University Medical SpecialtyMulti-specialty
University of Costa Rica and CCSS teaching hospitals · San Jose
Full-time specialty pathway covering adult and paediatric cardiovascular surgery, great vessels, thoracic disease, minimally invasive surgery, arrhythmia surgery, transplantation and research.
✓ Official source · Checked 27 Aug 2026
StatusDate not announced
Duration6 years for general physicians; 3 years after General, Peripheral Vascular or General Thoracic Surgery
DeadlineFollow the current UCR medical-specialty admission cycle
InternationalForeign applicants require authorisation from the Costa Rican College of Physicians and Surgeons
FundingCCSS training and employment terms depend on placement