The UIS Launches Its Specialization in Psychiatry with Its First Cohort of Residents
Committed to strengthening mental health in the region and the country, the Industrial University of Santander has launched its graduate program in Psychiatry. Eight physicians—graduates of the University of Pamplona, the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (UPTC), and the UIS—began their training as part of the first cohort of this specialization, which is affiliated […]
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 […]
The UIS opens registration for the Specialization in Psychiatry
Santander has the first Psychiatry program in eastern Colombia. In a context in which Colombia and the world continue to face the aftermath of the pandemic and its impact on the mental health of the population, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is taking a decisive step to provide real and sustainable solutions to this […]
UIS strengthens Its commitment to the country’s mental health: Psychiatry Specialization Receives Official Accreditation
In a context where Colombia and the world continue to face the lasting effects of the pandemic and its impact on the population’s mental health, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) takes a decisive step toward offering real and sustainable solutions to this challenge. Through Resolution 022684 issued on November 25, 2025, the Ministry of […]
The Faculty of Health now has a Listening Center!
As part of the commemoration of World Mental Health Day, the Listening Center was opened at the UIS Faculty of Health. “The University’s Listening Center has been operating for two years. One of the purposes was to have it here at the Faculty of Health. It is wonderful that today, October 10, World Mental Health […]
The 2nd National Meeting of Mental Health Seedbeds 2025 will be held at the UIS
The Colombian Association of Psychiatry and the Industrial University of Santander invite you to the 2nd National Meeting of Mental Health Seedbeds 2025. The purpose of this academic event is to promote academic exchange, inter-institutional cooperation, and high-quality research training among the country’s research groups, as well as to highlight the progress, results, and projections […]
Registration open for the Health and Society Course: “Determinants of Mental Health”
The Faculty of Health informs students interested in enrolling in the Health and Society Course, “Determinants of Mental Health,” that there are still places available. Those who wish to register are invited to scan the QR code in the image. Schedule: Fridays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Code: 41690Credits: 3Start date: August 8End date: November […]
Medical students completed a diploma course in health research methodology
A group of 13 medical students culminated their training process in the diploma program “Methodology of health research for the design of research proposal”, with an intensity of 120 hours. The program, formulated by the Psychiatry research group, directed by Professor Jorge Andrés Niño, allowed the students of the mental health research seedbed to carry […]
Graduate of the Medicine program published a book on mental health
Ruby Castilla Puentes, UIS Physician. Specialist in Psychiatry, president and founder of WARMI (Women’s Mental Health) and president of the APA Hispanic Psychiatrists Group 2024-2026, recently published her book “Saving Olito: Empowering Communities and Building Resilience to Prevent Youth Suicide”. “Saving Olito, is a book I wrote for me. To resolve my own grief. The […]