Fernando Ocaranza himself graduated in 1909, became director of the Institute of Biology. After 1915 he lectured, was professor of physiology at the Escuela Médico Militar and at the Escuela Nacional de Medicina, where he was also secretary general from 1921 to 1923, and director from 1924 to 1934. Furthermore, he was professor at the Escuela Nacional de Altos Estudios (ENEA). On November 26, 1934, he became rector of the UNAM, and held the office until September 17, 1935. In 1945 he became a member of the university council, and was retired from the army in 1947. In 1949 he became honorary doctor of the UNAM.Fernando Ocaranza Carmona. Coronel Médico Cirujano (Spanish), Revista de Sanidad Militar vol. 60(4), 2006, p. 284-285.
