UIS Strengthens Its Academic Participation in ACC Latin America 2026
The Industrial University of Santander played a prominent role at ACC Latin America 2026, an event held in Medellín and organized by the American College of Cardiology. The event brought together more than 1,000 participants and leading cardiology specialists from Latin America and the United States. Representing the School of Medicine were three researchers from […]
UIS Plastic Surgery Professor Elected Executive Secretary of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery
Dr. Carlos Enrique Ramírez Blanco, a professor of plastic surgery at this university, was elected to the National Board of Directors of the Colombian Society of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery as executive secretary. The election took place during the National Congress of Plastic Surgery, held September 9–12 in Medellín, an event that brought together […]
UIS Professor Honored as a Member Emeritus of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery
Dr. Carlos Enrique Ramírez Rivero, professor of Plastic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine, was honored as an emeritus member of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery during the National Congress of Plastic Surgery, held September 9–12 in Medellín. This recognition honors a lifetime dedicated to plastic surgery, teaching, and […]
UIS Professor Appointed to the Scientific Committee of the World Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
The International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, which is held every three years, is considered “the World Cup of the shoulder” and brings together all the scientific societies worldwide that specialize in shoulder and elbow conditions. Professor José Luis Osma Rueda, MD, a specialist in shoulder and elbow surgery, was appointed as a member […]
UIS Opens Registration for Medical-Surgical Specialization Programs 2026
The Industrial University of Santander invites physicians interested in furthering their professional training to apply for admission to its Medical-Surgical Specialization programs. It is worth noting that this call for applications includes three important changes to the registration process: Elimination of the interview, promoting a more objective and transparent process.New weighting of evaluation criteria In-person […]
Graduate of the Anesthesiology and Resuscitation program, he received the ‘Order of the City of Bucaramanga’
The Faculty of Health praises the career and commitment of Dr. Germán William Rangel Jaimes, a distinguished graduate of the postgraduate program in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, who has been recognized for his invaluable contribution to pain medicine and palliative care in the region and the country. The Council of Bucaramanga awarded him the “Order of […]
UIS, HUS, Gobernación, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin celebrate the thirty-eighth medical mission
Within the framework of interprofessional training and as part of the quality standards of a university hospital, an important initiative will be developed between the Medical College of Milwaukee (Wisconsin, United States), the E.S.E. University Hospital of Santander, the Industrial University of Santander, and the Government of Santander. The purpose of this strategic alliance is […]
UIS researchers won first place in research from the Santander Ophthalmological Foundation
Residents and professors from the Ophthalmology postgraduate program won first place in the “Second Foscal Innovation and Research Meeting.” The work “Comparative results of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty and automated Descemet’s peeling,” presented in poster format during the “Second FOSCAL Research and Innovation Meeting,” won first place in the secondary source research category in November […]
UIS presented awards under the OVA and INNOVA-TIC 2025 Call
With the purpose of strengthening the projects developed within the framework of the calls that make up the 2025 ICT Portfolio, the Vicerrectoría Académica UIS presented the awards granted to the professors from the Departamento de Cirugía and the Escuelas de Geología y de Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Ciencia de los Materiales UIS, winners of the […]
Register and participate in the UIS Postgraduate Congress and Symposium on Anesthesiology and Resuscitation
From October 23 to 25, 2025, postgraduate residents in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation will hold the III Postgraduate Congress and Symposium on Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. This is an academic space for updating knowledge and optimizing clinical skills for the approach and care of heart patients in the context of surgery and/or non-cardiac procedures, inside and outside […]