Faculty of Health held the 2025 alumni reunion
The Faculty of Health successfully held the 2025 Alumni Reunion, an event that brought together more than 120 professionals from the Bacteriology, Microbiology and Bioanalysis, Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy, and Nursing programs. The event became a significant moment for consolidating relationships of participation, trust, and a sense of belonging between our graduates and the […]
The Faculty of Health lit up the joy of Christmas!
A 25-meter-high tree embellishes the facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. With great enthusiasm and joy, the rector, Professor Hernán Porras Díaz, accompanied by office workers, professors, students, administrators, neighbors, and friends from the area, lit the Christmas lights on the largest tree the institution has on its various campuses. […]
School of Physical Therapy held its 7th Research Conference
The School of Physical Therapy held its 7th Physical Therapy Research Conference in the Founders Auditorium of the Faculty of Health. This event was attended by members of the SIENFI and CPK research groups. The meeting was a space dedicated to academic and scientific exchange. The event featured guest speakers from Brazil, Spain, Chile, and […]
Coming soon: ‘2025 Faculty of Health Alumni Reunion’
Dear alumni: The Faculty of Health invites you to a social and cultural gathering where you can reconnect with former professors and friends, as well as tour the facilities of the new Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. Pre-registration: https://forms.gle/gW4XF3aT2ZXgDdkV8 We look forward to seeing you there!
UIS participated in the XV Latin American Pain Congress and Seedbed Meeting 2025
Professor Esperanza Herrera Villabona, director of the Pain Study Group and CPK Seed Group, affiliated with the School of Physical Therapy, participated in the XV Latin American Pain Congress Fedelat and XXXIII Colombian Pain Congress, held in Bogotá from October 16 to 18. At the congress, she presented a paper entitled: “Relationship between supra-threshold pressure […]
Positive outcome of the seminar workshop “Understanding the comprehensive management of chronic pain”
The Pain Study Group and CPK seedbed of the School of Physical Therapy developed the seminar workshop “Understanding the comprehensive management of chronic pain: movement and balance for its transformation.” This educational event, held for the second time at the Industrial University of Santander, was aimed at the university community and the general community facing […]
Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy is now accepting applications
The UIS Physical Therapy Program is accepting applications for a new cohort of the Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy (research postgraduate program) until January 19, 2026. Specific details about the program can be found at the following link: https://posgrados.uis.edu.co/…/maestria-en-fisioterapia Those interested can contact the School of Physical Therapy by phone at 6344000 ext. 3147, or […]
UIS professor participated in physiotherapy conference in Brazil with posters on muscle activation and gait
Odair Bacca Ramírez, professor at the School of Physical Therapy, Coordinator of the Movement Analysis Laboratory (LAM), member of the Movement Harmony and Life Group (MAV Group) and the Pain Study Group (GED), participated in the XV International Physical Therapy Conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, organized by the Brazilian Society of Physical Therapy (SBF). The UIS […]
Call for research papers U25 Fest
Would you like to share your research? As part of U25 Fest: Ideas for community growth, there will be opportunities to present oral papers and posters, organized by theme and faculty. 📍 Main Campus – Faculty of Sciences 📅 Wednesday, November 5 🎯 Thematic areas: – Quality education – Healthy living – Coexistence and democracy […]
Learn about and understand how to manage chronic pain
The Pain Study Group (GED), affiliated with the School of Physical Therapy at the Industrial University of Santander, will carry out the solidarity outreach project “Understanding and comprehensive management of chronic pain: movement and balance for its transformation” on September 25 and 26, 2025. The objective of this space is to educate about the causes, […]