Medical Specialties

Specialty in General Surgery

Título a obtener

Title to be obtained

Specialist in General Surgery
Resolución

Resolution

RPC-SO-01-No.022-2021

Duration

4 years

Target

The general objective of the Specialty in General Surgery is to train specialists with ethical skills and moral values, capable of performing open and minimally invasive surgical diagnoses and procedures, generating new knowledge through research in order to contribute to national development in the field of health.

Aimed at

Professionals with a third level terminal degree in the area of medicine, granted by a National or foreign University, recognized in the list of Senescyt, who have completed their time of rural medicine (nationals).

Title to be awarded

Once the academic, assistance and administrative requirements have been approved, and the degree work has been defended. The degree of Specialist in General Surgery.

Teacher Profile

The teachers of this program are professionals with fourth level degrees and a wide domain and experience in the area to be taught.

Study Modality

The postgraduate course of study is face-to-face and is dedicated exclusively to the Program.

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Student profile upon graduation

  • To identify acute and chronic cardiovascular pathologies, with special emphasis on those that constitute the epidemiological profile of the country.
  • To understand the differential diagnosis in Cardiology of common symptoms, prevalent diseases in the hospital and out-of-hospital setting; needs in the pre-, trans- and post-operative setting.
  • Demonstrate skills, abilities, knowledge, knowledge, attitudes and aptitudes by making appropriate decisions and taking appropriate actions, respecting the right to universal and supportive care.
  • Coordinate decisions in the hospital environment and appropriate communication with other specialists, cardiologists or other specialties, to ensure adequate intervention for patients with complex pathologies or in need of multidisciplinary management.
  • Perform basic cardiovascular treatments and procedures that a hospitalized patient may need.
  • Coordinate the different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Apply national health policies related to medical care in their clinical cardiology practice.
  • Participate in management processes in the areas and medical services of the specialty, promoting the generation of health knowledge and technologies.
  • To critically reflect on medical practice in general and Cardiology in particular, and to approach the knowledge of the problems of the specialty in a systematic way.
  • Perform follow-up, monitoring, control and evaluation of patients under investigation, with critical analysis skills.
  • Develop study habits, self-training and responsibility for the exercise of their research skills.
  • Orient their professional practice towards health promotion and cardiovascular preventive care within the framework of dialogue of knowledge, interculturality, gender approach and respect for the rights of the Good Life.

Requirements

Requirements to participate in the contest

  • El aspirante podrá postular a una sola especialidad clínica o quirúrgica.
  • El aspirante deberá cargar toda la documentación habilitante y de méritos
    escaneada en formato PDF.
  • Cargar los documentos originales.

En caso de que la información presentada esté incompleta, no corresponda a la solicitada, no sea veraz o se incurra en violación de propiedad intelectual, será motivo suficiente para que el tribunal rechace la postulación.

Documents that support the suitability of the applicants (in case of not uploading the complete documentation, the applicant will not be allowed to continue with the competition process).

  • Color copy of updated Identity Card.
  • Copy of identity card or passport (for foreigners).
  • 1 recent color photograph 
  • Copy of third level degree.
  • Be a professional in the field of specific health knowledge with a third level degree registered in the National System of Higher Education Information, SNIESE / SENESCYT and to the health authority ACESS, or whoever takes its place.
  • Have passed the professional qualification examination of the CACES, if applicable.
  • Certificate of proficiency level of at least A1 in a language other than the mother tongue.
  • Certificate of Rural Medicine.
  • Certificate of final grade (the university reserves the right to calculate the IMG).

Documents for merit qualification (30 points)

  • Certificados de cursos de formación médica avalados por una institución de educación superior, con una duración mínima de 40 horas y con evaluación. Adjuntar la imagen de la convocatoria al curso. Se puntuará con 0.5 cada uno, con un máximo de 2 puntos.
  • Publicaciones en revistas indexadas como autor principal o coautor (máximo 5 participantes) en MIAR, SCOPUS, SCIELO, MEDLINE, PUBMED, LILACS; o cartas de aceptación de publicaciones (adjuntar correos electrónicos que evidencien el proceso de evaluación por pares). Así como también libros o capítulos de libros. Se puntuará con 0.5 cada uno, con un máximo de 4 puntos.
  • Estudios de postgrado: doctorado (PhD. o equivalente), especialización y/o maestría, en el área de la salud registrada en el SNIESE/SENESCYT. Se reconocerá 2 puntos por PHD, 2 puntos por Especializaciones y 1 por Maestría.
  • Ayudantías de cátedra, tutores de práctica o teórica en las instituciones de educación superior, debidamente certificadas por la autoridad competente, obtenidas mediante concursos de méritos y oposición, durante su formación académica. Se puntuará con 0.5 cada período de ayudantía, máximo 1 punto.
  • Premios al mérito académico, otorgados por la institución de educación superior en la que culminó el tercer nivel. Se reconocerá 0.5 por cada uno, máximo de 1 punto.
  • Becas completas o medias becas académicas cumplidas otorgadas por instituciones de educación superior nacionales o extranjeras u otra entidad. (Certificado de cumplimiento de beca) Se puntuará con 1 puntos por cada beca, máximo 2 puntos.
  • Actividad asistencial clínico – quirúrgica debidamente documentada que incluya el historial laboral (Consolidado del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social u otros documentos habilitantes), en hospitales de tercer y segundo nivel. 1 punto por cada año calendario continuo de actividades, hasta un máximo de 2 puntos.
  • Certificación de acción afirmativa, según la norma técnica de la entidad regulatoria vigente, emitido por la entidad gubernamental correspondiente. Se puntuará con 0.25 puntos.
  • In addition to all the provisions of Resolution RPC-SE-08-No.023-2022, codified, which contains the Rules for the Conduct of Merit and Opposition Competitions to access the Medical Specialty Programs.

On the competitive examinations (70 points)

La prueba de oposición se realizará a través de la plataforma CTO, según el
calendario establecido, en modalidad presencial.

Requisitos de admisión para ganadores del concurso de méritos y oposición

  • Entregar los documentos requeridos por la Universidad y la UAD debidamente notariados.
  • Present certification of affiliation with the Social Security Institute.
  • To pay the registration fee and the first tuition fee before the beginning of the program.
  • Cumplir con las capacitaciones y evaluaciones estipuladas por la Universidad.

NOTE: All information regarding the competition will be communicated via UEES e-mail.

Call for Merit-based Competitive Examination Competitions

Calendar of activities (Subject to change)

ActivitiesGeneral Surgery
Publication of the call for proposalsDomingo 8 de Marzo 2026
Receipt of documentsLunes 9 de Marzo al 5 de Abril 2026
Merit TribunalMartes 7 de Abril 2026
Declaration of suitabilityLunes 20 de Abril 2026
Opposition examinationLunes 27, Martes 28, Miércoles 29, Jueves 30 de Abril 2026
Publication of merit and competition resultsJueves 7 de Mayo 2026
Receipt of appealsViernes 8, Sábado 9 y Domingo 10 de Mayo 2026
Court of AppealsMartes 12 Mayo de 2026
Declaration of winnersMartes 19 de Mayo 2026
Selection of vacanciesViernes 22 Mayo de 2026
Capacitación y talleres de admisiónMartes 26 al viernes 29 de mayo 2026
Start of activitiesLunes 1 de Junio 2026

Publications

Appeals Submission

Disponible desde el viernes 8 hasta el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026

Payment and Admission Registration

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Plazas

The following positions are available for this postgraduate program, as requested by the hospitals:

Teaching Assistance Unit (Unidad Asistencial Docente - UAD) Base Fellowships Self-financed seats
SOLCA 6  
CHARITY BOARD   8

The assignment of the Base Hospital will be made according to the score obtained by the winners; that is, the applicant who obtains the highest score will decide in which hospital he/she wishes to perform his/her medical specialty, and so on with the other winners.

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Appeals Submission

Available from Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27, 2025.