ENARM 2021 call: what were the changes compared to last year and how to register

This Wednesday, April 7, the call for the XLV National Examination for Applicants for Medical Residencies 2021 (ENARM), which seeks that Mexican doctors take a specialized university course or opt for a scholarship to do specialty studies.

Through the General Directorate of Quality and Health Education (DGCES) of the Health Secretary (SSa) generated one more year the call to medical students who intend to carry out a medical residency through the National System of Medical Residences (SNRM).

However, the candidates expressed themselves through social networks for a change that generated commotion among people that, from the first minute, they reviewed the document to be aware of the necessary documents and the dates on which the process must be carried out.

Was the point 11 “Selection of specialty and constancy”, located on page 12 of the call, which caused the reactions of the applicants, as it made a 180 degree turn with respect to the 2020 call.

The point reads: “the doctors and the sustaining doctors They will choose a specialty after the support of the exam from October 04 to 08, 2021, according to the guidelines for selection of specialty of the XLV ENARM 2021 which will be published on October 2, 2021 after 6:00 p.m. ”.

This means that the exam will be done first and, after that, the desired specialty should be chosen, which caused the mockery and anger of some students, because now they will have to wait for their results to choose the correct option, or for “the one that reaches them” the points obtained.

To get to this point, each student will need to follow the steps to register your registration and qualify for the exam.

The for the register It will be held on the website of the Inter-Institutional Commission for the Training of Human Resources for Health (CIFRHS) from 10:00 a.m. on April 10 to 4:00 p.m. on April 23, 2021.

Subsequently, the payment corresponding to 3,000 pesos from the April 12, 2021, through April 30, 2021. Registration will have to be completed from 5:00 p.m. on April 23 or until 5:00 p.m. on May 24, 2021.

If you are taking a medical specialization course, have completed a specialization or are formally accused of a lack of medical ethics, You will not be able to register, if you do, the system will cancel the folio.

The data requested to register will be full name, gender, email, date of birth, place of birth and Unique Population Registry Code (CURP). In case of being a foreigner, nationality and passport number will also have to be provided instead of the CURP.

It will have to press the accept button, as well as confirm that the stipulated terms and conditions have been read. Once this step is finished, you will have to enter the code shown on the screen and press the button “Finish Pre Registration”.

Immediately after a folio number will be generated which will be helpful for subsequent steps, and the status will stay at “File pending payment and complete registration”. Then the help sheet for the payment of “Products and Use Rights (DPA)”With which you will go to the bank window with the name and CURP noted on it.

Once this step is completed, the complete registration will have to be completed to choose a place to collect the certificate in case of being selected, know the place and date of application of the exam on July 17, 2021, and attach any requested file to verify academic training.

It should be remembered that The exam will be taken any day between September 25 and 30, 2021, depending on the one awarded to each student. If you have any questions regarding the procedure, you can consult the call here.