Overview
- IMSS Director General Zoé Robledo announced the start of the academic cycle with 10,127 physicians entering residency programs this week.
- The institute reports awarding 71,000 scholarships for specialist training from 2018 to 2026.
- IMSS says it trains nearly half of all medical specialists in Mexico.
- Training capacity has expanded with residency sites growing from 200 in 2018 to 393 in 2026 and specialization courses rising from 894 to 1,325.
- IMSS reports 7,432 specialists finished training this week and will begin recruitment in March.