Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Physician and Surgeon

Department of Health Sciences, Universidad de las Américas Puebla · San Andrés Cholula, Mexico

Médico Cirujano

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Physician and Surgeon Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Qualification purpose: Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution: Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Faculty / school: Department of Health Sciences, Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Campus: San Andrés Cholula
Country: Mexico
Entry route: School-leaver / direct entry Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

Program structure

Duration: 11 semesters (semesters 9–10 undergraduate internship, semester 11 social service) Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Intake: Fall (otoño) Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Graduation requirements: Not verified

Basic sciences · Semesters 1–4
Histology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology and simulation labs; basic-knowledge exam in semester 4
Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Clinical fields (campos clínicos I–IV) · Semesters 5–8
Clinical specialties with clinical fields and clinical cases each semester
Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Undergraduate internship (internado de pregrado) · Semesters 9–10
Undergraduate internship rotations I and II
Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Social service (servicio social) · Semester 11
Supervision and evaluation of social service
Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.

Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

Grade requirements · RequiredMinimum cumulative high-school (bachillerato) average of 8.5Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Entrance examination · RequiredOnline entrance exam with at least 1100 points, plus selection exams: clinical (blood and urine), physical, psychometric, and basic knowledge (human anatomy, biology, biochemistry and human physiology, physics and mathematics)Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Interview · RequiredPersonal interview with facultySource: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Application fee · RequiredSelection exams cost MXN 5,150 (rate for fall 2026 entry), non-refundableSource: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

Examinations and language tests

UDLAP online entrance exam (examen de nuevo ingreso) — Required · minimum 1100Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Médico Cirujano selection exams (school's own) — RequiredClinical, physical, psychometric and basic-knowledge examsSource: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.

Selection exam dates (February 3–5, February 24–26, March 17–19) · Fall 2027 entryfebrero 3, 4 y 5; febrero 24, 25 y 26; marzo 17, 18 y 19Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.

Category	Amount	Basis	Year / stage
Program cost per unitUndergraduate cost per unit, fall 2026	MX$4,120	per credit	Fall 2026Source: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

Admission fee (one-time) — MX$16,000 for the whole program · MandatorySource: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Selection exam for medical surgeon — MX$5,150 basis not stated · MandatoryRefunds: Non-refundableSource: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026
Minimum enrollment: at least 30 units per semester or an additional unit fee applies per semester · MandatorySource: udlap.mx · verified October 13, 2026

Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

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No directory reference recorded

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ECFMG Sponsor Notes

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.

https://www.udlap.mx/eligeudlap/requisitos-adicionales/ · Official admissions page · verified October 13, 2026
https://www.udlap.mx/ofertaacademica/MedicoCirujano · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026
https://www.udlap.mx/pagosycolegiaturas/costosycuotas · Official fees page · verified October 13, 2026

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