ABC Medical Center high-specialty spine surgery residency open to neurosurgeons and orthopaedists, with UNAM academic endorsement.
UNAM-endorsed PAEM; no curriculum detail on the page.
Clinical fellowshipStatus unconfirmed
Spine →Cirugía de Columna Vertebral (alta especialidad)
⌖ Mexico City · Mexico
Profile completeness68%8 decision fields need confirmation
Key facts at a glance
Source reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Current availability unconfirmed; source review 29 Oct 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
- Eligibility
- No authorised places for foreign applicants; only applicants with an ENARM folio in the Mexican category.
- Funding
- Programme marked as receiving an economic support from CMABC (amount informed after selection); no fee payable to ABC; support recipients may not work elsewhere during training.
- Deadline
- 6 September 2026 (passed)
- Duration
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Hands-on status
- Confirm clinical privileges directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the recorded evidence supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
4/6recorded without scope caveatNot an admission decision
International eligibility
No authorised places for foreign applicants; only applicants with an ENARM folio in the Mexican category.
Training level & pathway
Specialists in Neurosurgery or Orthopaedics (post-specialty).
Participation / hands-on scope
UNAM-endorsed PAEM; no curriculum detail on the page.
Medical registration & licensing
Online form (Phase 1) with a single ordered PDF; ENARM selection proof (Mexican category) required.
Language requirement
Spanish
Visa & work authorisation
Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Data quality & missing information · 68% of decision fields recorded
68% of tracked decision fields are recorded
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Unresolved fields are missing, qualified or awaiting confirmation in this record. They may be available from the host; a missing field does not mean that a requirement or cost does not apply.
✓ Eligibility✓ Funding✓ Training exposure✓ Official source✓ Commencement✓ Deadline✓ Training level✓ International eligibility✓ Medical registration✓ Examinations✓ Language✓ Benefits✓ Fees✓ Application documents✓ Application route✓ Official contact✓ Accreditation— Duration: confirm directly— Current status: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— Participation level: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Accommodation: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly
Recheck cited source ↗Plan the application.
- Status at last source review
- Current availability unconfirmed
2027 intake call: form deadline 6 Sep 2026, interviews from 6 Oct 2026 (passed). The page states no places are currently available for foreign physicians; next call (March 2028 intake) to be published 1 June 2027.
- Commencement
- Intake 1 March 2027 (current call).
- Duration
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Positions
- Not recorded · ask about places for the intended intake
- Application route
- Google-form registration with a single PDF of documents (CV, motivation letter, ENARM proof, specialty proof, etc.), psychometric test, evaluation, interview/exam.
- Standalone deadline
- 6 September 2026 (passed)
- Official contact
- emedica@abchospital.com
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
Specialist in neurosurgery or orthopaedics; only applicants with an ENARM folio in the Mexican category are admitted.
Training level
Specialists in Neurosurgery or Orthopaedics (post-specialty).
Funding and support
Programme marked as receiving an economic support from CMABC (amount informed after selection); no fee payable to ABC; support recipients may not work elsewhere during training.
Benefits, fees & relocation
- Programme and application fees
- No payment to Centro Médico ABC for taking part in the call or for tuition during training.
- Benefits
- Programmes marked * (including Cirugía de Columna Vertebral) receive financial support from CMABC under art. 353-C of the Federal Labour Law; amount told after selection; recipients may not work elsewhere.
- Insurance
- Not recorded. Confirm medical, professional indemnity and travel cover appropriate to the placement.
- Accommodation
- Not recorded. Confirm whether housing is arranged or funded, and which costs remain yours.
Application documents
- CV
- Letter of motivation (max one page)
- ENARM selection certificate (Mexican category)
- Certificate of last specialty studied
- Medical degree
- Specialty degree/cédula or proof in process
- Official ID
- CURP
- Tax status certificate
- Proof of address
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Online form (Phase 1) with a single ordered PDF; ENARM selection proof (Mexican category) required. Document evaluation, remote psychometric test (24 h to complete), second evaluation, then interview and/or theory exam set by the programme professor. Spanish Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
FIELD-LEVEL EVIDENCE
What was checked, and when.
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
- Entry requirements · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- Funding · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- Clinical / research exposure · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- Application deadline · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- Language · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- How to apply · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- Official contact · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published
- Start / intake · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “el proceso a seguir para la postulación a los programas de Residencias Médicas (ingreso 01 de marzo de 2027).”
- Training level · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Cirugía de Columna Vertebral* – Requisito: Especialistas en Neurocirugía u Ortopedia”
- International graduates · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Actualmente el Centro Médico ABC no cuenta con plazas autorizadas para aspirantes extranjeros.”
- Medical registration · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Los aspirantes deberán completar el siguiente formulario electrónico”
- Examinations · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Una vez recibido el enlace, contará con 24 horas para completarlo.”
- Fees · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Los candidatos no deberán realizar ningún pago al Centro Médico ABC por concepto de participación en la convocatoria o colegiatura durante su formación.”
- Benefits · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Las Altas Especialidades señaladas con un asterisco (*) cuentan con apoyo económico otorgado por el CMABC”
- Application documents · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “Constancia de Selección ENARM”
- Accreditation · 2026-10-29 ↗ — Programme source · published — Source text: “cuenta con el aval académico de la División de Estudios de Posgrado de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).”
HOST INSTITUTION
Centro Médico ABC
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SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- Official Centro Médico ABC alta especialidad call
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 29 Oct 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
- Programme lead
- Not recorded
- Accreditation / recognition
- Each PAEM in the call has the academic endorsement of UNAM's Division of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Medicine.
- Planned editorial review
- 29 Apr 2027
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- Deadline
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- Funding
- Not published on the directory page.
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