The Escuela Médico Militar is a

medical school A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

of the Mexican army and Mexican air force for medical training. The school is located in Mexico City, Mexico.

History

The school was founded as ''Escuela Constitucionalista Médico Militar'' by Generals Guadalupe Gracia García-Cumplido and

Enrique Cornelio Osornio Martínez de los Ríos Enrique Cornelio Osornio Martínez de los Ríos (September 16, 1868 – April 1, 1945) was a Mexican politician and military surgeon with the rank General Brigadier Médico Cirujano (Brigadier General MC). Life Osornio Martínez was born in Sa ...

in 1917.''90th anniversary of the Escuela Médico Militar''
(Spanish). It is deemed to be the follow-on institution of the ''Escuela Práctica Médico-Militar'' which was founded for practical training of military physicians at the San Lucas military hospital in Mexico City by its first director

Francisco Montes de Oca y Saucedo Francisco Montes de Oca y Saucedo (January 27, 1837 – March 14, 1885) was a Mexican politician and military surgeon with the rank of General Brigadier Médico Cirujano (Brigadier General Medical Corps (Mexico), MC). Life Francisco Montes ...

in 1880.''Historia de la Escuela''
(Spanish), SEDENA. The Escuela Médico Militar is under the command of the general direction of military education and rectorate of the university of the army and the air force, a department of the

Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA); es, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who, like the co-equal ...

(SEDENA).''constitution of the Escuela Médico Militar''
(Spanish).

Notable faculty

* Guadalupe Gracia García-Cumplido, also founder and director * Enrique Cornelio Osornio Martínez de los Ríos, also founder and director * Fernando Ocaranza Carmona *

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* Segismundo Rodríguez Rodríguez * Martha Patricia Fernandez

Notable alumni

Jesús Kumate Rodríguez Jesús Kumate Rodríguez (13 November 1924 – 7 May 2018) was a Mexican physician and politician. He served as the Secretary of Health during the Presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Early life and education Kumate Rodríguez was born ...

Jesús Lozoya Solís Jesús Lozoya Solís (March 31, 1910 – May 22, 1983) was a Mexican military physician, pediatrician and politician. He was Governor of Chihuahua (1955-1956). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Solis, Jesus Lozoya 1910 births 1983 deaths ...

* Juan García Ramos

External links

Escuela Médico Militar
SEDENA
aerial photo at Wikimapia

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Escuela Medico Militar Medical schools in Mexico Military schools Military medical installations Military education and training in Mexico Educational institutions established in 1917 1917 establishments in Mexico Universities in Mexico City