In 2016 the International Foundation of Medicine Clinical Sciences exam was applied to all last-year medical students in Costa Rica before their acceptance for their internship. UCIMED was the only institution next to Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) to achieve passing scores over the international standard and had the second-best results behind UCR on national standard passing scores. In 2017 UCIMED continues to be on the top performing institutions in the IFOM exam only challenged by the UCR on best overall results. Historically, both universities are considered to be the two best institutions in medical education in Costa Rica.