Medical Specialties and Subspecialties (Urology)
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Duration: 4 years.
Venues:
- ISSSTE Regional.
- Hospital General de Zona 33.
- IMSS Hospital UMAE 25.
In the subspecialty in Urology, you will develop specific medical-surgical skills to cure and control medical-surgical alterations and diseases pertaining to Urology. Furthermore, you will demonstrate a critical and reflexive attitude in your daily work, always assessing your knowledge and running a scientific professional practice.
Student Learning Outcomes
- You will solve problems that may arise in the operating room in the most efficient and swiftest manner.
- You will demonstrate through your actions the principles of ethics and professionalism of your specialty.
- You will support the tutoring of lower-ranking peers and patients.
- You will develop research that will allow you to make decisions regarding the care of your patients.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Duration: 4 years.
Venues:
- ISSSTE Regional.
- Hospital General de Zona 33.
- IMSS Hospital UMAE 25.
In the subspecialty in Urology, you will develop specific medical-surgical skills to cure and control medical-surgical alterations and diseases pertaining to Urology. Furthermore, you will demonstrate a critical and reflexive attitude in your daily work, always assessing your knowledge and running a scientific professional practice.
Student Learning Outcomes
- You will solve problems that may arise in the operating room in the most efficient and swiftest manner.
- You will demonstrate through your actions the principles of ethics and professionalism of your specialty.
- You will support the tutoring of lower-ranking peers and patients.
- You will develop research that will allow you to make decisions regarding the care of your patients.
Admission Requirements
You will need to have completed 1 year of the specialty in General Surgery. Furthermore, you should have the following knowledge:
- Metabolic response to trauma (hemodynamic, metabolic, and biochemical changes).
- Fluids and electrolytes (normal composition and distribution, regulation of the balance of fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base, requirements and losses in the surgical patient).
- State of shock (etiopathogeny, diagnosis, and treatment of the different types of shock).
- Physiology of coagulation, transfusions, anticoagulants, and complications).
- Peri-operatory care (risk assessment, preparation, trans and post-operatory monitoring, and complications).
- Nutrition in surgery (Clinical H., physiopathology of malnutrition, treatment, and care of parenteral diet).
- Healing and care of surgical wounds (cicatrization process and pathological cicatrization).
- Surgical techniques (basic principles, suture materials, staplers and drainage, suture techniques, use of mesh, general concepts in laparoscopic surgery).
- Skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue.
- Trauma (wound, transport, triage mechanism, urgent measures in initial diagnosis and management of trauma).
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