AMA School of Medicine Philippines: FMGE and NMC Rules

AMA School of Medicine is a private medical school in Makati City, Metro Manila, run by the AMA Education System. It awards a four-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree after a pre-medical programme. In the December 2025 FMGE, the exam foreign medical graduates sit to work in India, 18.40% of its graduates passed.

Updated on 30 September 2026.

Key Takeaways

• Two campuses. The main campus is on Osmeña Highway, Makati City. A second campus is in Baguio City (AMA School of Medicine about page).

• Two stages for Indian students. Students first take a one-year-plus BS Psychology pre-med programme, then pass the NMAT, the Philippine medical entrance test, before joining the MD (AMA School of Medicine foreign students page).

• The MD itself is four years. The school lists its Doctor of Medicine as a four-year programme, with clinical rotations in the fourth year (Doctor of Medicine programme page).

• FMGE results sit just under the Philippine average. AMA School of Medicine graduates passed at 12.59% in 2023, 18.17% in 2024, 17.13% in June 2025 and 18.40% in December 2025. The Philippines as a whole scored 18.56% in December 2025 (NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025).

• Not a futureMBBS partner. futureMBBS works with 23 partner universities in 9 European countries. The Philippines is not one of them (futureMBBS partner universities).

What is AMA School of Medicine?

AMA School of Medicine, often shortened to AMASOM, is the medical school of the AMA Education System, a private Philippine education group. It teaches one programme, the Doctor of Medicine. Families usually call it "MBBS in the Philippines", but the degree on the certificate is an MD (AMA School of Medicine about page).

The school accepts international students. Its foreign students page says most students on its special pre-med route come from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and some African countries (AMA School of Medicine foreign students page). For the wider picture, see our AMA School of Medicine university page and our MBBS in the Philippines country guide.

AMA School of Medicine at a glance

How do Indian students get into AMA School of Medicine?

Indian students do not enter the MD straight after Class 12. The Philippine MD is a graduate-entry degree. The school's standard rule asks for a four-year bachelor's degree in science or the arts (AMA School of Medicine admission requirements).

For Indian students coming from the K-12 system, AMA School of Medicine runs a one-year-plus BS Psychology pre-med programme. It gives credit for subjects such as Biology, Physics and Chemistry. After it, the student must pass the NMAT and meet the eligibility rules of CHED, the Commission on Higher Education, which regulates Philippine universities (AMA School of Medicine foreign students page).

Steps from Class 12 to the MD at AMA School of Medicine

1. Qualify NEET UG in India. It is the entrance test every Indian student needs before studying medicine abroad. Our guide on eligibility for MBBS abroad sets out the full Indian rules.

2. Join the BS Psychology pre-med programme at AMA School of Medicine. This is a separate programme that comes before the MD.

3. Sit the NMAT, the National Medical Admission Test, and get a result that meets the school's requirement.

4. Obtain the Certificate of Eligibility from CHED, which allows entry to a Philippine medical programme.

5. Enrol in the four-year Doctor of Medicine and complete the clinical rotations in the fourth year.

Documents AMA School of Medicine asks for

The list below comes from the school's admission requirements page (AMA School of Medicine admission requirements). The first five apply to every applicant. The last three are extra for foreign students.

• Application and processing fees, paid to the school when you apply.

• Transcript of Records for the bachelor's degree, showing every subject and grade.

• Diploma or Certificate of Graduation for the bachelor's degree.

• CHED Certificate of Eligibility, the permission to enter a Philippine medical programme.

• NMAT result, the score from the Philippine medical admission test.

• Copy of passport, for foreign students only.

• Copy of tourist visa for conversion to a student visa, or a copy of the student visa if already issued.

• Copy of the Bureau of Quarantine stamp in the passport.

AMA School of Medicine MD programme and clinical training

The Doctor of Medicine at AMA School of Medicine runs for four years. The school describes a hybrid curriculum. Basic sciences are taught through case-based scenarios, and clinical subjects through problem-based learning in small groups. Organ-based modules start in the first year (Doctor of Medicine programme page).

Clinical training happens in public hospitals. Pasay City General Hospital is the base hospital for the Makati campus. Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center is the base hospital for the Baguio campus (AMA School of Medicine partners page).

Does the AMA School of Medicine MD meet NMC rules?

NMC, the National Medical Commission, is India's medical regulator. Its Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021 decide who can work as a doctor in India after studying abroad. They apply to every student who joined a foreign course after 18 November 2021 (NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021 (PDF)).

This is the part of the decision that matters most. AMA School of Medicine lists its MD as four years, which is 48 months. The pre-med programme is a separate programme that comes before it. A family should get the school to state in writing how its MD, internship and licence route meet each line of the table above before paying any fees.

For how to read these rules against your own start date, see our guide on which NMC rules apply to you and our explainer on how to check NMC and WDOMS recognition. The current NMC documents are listed on the NMC rules and regulations page.

AMA School of Medicine FMGE pass rate, 2023 to 2025

FMGE, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, is run by NBEMS, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences. A graduate must pass it before the internship in India (NBEMS FMGE exam page). NBEMS publishes results school by school, so the figures below are the official ones.

Sources: NBEMS FMGE 2023 report, NBEMS FMGE 2024 report and NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025.

The trend is clear. The pass rate rose from about one in eight in 2023 to a little under one in five in 2024 and 2025. It has stayed close to 18% for three years. The number of candidates also fell, from 1,287 in 2023 to 1,179 across the two 2025 sessions.

AMA School of Medicine against other Philippine schools, December 2025

AMA School of Medicine sent the fourth-largest group of Philippine graduates to the December 2025 FMGE. The table shows the five largest groups (NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025).

For a closer look at one of these schools, see our guide to MBBS at Davao Medical School Foundation. For every country side by side, see our web story on FMGE pass rates by country.

National FMGE pass rates for context

In December 2025, the Philippines as a whole passed at 18.56%, below the national figure of 23.94%. AMA School of Medicine sat at 18.40%. Our guide to the FMGE exam explains the paper, the pass mark and the attempts.

Does futureMBBS place students at AMA School of Medicine?

No. futureMBBS works with 23 partner universities in 9 European countries: the Czech Republic (5), Hungary (4), Poland (3), Slovakia (3), Croatia (2), Latvia (2), Romania (2), Cyprus (1) and Lithuania (1). The Philippines is not among them (futureMBBS partner universities).

This guide sets out the official facts on AMA School of Medicine so a family can judge it fairly. If you are comparing the Philippine route with a six-year European degree, our comparison of MBBS in the Philippines and a European medical school walks through both.

Conclusion: is AMA School of Medicine right for you?

AMA School of Medicine is a private Makati medical school that sends several hundred graduates to each FMGE session and trains them in public base hospitals. Its FMGE results have held at around 18% since 2024, close to the Philippine average and below the national figure. The deciding question is the NMC rule set. The MD is four years, and the Indian licence depends on course length, internship and a Philippine licence at par with citizens. Settle those points in writing before committing.

Sources

• AMA School of Medicine, about page (campuses, programme, base hospitals)

• AMA School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine programme page

• AMA School of Medicine, foreign students page (pre-med route, NMAT, CHED)

• AMA School of Medicine, admission requirements

• AMA School of Medicine, partners and base hospitals

• NBEMS, FMGE Performance Report 2025 (June and December 2025)

• NBEMS, country and institute-wise performance in FMGE 2024

• NBEMS, country and institute-wise performance in FMGE 2023

• NBEMS, FMGE exam page

• NMC, Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021 (PDF)

• NMC, rules and regulations page