Development of the Research Competency in the Curriculum of a Mexican Medical School
Journal
Medical Science Educator
ISSN
2156-8650
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
In Mexico, students start medical school after completion of senior high school and typically are 18 years of age. At the Universidad Panamericana School of Medicine, medical studies include three semesters of basic sciences and five semesters of clinical sciences, followed by a year of acting internship, and a final year of social service assignment. Although most students do the latter in underserved rural or urban clinics, up to 5% of the graduating class can apply for a research position. The Secretariat of Health is responsible for selecting candidates for the approximately 80 social service assignment research positions available nationwide based on the students’ previous academic and research performance. © Springer Nature