WESTHILL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

A GLOBAL EDUCATION CLOSE TO HOME

UNIVERSIDAD WESTHILL
MEXICO CITY

WESTHILL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
“Dn. Santiago Ramón y Cajal”

• Mission

“Westhill Medical School is dedicated to present a better understanding of life, in order to cure and prevent disease, and to reduce the burden of human illness. The goals of educational program its to provide students a well-built academic foundation for the understanding of basic concepts in medicine and the promotion of high standard patient care. Our faculty nurtures the talents of each student and prepares them to develop their own career options with true medical leadership, whether they choose to be primary care practitioners, researchers, teachers, or administrators.”

Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum
Westhill University, Mexico City

Westhill University is located in Mexico City the capital of Mexico the worlds largest city, now the center of, business, culture and government for the country, was once the center of the entire Aztec Empire. Currently the most exclusive area in Mexico is Santa Fe where the main campus is located. Santa Fe is one of Mexico City’s major central businesses districts, located west of the city. Where economic growth is expanding day by day, creating more jobs, better roads, and where the biggest shopping mall is located in Latin America making it third in the world.

Westhill University not only has the best Medical school, it also has the Dental School, and other college majors. This institution recruits only the most experience and wise professors.

• PROGRAM

Westhill’s Medical School International Program Accredited or Recognized by: SEP ( Secretaría de Educación Pública), COMAEM (Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica) allows U.S citizens or residents that have already concluded the MCAT to enroll in our Mexico City Medical School Campus. The career of Medicine is designed to prepare doctors capable of working professionally under institutional settings or in private practice. Either at the national, or international level through a career that lasts six years.

• BASIC SCIENCE

Westhill School of Medicine is a private college dedicated to the promotion of health for all people through education, research and public services. Westhill School of Medicine is the only private Medical School in Mexico City still incorporated and follows the approved study plan. It is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Westhill School of Medicine has a 4-year medical education program, followed by internship and social service. During the first 2 years (4 semesters) of medical education, our students must complete the pre-clinical interdisciplinary block courses of Basic Science.

• CLINICAL SCIENCE

Students then engage core clinical activities for the following 4 semesters (2 years). Westhill’s Medical School student body numbers over 500. They have full access to clinical education conducted in variety of settings including communitary-based clinics and many specialty centers of the I.M.S.S. (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), the country`s largest health maintenance organization, I.S.S.S.T.E. (Instituto de Seguridad y Servicio Social para los trabajadores del Estado) and private hospitals.

License to practice is granted by the Secretaría de Educación Pública (S.E.P), Dirección General de Profesiones, after completion of all curricular activities. Students and graduates from Westhill Medical School are eligible to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Passing the examinations Step 1, Step 2 and Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) are necessary for the certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ECFMG

• ADVANTAGES OF OUR PROGRAM
  

• You will receive high quality Medical Education
• Medical education in English.
• You will learn perfect Spanish language skills with our Spanish course.
• Small groups ranging between 20-25 students.
• Tutors are available if the student needs additional help.
• You will gain bi-cultural experiences that will allow easy interaction with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Safe environment.