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The '''Ignacio A. Santos School of Medicine''' (in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]: '''''Escuela de Medicina Ignacio A. Santos, EMIS''''') of the [[Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education]] (ITESM) is a prestigious private [[medical school]] founded in 1978 in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]], in order to provide medical education, training and to promote reliable biomedical investigation in Mexico with the support of the ITESM research infrastructure. According to the National Association of School and Faculties of Medicine of Mexico (''Asociación Nacional de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina, ANFEM'') the school is the third best medical school in the country {{as of|2009|lc=on}}. <ref name="universal-anfem">{{cite web| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/623051.html |title= San Luis Potosí, Querétaro y Monterrey, lideran enseñanza médica| last=Arreola| first= Juan José| publisher=El Universal| language=Spanish|date=2009-08-29|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref>
The '''Ignacio A. Santos School of Medicine''' (in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]: '''''Escuela de Medicina Ignacio A. Santos, EMIS''''') of the [[Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education]] (ITESM) is a prestigious private [[medical school]] founded in 1978 in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]], in order to provide medical education, training and to promote reliable biomedical investigation in Mexico with the support of the ITESM research infrastructure. According to the National Association of School and Faculties of Medicine of Mexico (''Asociación Nacional de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina, ANFEM'') the school is the third best medical school in the country {{as of|2009|lc=on}}. <ref name="universal-anfem">{{cite web| url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/623051.html |title= San Luis Potosí, Querétaro y Monterrey, lideran enseñanza médica| last=Arreola| first= Juan José| publisher=El Universal| language=Spanish|date=2009-08-29|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref>

Its students have recently ranked second place (as in 2009) in the process of qualifying for a [[medical residency]] in Mexico, according to the results obtained on the ''Examen Nacional de Residencias Médicas'' (ENARM), standardized test required for obtaining a post-graduate medical degree in the country (Mexican analog of [[USMLE]])<ref name="enarm-cifrhs09">{{cite web| url=http://enarm.salud.gob.mx/e33doctos/resultados/2009_ins_sel_res_uni_mex.php |title=ENARM Médicos Mexicanos Inscritos, Sustentantes, Seleccionados y Resultados por Facultad o Escuela de Medicina, 2009|publisher=Subsecretaría de Innovación y Calidad - Dirección General de Calidad y Educación en Salud| language=Spanish |date=January 2010}}</ref>. However, a careful evaluation of the overall performance (considering the last ten years) reveals that EMIS has the greatest percentage of students in a medical residency program in Mexico. <ref name="enarm-cifrhs">{{cite web| url=http://enarm.salud.gob.mx/e33doctos/resultados/2010_enarmreportesacademicos.php |title=ENARM Médicos Mexicanos Inscritos, Sustentantes y Seleccionados Resultados por Escuela y Facultad de Medicina|publisher=Subsecretaría de Innovación y Calidad - Dirección General de Calidad y Educación en Salud| language=Spanish |date=January 2010}}</ref>


The Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine is home to about 504 [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] students and to 105 postgraduate students. Apart from the M.D. program, the School of Medicine also offers a joint M.D.-[[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] program with Texas A&M Health Science Center, and other studies such as Bachelor in Nursery, Bachelor in Dietetics and a degree in Biomedical Engineering. The graduate department of the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine offers to its students various medical specialties including general surgery, ophthalmology, [[psychiatry]], [[anatomical pathology]], [[internal medicine]], [[anesthesiology]], [[obstetrics and gynaecology]], [[radiology]] and [[pediatrics]]. The department also offers a postgraduate program in medical sciences and [[biotechnology]].
The Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine is home to about 504 [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] students and to 105 postgraduate students. Apart from the M.D. program, the School of Medicine also offers a joint M.D.-[[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] program with Texas A&M Health Science Center, and other studies such as Bachelor in Nursery, Bachelor in Dietetics and a degree in Biomedical Engineering. The graduate department of the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine offers to its students various medical specialties including general surgery, ophthalmology, [[psychiatry]], [[anatomical pathology]], [[internal medicine]], [[anesthesiology]], [[obstetrics and gynaecology]], [[radiology]] and [[pediatrics]]. The department also offers a postgraduate program in medical sciences and [[biotechnology]].

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25°40′08″N 100°21′06″W / 25.668973°N 100.351621°W / 25.668973; -100.351621

The Ignacio A. Santos School of Medicine (in Spanish: Escuela de Medicina Ignacio A. Santos, EMIS) of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) is a prestigious private medical school founded in 1978 in Monterrey, Mexico, in order to provide medical education, training and to promote reliable biomedical investigation in Mexico with the support of the ITESM research infrastructure. According to the National Association of School and Faculties of Medicine of Mexico (Asociación Nacional de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina, ANFEM) the school is the third best medical school in the country as of 2009. [1]

Its students have recently ranked second place (as in 2009) in the process of qualifying for a medical residency in Mexico, according to the results obtained on the Examen Nacional de Residencias Médicas (ENARM), standardized test required for obtaining a post-graduate medical degree in the country (Mexican analog of USMLE)[2]. However, a careful evaluation of the overall performance (considering the last ten years) reveals that EMIS has the greatest percentage of students in a medical residency program in Mexico. [3]

The Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine is home to about 504 M.D. students and to 105 postgraduate students. Apart from the M.D. program, the School of Medicine also offers a joint M.D.-Ph.D. program with Texas A&M Health Science Center, and other studies such as Bachelor in Nursery, Bachelor in Dietetics and a degree in Biomedical Engineering. The graduate department of the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine offers to its students various medical specialties including general surgery, ophthalmology, psychiatry, anatomical pathology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology and pediatrics. The department also offers a postgraduate program in medical sciences and biotechnology.

See also

References

  1. ^ Arreola, Juan José (2009-08-29). "San Luis Potosí, Querétaro y Monterrey, lideran enseñanza médica" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  2. ^ "ENARM Médicos Mexicanos Inscritos, Sustentantes, Seleccionados y Resultados por Facultad o Escuela de Medicina, 2009" (in Spanish). Subsecretaría de Innovación y Calidad - Dirección General de Calidad y Educación en Salud. January 2010.
  3. ^ "ENARM Médicos Mexicanos Inscritos, Sustentantes y Seleccionados Resultados por Escuela y Facultad de Medicina" (in Spanish). Subsecretaría de Innovación y Calidad - Dirección General de Calidad y Educación en Salud. January 2010.