Curso de Alta Especialidad in Hand Surgery and Microsurgery (Cirugía de la Mano y Microcirugía) — UANL / Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey
Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
2026 call closed 14 August 2026; next call not yet published
Duration
1 year (full-time Curso de Alta Especialidad)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOne-year full-time post-residency training in hand surgery and microsurgery at UANL's teaching hospital in Monterrey. Graduates can progress to UANL's separate one-year Curso de Alta Especialidad in Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, which requires this diploma. Case numbers are not published.
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
Foreign applicants are accepted (valid passport, maintenance-funding letter and, if selected, a current FM3 migratory form are required). The call references Mexican credentials (ENARM certificate, Mexican-style specialty title), so foreign-trained surgeons should confirm equivalence with UANL first; teaching is in Spanish.
?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
Selected candidates must also submit an original physical-health certificate.
?Historical information only — confirm current terms
Language
The 2026 selection included an online English assessment. No score threshold or course teaching language is specified in the reviewed catalogue and call.
?Historical information only — confirm current terms
Visa or work authorisation
Historical 2026 call wording requests a valid FM3 for selected foreign applicants. Confirm the current immigration document with UANL; sponsorship is not promised.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-15 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-13
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline2026 call closed 14 August 2026; next call not yet published
Commencing dateNext intake not published in the reviewed course catalogue or 2026 call.
Application route / cycleAnnual call. The 2026 call (now closed) had three registration phases: 8–26 June, 29 June–17 July and 20 July–14 August 2026 (closing 15:00 on 14 August); online English and psychometric tests in July–August, online knowledge exams 9, 10, 11 and 14 September, and interviews 17 September–16 October 2026.
Specialty title in Plastic Surgery or Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Selection by UANL internal competition (English and psychometric tests, knowledge exam, departmental interview)
Application documents
Published by official source
Official undergraduate (licenciatura) certificate and grade-average letter
Medical degree title or cédula profesional (both sides)
Title/cédula of the prerequisite specialty (or official certificate / title-in-process letter)
Letter from the training institution for applicants still in the final year of the prerequisite specialty
ENARM pass certificate for the prerequisite specialty
Two recommendation letters (one from the head of service where the prerequisite specialty was done), addressed to the Subdirector de Estudios de Posgrado
CV in the faculty's required format
Digital photograph (white background, formal dress)
Foreign applicants: maintenance-scholarship/funding letter and valid passport
All documents merged into one PDF named with the applicant's name in capitals
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
UANL's Faculty of Medicine lists a one-year Curso de Alta Especialidad en Cirugía de la Mano y Microcirugía open to plastic surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons, taught at Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González" in Monterrey. It is the prerequisite for UANL's brachial plexus and peripheral nerve course; the 2026 admission call has closed.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) Faculty of Medicine — Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González"
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) Faculty of Medicine — Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González" in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes one-year full-time post-residency training in hand surgery and microsurgery at UANL's teaching hospital in Monterrey. Graduates can progress to UANL's separate one-year Curso de Alta Especialidad in Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, which requires this diploma. Case numbers are not published..
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