Education
Rotating Internship Program
The Rotating Internship Program, is meant for students who are in their last year of medical school from the universities with whom we have signed agreements: San Rotary Internship ProgramFrancisco de Quito, Internacional del Ecuador and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, we can have 8 students from each school each year.
The aim of the program is to complete the medical training in a hospital with strong academic programs that seek the clinical and personal development of the students.

The Rotating Internship Program
Is accomplished in one year and it includes 5 phases:
Cycles
Duration
Hospital
Clinic
12 weeks
Metropolitano Hospital
Clinic
12 weeks
Metropolitano Hospital
Pediatrics
8 weeks
Metropolitano Hospital and Isidro Ayora Maternity Hospital
Gynecology
8 weeks
Metropolitano Hospital and Isidro Ayora Maternity Hospital
Community-based Health
8 weeks
Metropolitano Hospital and Isidro Ayora Maternity Hospital
Requirements
- Resume and 2 photos
- Academic Transcripts
- Voting certificate (Ecuador)
- Police record
- Copy of certificates from courses that have been made, personal references, work certificates and certificate of vaccination.
- Application addressed to Alfredo Naranjo, M.D. Rotating Intership Program Coordinator and to Alexandra Toala, M.D., Chief of Medical Training.
Benefits
- The selected students will have a monthly allowance as a “scholarship” from Metropolitano Hospital.
- Academic and training programs (mentorship)
- Private insurance, which will cover the student for the duration of the program (1 year)
- Meals
- Uniform
- Internet rooms
- Wi-fi
- Library
- Access to medical webpages like: UP TO DATE, INARHI
- Access to technology (use of tablets)
- Access to Metrociencia magazine