Programme overview
Three-year surgical oncology specialty offered by IMSS as a derived specialty of General Surgery; this host hospital is one of seven sites listed for the specialty in the 2025-2026 first-round sheet.
Source intake statement at last review: Official IMSS convocatoria sheet (2025-2026, vuelta 1); current intake not confirmed
A published programme or position count does not establish a current vacancy.
- Training and clinical exposure
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
International applicant assessment
Acceptance, medical registration and immigration are separate decisions. Clinical training does not automatically confer operative privileges.
- Can international surgeons apply?
- Eligibility unclear — confirm with the programmeCaptured from the official source listed below
- Clinical role and hands-on restrictions
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Medical registration
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Language
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Visa or work authorisation
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Application timeline and contact
- Application deadline
- EFISER registration (cycle 2027-2028) ran 20 July 2026 15:00 to 14 August 2026 10:00; closedCaptured from the official source listed below
- Commencement / intake
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Application cycle
- Cycle 2027-2028: convocatoria published 14 July 2026; exam held 31 August-4 September 2026Captured from the official source listed below
- Published positions — not remaining vacancies
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- How to apply
- Register online for the IMSS EFISER exam (Examen con Fines de Selección a Especialidades de Rama) via the EFISER registration site, then sit the exam; EFISER is a prerequisite for the selection process for rama specialtiesCaptured from the official source listed below
- Official programme contact
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Eligibility and application documents
- Published entry requirements
- Entry to this 'rama' specialty (cycle 2027-2028 convocatoria) is reserved for active IMSS resident physicians who entered a direct-entry residency through the national ENARM/ERNARM exam and are enrolled in 2026-2027 in the exact prerequisite year; for Cirugía oncológica the prerequisite is general surgery, year 4Captured from the official source listed below
- Application documents
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Benefits, funding and costs
- Salary or funding
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Fees and upfront expenses
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Benefits and support
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Accommodation or relocation
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Unknown funding does not mean unpaid; unknown fees do not mean free. Confirm the written appointment terms before committing.
Host institution
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) · Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Puebla
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) · Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Puebla in Puebla, Mexico hosts this official-source SurgFellow record in Surgical Oncology. Listings do not imply endorsement or an open intake.
Evidence and useful links
Source accessed: 22 October 2026. Source access is not the institution’s publication date, renewed accreditation, or confirmation of open recruitment.
Reviewer notes: Host-site row taken from the IMSS edumed sheet; the sheet lists the host hospital as both sede and subsede. Foreign-applicant rules not stated in the sheet.
Profile completeness
7/20 application fields captured. This measures captured information, not programme quality or independent verification.
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