ECUOverview
Four-year full-time in-person medical specialisation in neurología at UDLA (80 hours/week: 16 academic, 64 clinical), admitted through a merit-and-examination competition under Ecuador's CES health-specialty regulations.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 4 academic periods of 1 year each (16,000 hours total); full time, 80 hours per week
- Start
- 1 October 2026 (academic activities, 2026 call)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Specialisation under Ecuador's Consejo de Educación Superior (CES) Reglamento de Régimen Académico; title: Especialista
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical degree (tercer nivel) – national or foreign – registered in Ecuador's SNIESE and with the health authority via ACESS; CACES professional qualifying exam where applicable; English level A1 (UDLA placement test)
- International applicants
- Yes – foreign applicants may apply with identity card or passport; foreign medical degree must be registered in SNIESE and with ACESS
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Degree registered with SNIESE and ACESS (Ecuadorian health authority)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Registration payment 29 Aug – 3 Sep 2026; document upload until 4 Sep 2026, 18:00 (2026 call; closed)
- Application method
- Register and upload documents on the UDLA platform (www.udla.edu.ec/especialidades-medicas); merits (30 pts) and in-person opposition exam (70 pts); enquiries info.especialidadesmedicas@udla.edu.ec
Funding
- Funding
- Non-refundable registration fee; tuition not stated on the official page