Full (100%) academic scholarship from the Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud; no maintenance stipend, so accommodation, food and transport are at the fellow's own cost.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (first working day of March to last working day of February; 6 hours per day)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureArthroscopic and open surgery of the knee and shoulder under tutelar supervision, with a procedure log submitted every six months, a research project and bibliographic review.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
The Alta Especialidad courses are offered only to Mexican physicians (Información General para Aspirantes).
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Medical degree and cédula; specialty title and cédula (or constancia if in final year)
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not applicable (courses offered only to Mexican physicians)
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY86% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateFirst working day of March 2027 for the current intake
Application route / cycleAnnual. For the March 2027 intake, applications and documents were received May to 20 September 2026 (that window has ended), interviews October-November 2026, notification in December 2026. The next window is expected to run from May 2027 on the same pattern; exact dates are not published.
Completed medical or surgical specialty (or in the last year of the specialty with a letter stating completion date and average)
Minimum average 80/100 in general medicine and in the specialty
English certificate no older than 2 years (TOEFL ITP 550, TOEFL iBT 80 or Duolingo 100)
ENARM selection certificate
Three recommendation letters
Application documents
Degree title and cédula (general medicine and specialty)
Transcript with average of at least 80/100
CV (Tec format)
CURP
English certificate
Admission application (Tec format)
Three recommendation letters (Tec format)
Official ID
Birth certificate
ENARM selection certificate
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year alta especialidad course for Mexican specialists, selected by file review and interview with the course faculty.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Rest and meal areas at the site during clinical hours; hospital gown provided free at the start of the course.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Full (100%) academic scholarship from the Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud; no maintenance stipend, so accommodation, food and transport are at the fellow's own cost.
HOST INSTITUTION
About TecSalud — Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnológico de Monterre
TecSalud is the Tecnológico de Monterrey hospital and medical-education system with courses held in partner hospitals in several Mexican cities. Host: TecSalud — Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Chihuahua; clinical fields listed for TecSalud courses include Hospital Ángeles Chihuahua).
