Curso de Alta Especialidad en Trasplante Renal

Overview

Two-year UNAM-endorsed high-specialty postgraduate course in living- and deceased-donor kidney transplant surgery and multi-organ procurement, with substantial exposure to deceased-donor liver transplantation; open to surgeons who have completed general surgery, vascular surgery or urology.

The programme

Focus

Kidney transplantation

Training type

Subspecialty training programme

Duration

2 years

Start

March (2027–2028 cycle)

Positions

Limited and variable

Accreditation

Posgrado de Alta Especialidad en Medicina (PAEM) with UNAM academic endorsement

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Completed residency in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery or Urology with board (Consejo) certification or proof it is in process; full-time commitment

International applicants

Not stated on official page

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline

Professors receive and evaluate candidates until 4 September; accepted candidates notified to the Teaching Directorate by early October (2027 cycle)

Application method

Send board certificate and CV to the Transplant Department assistant and attend an interview

Funding

Funding

INCMNSZ states there is no guarantee of a scholarship (beca) during PAEM courses

Official sources