INCMNSZ Geriatría Residency (Salvador Zubirán)

Overview

Medical residency in geriatría at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán in Mexico City, filled through the institute's annual selection process.

The programme

Training type

Specialist training programme

Duration

Not stated on official page

Start

1 March (residency year)

Positions

Variable, depending on institutional capacity and Secretaría de Salud budgeted positions

Accreditation

Mexican medical specialty residency (university-endorsed); Secretaría de Salud residency positions

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Direct-entry specialty: completed medical degree (or in social service), undergraduate average ≥8.80/10, ENARM registration/approval, INCMNSZ selection exam, psychometric evaluation and interviews; social service completed before 1 March of the start year.

International applicants

Foreign applicants may apply (missing documents covered by commitment letters), but no national or foreign doctor can be accepted without assignment as a resident by the Secretaría de Salud.

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Mexican medical degree/cédula or equivalent documentation

How to apply

Deadline

Second-round pre-registration for March 2027 start: 20–29 July 2026 (or until places fill); selection exam 31 July 2026

Application method

Pre-register and upload documents via ensenanza.incmnsz.mx; sit the INCMNSZ medical knowledge exam; interviews July–September.

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources