Consejo Nacional de Residentado Médico

What Consejo Nacional de Residentado Médico does

Consejo Nacional de Residentado Médico (CONAREME) is the sole national regulatory body governing medical residency training and admission in Peru, established in 1976 and currently operating under Ley N° 30453 (2016). Headquartered in Miraflores, Lima, CONAREME is a public non-profit state entity that administers the National Medical Residency System (SINAREME), coordinating residency training across 24 Peruvian universities, the Ministry of Health (MINSA), ESSALUD, regional health directorates (DIRESA/GERESA), armed forces and police health services, and private health institutions. Its primary function is to conduct the annual national residency admission examination (Concurso Nacional de Admisión al Residentado Médico) through two pathways: a university-based process and an electronic process, allocating specialty and subspecialty vacancies based on merit.

The core technology platform is SIGESIN (Sistema de Gestión de Información del SINAREME), a web-based information management system that handles electronic registration, document submission, evaluation, scoring, and nationwide adjudication of residency positions. CONAREME also operates institutional analytics dashboards (Dashboard de Analítica Institucional) that consolidate data on medical residents, distribution by program, training institution, clinical sites, and geographic scope. Additional digital services include a virtual document submission portal (Mesa de Partes Virtual). The organization accredits teaching sites, authorizes residency programs, and authorizes clinical fields through standardized annual processes.

CONAREME's business model is hybrid: it collects one-time examination and registration fees from individual medical surgeon applicants (S/ 396 for the university process, S/ 1,096 for the electronic process as of 2023-2026), charges fees for accreditation and authorization procedures under a published cost table, and receives government budget allocations as a state entity. Its primary customer segments are medical surgeons seeking specialization and institutional training providers (universities and health institutions). Leadership is currently headed by Dr. Juan Mirko Tello Vinces as President, representing the Ministry of Health on the governing council.

Name

Consejo Nacional de Residentado Médico

Legal name

Consejo Nacional de Residentado Médico

Website

https://conareme.org.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Consejo Nacional de Residentado Médico (CONAREME) is Peru's sole statutory regulatory body for medical residency training, operating SINAREME to administer annual national admission examinations, accredit teaching sites, and authorize residency programs across 24 universities and all major public health institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education Regulation

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Medical residency regulation
• National residency admission
• Medical specialist training
• Healthcare accreditation
• Residency examination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Miraflores

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Examination and Registration Fees: CONAREME collects registration and examination fees from medical surgeons applying to the national residency program. For the Proceso ante la Universidad, the fee is S/ 396.00. For the Proceso Electrónico, the fee is S/ 1,096.00. Additional fees for administrative procedures are also collected per the published cost table.
2. Government Budget Allocation: As a public entity under Peru's national health system (SINAREME), CONAREME receives government budget allocations to fund its regulatory and administrative operations, including the national admission examination.
3. Procedure and Accreditation Fees: Fees charged for accreditation of teaching sites, authorization of residency programs, and authorization of clinical fields, as per published fee tables (Tabla de Costos).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CONAREME is the national regulatory body for medical residency training in Peru. It conducts the annual Concurso Nacional de Admisión al Residentado Médico (national residency admission examination) through two tracks (Proceso ante la Universidad and Proceso Electrónico), accredits teaching sites, authorizes residency programs and clinical fields, and operates the SIGESIN information management platform. Services are provided to medical graduates seeking specialization and to the network of training institutions and health providers across Peru.

Product overview

CONAREME operates as a unified regulatory platform centered on the SIGESIN system, which orchestrates the national medical residency admission process. The core offering consists of the annual national admission exam (Concurso Nacional de Admisión) conducted both through participating universities and an electronic process, supplemented by institutional dashboards for monitoring medical residents and clinical fields nationwide. Additional services include accreditation of teaching sites, authorization of residency programs and clinical fields, a virtual document submission service, and management of legal norms and institutional resolutions. The product ecosystem is built around the SIGESIN platform as the central hub, with dashboards providing analytics and the admission system enabling candidate registration, evaluation, and vacancy allocation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concurso Nacional de Admisión al Residentado Médico Annual national examination and admission process for medical residents in Peru, offered through two tracks (Proceso ante la Universidad and Proceso Electrónico), covering specialties and subspecialties across public and private health institutions. Targeted at medical surgeons seeking specialization.
• Proceso de Acreditación de Sedes Docentes Accreditation process for teaching sites (sedes docentes) where medical residents receive practical training, conducted annually by CONAREME. Targeted at universities and health institutions that host residency training.
• Proceso de Autorización de Programas de Residentado Médico Authorization process for medical residency programs, evaluating institutions and their proposed programs before they can admit residents. Targeted at universities and health providers offering residency programs.
• Proceso de Autorización de Campos Clínicos Authorization process for clinical fields within teaching sites, determining the capacity and scope of training positions available. Targeted at universities and health institutions seeking to host residency training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coordinates residency training across 24+ universities and multiple health institutions nationwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNMSM is the oldest university in the Americas and serves as a primary training institution within SINAREME. It hosts working teams for the national residency admission process and contributes representatives to CONAREME's governing council. It is recognized as the oldest participating university in the system.
• Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPCH is a leading Peruvian university participating in SINAREME as a training institution for medical specialists. It hosts working teams for the national residency admission process and contributes a representative to CONAREME's governing council.
• ESSALUD (Seguro Social de Salud del Perú)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESSALUD is Peru's social security health system and one of the largest providers of residency training positions in the country. It participates in SINAREME by offering vacancies and hosting teaching sites. It contributes representatives to CONAREME's governing council.
• Ministerio de Salud del Perú (MINSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMINSA is the governing health authority in Peru and serves as the rector institution of SINAREME. The Minister of Health's representative chairs the CONAREME governing council. MINSA offers the largest number of residency training vacancies through its national hospital network.
• Gobiernos Regionales (DIRESA/GERESA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeru's regional governments, through their regional health directorates (DIRESA/GERESA), participate in SINAREME by offering residency vacancies in regional hospitals and health centers across all 24 departments. They contribute representatives to CONAREME's governing council.
• Colegio Médico del PerúcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Peruvian Medical College is a representative institution within SINAREME, contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council. It plays a regulatory role in medical practice and education standards.
• Asociación Peruana de Facultades de Medicina (ASPEFAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPEFAM represents Peruvian medical faculties and participates in SINAREME through representation on CONAREME's governing council and in the admission subcommittees. It also administers the ENAM (Examen Nacional de Medicina) used in residency admission.
• Sanidad de las Fuerzas Armadas del PerúsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmed Forces health services (Army, Navy, Air Force) participate in SINAREME by offering residency vacancies in military medical facilities and contributing representatives to CONAREME's governing council.
• Sanidad de la Policía Nacional del PerúsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Police health services participate in SINAREME by offering residency vacancies in police medical facilities and contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council.
• Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias ForensessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences participates in SINAREME by offering residency vacancies in forensic medicine and contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council.
• Asociación Nacional de Médicos Residentes del Perú (ANMRP)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerANMRP is the national association of medical residents in Peru and a representative institution within SINAREME, contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council and participating in various subcommittees.
• Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFV is a public university participating in SINAREME as a training institution, hosting working teams for the national residency admission process and contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council.
• Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerURP is a private university participating in SINAREME as a training institution, hosting working teams for the national residency admission process and contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council.
• Universidad Católica Santa María (UCSM)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCSM is a private university in Arequipa participating in SINAREME as a training institution, hosting working teams for the national residency admission process (Southern region exam center) and contributing a representative to CONAREME's governing council.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Resident Matching Program (NRMP): Operates the main medical residency match in the United States, using a centralized algorithm to allocate applicants to training programs. Direct functional peer to CONAREME's national admission examination and vacancy allocation process, with analogous GTM (annual exam, merit-based placement).
• Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS): Runs the Canadian medical residency match, coordinating applicants, programs, and institutions through a centralized national platform. Comparable to CONAREME in serving as the national merit-based allocation system for medical specialty training, with similar stakeholder mix of universities and health authorities.
• Comissão Nacional de Residência Médica (CNRM): Brazil's national commission for medical residency, regulated by the Ministry of Education, which accredits programs and oversees the national residency admission process. Closest Latin American peer to CONAREME, with directly comparable mandate and regulatory structure.

Broad incumbents

• Australian Medical Council (AMC): Australia's national accreditation body for medical education and training, including medical school and specialist college accreditation. Comparable to CONAREME in accrediting training pathways, though broader in scope, also assessing international medical graduates.
• General Medical Council (GMC): The UK regulator for doctors, responsible for registering medical professionals, setting education standards, and overseeing postgraduate training. Comparable in its oversight of medical training pipelines, but with a broader remit that includes licensing and revalidation, similar to CONAREME's regulatory depth but wider scope.
• National Medical Commission (NMC) of India: India's apex regulator for medical education and practice, overseeing medical colleges and residency admission through NEET PG. Comparable to CONAREME in administering large-scale national medical residency admission, but operates at vastly greater scale and with a broader regulatory remit.
• Medical Council of Canada (MCC): Canadian national body that evaluates medical graduates and administers examinations supporting licensure and specialty training entry. Comparable to CONAREME's role in standardized examination for medical residency entry, though MCC focuses on licensure examinations rather than full residency allocation.

Emerging players

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: National specialty certification body that accredits residency programs and administers specialty examinations in Canada. Comparable to CONAREME's program authorization and specialty oversight, but operates as a membership-based professional body rather than a government regulator.

Others

• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG): US-based organization that certifies international medical graduates for entry into US residency programs. Comparable as an adjacent medical training gatekeeper, but focused on foreign applicant certification rather than domestic residency admission.
• National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME): US-based organization that develops and administers standardized medical examinations including USMLE. Comparable to CONAREME in administering high-stakes medical examinations, but operates as a private standardization body serving multiple customers rather than a single national regulatory system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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