General Surgery

In the General Surgery specialty, you will assess the patient with a surgical pathology from the onset of the medical condition until he or she is discharged.

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Description

The medical specialist in General Surgery, through a medical practice grounded in a problem-solving educational methodology, characterized by being trained to provide high-quality professional care to the community in any national or international setting.

The duration of the Specialty in General Surgery is 4 years.

Primary Clinical Site

Christus Muguerza Group
- High Specialty Hospital
- Hospital del Parque (Chihuahua)
Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
- General Hospital of Zone with Family Medicine No. 6
- General Hospital of Zone No. 33
- High Specialization Medical Unit, Specialties Hospital No. 25
Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers (ISSSTE)
- Regional Hospital of Monterrey
- Constitution Clinic Hospital
- General Hospital of Saltillo (Coahuila)
- General Hospital of Torreón (Coahuila)

Secondary Clinical Site

Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
- General Hospital of Zone with Family Medicine No. 2
- General Hospital of Zone No. 4
- General Hospital of Zone No. 17
- General Hospital of Zone No. 67
- General Hospital of Zone with Family Medicine No. 2 (San Luis Potosí)
- General Hospital of Zone No. 50 (San Luis Potosí)

Official Validity Recognition of Studies (RVOE) granted by the Secretary of Public Education according to agreement: 20240073, valid until 01/19/2030.

Joan Stephanie Celis Jasso

Graduate Program Director

[email protected]

+52 (81) 8215-1000 ext. 1291

Objective

To prepare medical specialists in the field of General Surgery with an academic training that includes knowledge of basic and clinical sciences, enabling them to diagnose and treat adult patients with surgical diseases. Specialists will skillfully and proficiently use innovative technology in medical-surgical procedures, allowing them to practice with the highest standards of patient care and safety, in coordination with a multidisciplinary health team.

Additionally, the general surgery specialist will operate within a framework of ethics, humanism, and service vocation, respecting the environment. They will extensively use scientific research methods in their daily practice and be committed to the continuous advancement of their discipline.

Admission profile

Knowledge

Understand the scientific foundations of general medicine.
Have extensive knowledge of scientific methodology and epidemiological methods.
Be proficient in spoken and written Spanish.
Comprehend and translate English.

Skills

Manage diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology.
Work effectively in a team.
Systematically retrieving medical information.
Have basic internet navigation skills.
Be proficient in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Use statistical software packages.

Attitudes

Demonstrate warmth and willingness to care for patients and their families.
Work with discipline, order, and punctuality.
Uphold values of honesty and respect for others.
Develop the habit of studying and participating in continuing education activities.
Promote a healthy lifestyle to prevent diseases and enjoy a better quality of life.
Exhibit an enterprising spirit, an attitude of academic improvement, and self-learning.
Lead health teams responsibly.
Show perseverance in professional development.

Graduate profile

Upon completion of your studies in General Surgery, you will have developed the following knowledge:

Demonstrate a profound understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms, as well as the natural history of the most prevalent surgical diseases in adult patients, and methods for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
Have knowledge of diagnostic-therapeutic procedures from clinical history to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic-therapeutic studies, including their indications, utility, risks, and complications.
Perform actions of prevention, self-care, diagnosis, medical-surgical treatment, and rehabilitation with the support of current technological resources available for the comprehensive care of surgical pathologies and their complications.
Apply current national and international regulations related to discipline and quality medical care, with an emphasis on patient safety.
Understand the theoretical aspects of the teaching-learning process applied to training the patient, accompanying family members, and the multidisciplinary health team related to their discipline.
Promote healthy lifestyles by identifying risk factors and considering intercultural elements.
Apply knowledge of information and communication technologies in daily practice.

Upon completion of your studies in General Surgery, you will have developed the following skills:

Apply with skill and dexterity the most updated procedures and technical resources in General Surgery for the prevention, diagnosis, and comprehensive treatment of surgical diseases in adult patients.
Develop with expertise the procedures specific to the discipline, covering preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of pathologies requiring medical-surgical treatment.
Timely and orderly integrate the different medical problems of the patient to establish appropriate diagnoses, proposing the best therapeutic option.
Treat the patient as a biopsychosocial entity in the areas of their competence, including hospitalization, operating room, outpatient clinic, and intensive care.
Provide ongoing communication resulting in effective information exchange and proper relationships with patients, their families, and the healthcare team.
Plan a program of study and treatment, including emergency cases and based on scientific criteria, with principles of quality service, to contribute to sustainable human development with equity and justice.
Perform medical-surgical activities in departments including hospitalization, operating room, outpatient clinic, laboratory, and radiology.
Coordinate multidisciplinary care with other specialists to offer the best comprehensive therapeutic option.
Employ scientific methods to conduct clinical research and design research projects that address the health needs of the population.
Can respond promptly to emerging diseases, establishing prevention and control strategies.

Upon completion of your studies in General Surgery, you will have developed the following attitudes:

Apply the ethical and deontological principles of medical practice.
Assume responsibility and a service-oriented attitude towards the issues involved in the health-disease process.
Achieve a positive and respectful relationship with the patient, family, and professional environment.
Prioritize medical decision-making in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, based on risk-benefit and cost-benefit balance, contributing to improving the patient's quality of life.
Show profound respect for the environment.
Possess an awareness of their social responsibility and importance within the healthcare system.
Exercise self-criticism to recognize limitations, seek support when necessary, and refer to the patient when appropriate.

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Curriculum

Consult the courses that you will take in the specialty in General Surgery.

First year

Code	Course	Credits
HMCG1101	Clinical Training in General Surgery I	70
HMCG1102	General Surgery Care I	24
HMCG1103	Clinical Management	4
HMCG1104	Research I	12

Second year

Code	Course	Credits
HMCG2101	Clinical Training in General Surgery II	70
HMCG2102	General Surgery Care II	24
HMCG2103	Health Education	4
HMCG2104	Research II	12

Third year

Code	Course	Credits
HMCG3101	Clinical Training in General Surgery III	70
HMCG3102	General Surgery Care III	24
HMCG3103	Bioethics and Medical Professionalism	4
HMCG3104	Research III	12