Universidad de Monterrey

The Universidad de Monterrey is a catholic inspired higher education institution which was founded in 1969 by five religious congregations and a group of committed citizens with the purpose of shaping students with academic excellence and humanistic outlook. 

As a result of its academic excellence, UDEM is part of the select group of universities in Latin America that are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the only institution in the subcontinent that is member of the Center for Academic Integrity with one site in the University of Clemson, South Caroline.

The Mission of the Health Sciences Division of the University of Monterrey is to forge technicians, professionals and specialists competent in the medical, dental, and nutritional areas, regarding behavior and applied technology, in such a way that they can professionally grow in national and international arenas, maintaining solid values, such as respect for life, integrity, appreciation for the human welfare and service. 

Therefore, it promotes an academic process which links the educational process with applied research and work experience, allowing personal development. 

Education Health Sciences Programs

Undergraduate

• Biomedical engineer
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing 
• Nutritionist
• Psychologist
• Dentist
• General Physician

Graduate School

35 medical specialties and subspecialties 

• Anatomic pathology
• Anesthesiology
• Angiology and Vascular Surgery
• Cardiology
• Pediatric Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• General Surgery
• Oncology Surgery
• Pediatric Surgery
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
• Epidemiology
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatrics
• Gynecology and Obstetrics
• General Physician 
• Integrated Medicine
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Nuclear Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine for Sick Children
• Nephrology
• Neonatology
• Pulmonology
• Pediatric pulmonology
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Clinical pathology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology and Imaging
• Rheumatology
• Medical Emergencies
• Urology
• Master in Hospital and Healthcare Management
• Master of Science

Technical Degree

• General Nurse Technician

Labs and Research Centers

• Gesell Chamber
• Biosafety Level II and III 
• Food Science Lab
• Clinical Lab – Distance Learning
• Clinical Labs (Dissection Hall, Morgue, Histology, Bone Bank, Experimental OR, Microbiology and Telemedicine)
• Bioethics and Human Dignity Center
• Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Center
• Anxiety Research and Treatment Center
• Dental Simulation Center
• Dental Prevention Clinic in Center for Health and Development in San Pedro
• Dental Care Clinic, Lopez Portillo Community in Santa Catarina

 Distinctive Features

• Private University with the highest number of medical specialties and ranked fourth in Mexico.
• Broadest and most diversified clinical field in the region.
• Combination of public and private health professional fields in Mexico and abroad. 
• Hospitals of Christus Muguerza Group used as school–hospitals interaction.
• Emphasis on the relationship between the health professional and the patient (practitioner–patient relationship)
• Innovation of care provision models for the solution of health problems which aid in overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers and provide added value to remote health institutions oversees. 
• Top biosafety facilities that meet national and international standards. 
• Integration of multidisciplinary health teams within Health Sciences. 
• National and international links which that enrich the teaching and research through in–hand networks. 
• Young institution strengthened through alumni networks in different countries, particularly in the US and Europe.  

Agreements 

• Christus Santa Rosa (San Antonio, US)
• Driscoll Children’s Hospital (Corpus Christi, US)
• Methodist Healthcare (San Antonio, US)
• Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston, US)
• Methodist Hospital (Houston, US)
• Saint Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (Houston, US)
• Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston, US)
• Texas Tech University (US)
• University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (Galveston, US)
• Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (Boston, US)
• University–Hospital San Ignacio / Ponticia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia)
• Hospital Sant Pau / Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain)
• Hospital San Carlos/Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
• Hospital General de Cataluña en Sant Cugat/Universidad Internacional de Cataluña (Spain)
• University of Tübingen (Germany)
• Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
• Barzilai Medical Center (Ashkalon, Israel)