on to medical school. You study the basic and clinical sciences in English and train in the university's hospitals.
Graduates take the Mongolian medical licensing exam. From there, they can go on to the USMLE or to Korea's licensing exams.
MNUMS decides which pre-medical credits it accepts.
By graduation, you will have trained in hospitals in Mongolia, Korea and the United States.
Clinical training
All five members of the first class earned the Mongolian medical license in July 2025.
Two went on to take Korea's preliminary exam, and both passed. Coverage: The Korea Economic Daily, The Korea DailyYou don't have to choose a country before you enroll. Most of the decision can wait until medical school.
Licensure pathsMNUMS students and graduates are eligible to apply for ECFMG certification. Your fourth-year rotations in San Antonio give you clinical experience in a U.S. hospital before you apply to residency.
Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare recognizes MNUMS, so graduates may sit the preliminary exam after they are licensed in Mongolia.
The English Track is open to high school graduates, college students, college graduates and working adults, including students from international schools and those with a high school equivalency. Applicants from every country apply through IEEA.
Admissions detailsWe review your academic record and tell you where you would start.
Apply online, by mail or in person.
The test is given online and takes 60 minutes.
Decisions arrive about one week after the test.
Register by the date in your admission letter.
The M.D. program is accredited by ASIIN through September 30, 2029, and MNUMS is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. Students and graduates are eligible to apply for ECFMG certification and to take the USMLE. In Korea, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has recognized MNUMS as a foreign medical school since 2009. Licensing requirements differ from country to country, so ask us about the one where you plan to practice.
Yes. Pre-medical coursework and all four years of the M.D. program are taught in English.
Possibly. If you have completed college courses, MNUMS will review them for credit toward the 60 pre-medical credits. Students who receive enough credit finish in five years.
In Mongolia the summer after your first year of medical school, in Korea the next two summers, and in the United States in your fourth year, when you spend at least 16 weeks at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio.
The process is the same for everyone. Write to us or set up a Zoom call, send your application online, and take the English test online. You will hear from us about a week after the test.
Two years of basic sciences in Pohnpei, Micronesia, and two clinical years at teaching hospitals in the United States.
ntmc.fmA route that begins with pre-medical study at a U.S. university. The site is in Korean.
usmd.acAdvising on medical school admission in both countries. The site is in Korean.
pathtophysician.orgTell us about your education so far. An advisor will explain where you would start and how long the program would take you. We reply by email and can meet on Zoom or, by appointment, at our office in Seoul.
English Track