Study location	Mexico, Cancun
Academic field	Medicine (ISCED 0912)
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	12 semesters
Study language	English
Awards	MED (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery)

Tuition fee	MX$82,530 per semester This payment is done once the student has paid the Initial fee. It can be paid all at once or in five equal parts.
Registration fee	MX$20,000 per semester This payment is done every semester before starting the course.
Examination fee	MX$1,200 per semester
Course fee	MX$9,845 one-time
Insurance fee	MX$2,625 per semester Medical Expense Insurance The objective of this insurance is to cover major medical expenses arising from accidents or illnesses that occur to students who have contracted the coverage, regardless of the place and time. Thanks to the collaboration of the Anahuac University Network with PREVEM SEGUROS, it is possible to offer all University Students Major Medical Expense Insurance so that they have medical services and assistance in case of an accident or illness. It should be noted that Major Medical Expense Insurance can coexist with another similar or equivalent insurance. The only consideration is that the Student must decide with which Policy they will make the corresponding claim in case of an accident or illness. The contracting of this insurance is semiannual, as is the verification that the student has similar or equivalent insurance. Contracting Methods Internet The University System will offer to charge the current fee to the enrollment payment receipt. University Cashier If the Student decides, they can pay directly at the University Cashier along with the enrollment fee, provided they do so before the deadline established by the University. Contracting Deadline The deadline for the semester enrollment payment. After this date, it is no longer possible to enter the Major Medical Expense Insurance Policy, so no payments for this concept will be accepted. Important The major medical expense coverage is mandatory for all undergraduate students admitted to the University. For more information about the insurance, you can download for free, using the email registered with the University, the app: CRB Scholar, from the Google Play or Apple Store starting August 20, 2015. Check your insurance policy: www.crbmex.com.mx/#!gmu/c21kh

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Spanish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need a translation along with copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+

Other requirements	Once started the admission process: 1. Self-description questionnarie. 2. Academic and Personality Test. 3. Interview. Before the intake of choice, you must take a Premed Course on the following available options: January 2025 Intake: - November 4th to December 12th, 2024. August 2025 Intake: - November 4th to December 12th, 2024.

More information	cancun.anahuac.mx/..turas/medicine-surgery

Overview

Why study Medicine & Surgery at Anahuac Cancun University?

1. A unique medical school curriculum that integrates global health into all six years and prepares you to be a proactive leader in the world of medicine.
2. An English-language program designed to prepare you for the USMLE® examination that enables you to meet residency application requirements for the United States.
3. An academic formation focused on ethics, humanism and professional integrity. During your career, you will develop moral skills and values that will shape you into a remarkable professional of medicine.
4. The opportunity to perform your clinical clerkships in several healthcare facilities throughout Mexico, United States and even Europe.

Program Structure

A 6-year program of 90 courses structured in 12 semesters and 500 academic credits, through which you will receive the necessary preparation for a successful performance in the USMLE® examination.

Year one and two: during these first two years, you will start with medical sciences such as morphology, physiology, nosology and therapeutics given in English and Spanish. In this period, theory and practice come together in the lab, with highly-advanced technologies, that you will start using during the first semester.

Year three and four: in the third year, you’ll begin your clinical training divided in sixteen weeks of class each semester. You will also have access to workshops for the development of cultural skills, training you to practice medicine in an international environment. In the third and fourth years, you’ll begin your clinical training having the option to develop your clinical training in over 40 hospitals in Mexico through the clinical affiliation of the “Anáhuac Universities Network” with hospital centers all around the country, the US or some centers in Europe.

Fifth Year: this is the internship year. A part of your program that is a mandatory year, essential for the medical student to integrate and consolidate the knowledge you acquired during the previous years of study. You can enroll for your internship year in our affiliated hospitals in México, USA, or Europe.
Sixth Year: the sixth year is “Social Service”. All students of any profession must perform social service in the terms of the mexican laws in order to obtain a degree. Corresponds to the final year of professional development of medical students in higher education institutions, assign to a urban or rural Primary Health Care Facility of the Mexican government, throughout the state of Quintana Roo.

After concluding the 6-year program, an official certificate of studies legalized and apostilled by the Mexican Government is awarded to students who pass all courses of the program and USMLE® examination STEP 1 and STEP 2 CK & CS. Furthermore, the student will receive an Institutional official Title as a medical graduate that certifies completion of the program.

What is the USMLE® Examination?

As an International medical student/graduate who pursues ECFMG Certification, you must submit an Application for ECFMG Certification. The Application for ECFMG Certification consists of an online application and the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) available through ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA). The Application for ECFMG Certification requires that you confirm your identity, contact information, and graduation from or enrollment in a medical school that is listed in the World Directory as meeting ECFMG eligibility requirements. The examination requirements for ECFMG Certification include passing Step 1 and Step 2 CK & CS of the USMLE®.