SMHS Doctorate in Clinical Sciences

Are recognized at the national and/or international level for their ability to generate medical knowledge in three possible dimensions: individual, institutional, or society.
Generate scientific production based on ethical principles, relevant for the understanding of human health-disease, care systems, and/or public health.
Are leaders in prestigious organizations in the application of strategies oriented to reducing inequity in health care and increasing the use of resources based on the best evidence.

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Graduate profile

The graduate from this program will be able to:

Apply search, selection, and analysis strategies of relevant knowledge in their area of expertise, at the expert level, regarding aspects such as disease mechanisms (cause); detection, diagnosis or history of the disease; therapeutic interventions, including medication or drug trials; primary and secondary prevention and health promotion; human behavior; health and epidemiology services, among others.
Use qualitative and quantitative research methods, as well as statistical tools for the development of scientific research that provides knowledge for regional or national problems in their field of specialty.
Obtain research results with critical-scientific reasoning, clearly establishing their potential application, as well as each limitation and area of opportunity.
Transfer knowledge through scientific products, such as articles, patents, or technological developments that allow reducing the gap between valid and relevant scientific knowledge and its application to the patient’s bedside.
Develop protocols or clinical trials that comply with the current regulations in matters of bioethics, quality, and security, guaranteeing the integrity and dignity of patients and their families, as well as the intellectual property of the discoveries.

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Research lines

Study of pathophysiological mechanisms and drug development in cardiovascular diseases.
Study of pathophysiological mechanisms and development of diagnostic and therapeutic methods for ophthalmology and visual sciences.
Study of biological, psychological, and social processes of diseases of the central nervous system and development of regenerative cell therapy.
Study of pathophysiological mechanisms and drug development in oncological diseases.
Study of the molecular biology of oxidative damage, inflammation, biomarkers, pharmacology in neonatology, and conditions of IGF-1 deficiency.

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Admission requirements

Present the Admission Test for Graduate Studies (PAEP) or its equivalent in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a minimum score of 600.
Have a minimum cumulative average of 90 in the previous studies (scale of 0 to 100).
Proven English proficiency with a minimum TOEFL or ITP score of 600.
Graduated from any medical specialty.
Fill out admission application https://solicitud.itesm.mx/
Detailed Curriculum vitae, including copies of previous research works, such as publications, patents, and/or conference presentations. It is very important to provide proof or research experience.
Letter of intent.
Recommendation letter.
Birth certificate.
Approval from the academic faculty.

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Graduation requirements

Comply with the requirements established in the General Academic Policies and Norms, in Article 57.
Comply with the requirements established in Article 52 Section IV.10 in the General Graduate Academic Regulations of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus.
Obtain a final grade point average of all subjects of the curriculum of at least 80.
Preparation, in conjunction with your thesis director (or directors), of at least one clinical or translational research project (it may have a strong basic science component), which concludes to the satisfaction of your thesis director and the Evaluation Committee of the Faculty of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Sciences.
Presentation of thesis and dissertation approved by the corresponding synods.

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Advantages

Professors

It is a program taught by professors with a doctorate and professional experience from the School of Medicine of the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Accreditations

This program has accreditations and recognitions from national and international institutions such as:

Program accredited by CONACyT's National Program of Quality Graduate Programs (PNPC).
University Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) of the United States.
The Tecnológico de Monterrey is accredited by the University Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools of the United States to grant professional and academic masters and doctorate degrees. Contact the University Commission at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call (+1) 404-679-4500 (+1) 404-679-4500 for questions about the Tecnológico de Monterrey accreditation.
Recognition of official validity from the Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico.

Educational model

Active participation of the students in their professional and personal training is promoted through individual and collaborative learning. This model also allows for the student to build his knowledge with the guidance of teachers that are experts in their professional field and teaching.

Digital library

Collection of more than 90 thousand books and 53 thousand periodicals.

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Program directed to:

The Doctorate in Clinical Sciences is aimed at doctors who have graduated from a Medical Specialty from Tecnológico de Monterrey, or other prestigious universities approved by the Inter-Institutional Commission for the training of Human Resources for Health in areas related to the program. Those who are interested in continuing their academic training in the path of applied research in topics such as: