Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Bucharest, Romania

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, founded in 1857, offers an English-taught six-year Medicine program alongside its Romanian-language program. Applicants are admitted under the university's methodology for English-taught programs, including document review and language requirements. Clinical teaching is spread across hospitals in Bucharest.

Degree: MD
Taught in: English
Length: 6 years
Tuition: ≈ $11,600 / year

Tuition

How this tuition compares

$11,600 a year: the 2nd lowest of 24 programs.

The official fee is 10,000 EUR for 2026/27. EUR 10,000/year for the English-taught Medicine program for non-EU students (EU students pay the lei equivalent), same as 2025/26; a EUR 500 language test fee applies to international applicants. USD figure is approximate at ~1.16 USD per EUR.

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The program

Degree awarded: Doctor of Medicine (Medicine, 360 ECTS long-cycle program).

6-year Medicine program in English

Clinical training

Clinical training takes place in specialized clinical hospitals in Bucharest that work with the university.

Accreditation & licensing

Granted 5-year international institutional accreditation by the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) on 8 December 2023
IAAR is listed by WFME as an agency with WFME Recognition Status serving Romania

The university holds IAAR institutional accreditation (Dec 2023, 5 years), and WFME lists IAAR as a recognized agency for Romania, but I could not independently confirm on ECFMG's site how this applies to ECFMG eligibility for this school.

Sources

Last checked October 28, 2026. Fees and requirements change, so confirm everything on the official website before applying.