Why did the PRASS isolation strategy during COVID-19 not work as expected?
A program designed and implemented when economic activities resumed after months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., in mid-2020, whose main purpose was to gradually resume activities without jeopardizing public health, showed qualitative flaws, according to the conclusions of an epidemiological study. The proposal seemed effective, but its implementation reflected the flaws in […]
Gynecology and Obstetrics Congresses & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Symposium UIS-2025 now open for registration
The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the School of Medicine invites you to be part of the most anticipated academic event of the year in maternal and gynecological health: the XXXIII National and International Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics & IV International Symposium on Maternal-Fetal Medicine UIS 2025, which will take place on September […]
Five years of COVID-19 in Colombia: What did we learn and how do we prepare for the future?
We invite you to the event to socialize the results of the #ÁGORA alliance, in which key evidence on the response to the pandemic and lessons for the post-pandemic and future epidemics will be shared. On behalf of the UIS, invited speakers will be professors Myriam Ruiz and Álvaro Idrovo, from the Department of Public […]
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 […]
Silver Jubilee: graduates of Medicine celebrated 25 years of graduation
The 2000 graduating class of UIS Doctors experienced an emotional reunion. After 25 years of experiences, stories and a great journey, 64 classmates of that time met again in the new facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. The meeting was attended by Dr. Olga Mercedes Álvarez Ojeda, Academic Vice Rector, […]
UIS student presented a clinical case of hypochondroplasia in an outstanding national congress
Laura Camila Cáceres Delgado, second year resident of the Pediatrics program and member of the PAIDOS research group of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, proudly participated in the 34th Colombian Congress of Pediatrics, held in Cartagena and organized by the Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP). His work was selected among the 10 best for oral […]
UIS student presented in Prague research on the early prediction of preterm delivery
Maicol Andrés Avellaneda Arciniegas, Master’s student in Basic Biomedical Sciences at the Universidad Industrial de Santander and member of the CODEIM research group, participated in the 21st Annual International Conference of the Metabolomics Society – METABOLOMICS 2025, held at the congress center in Prague, Czech Republic. The research was guided by professors William Hidalgo Bucheli […]
Professor of the Department of Pediatrics participated as a lecturer in an important national congress
Professor Jürg Niederbacher Velásquez, attached to the Department of Pediatrics of the School of Medicine, participated as a lecturer in the 34th version of the Colombian Congress of Pediatrics, recently held in Cartagena. His research “Bronchiolitis in children: review of latest recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. The controversy continues”, was a review on a very […]
Participate in the conversation on health, environment and society, how do they connect?
We invite you to participate in this series of discussions on health, environment and society that will be held from the Department of Public Health of the School of Medicine, between July and November 2025, free admission. This will be a space to encourage dialogue between community, academia and government. There you will be able […]
UIS research wins first place in National Congress of Pain and Palliative Care
Juan José Quintero Olarte, second year resident of the Anesthesiology and Resuscitation postgraduate course, and Viviana Pahola Rueda, professor attached to the Department of Surgery, participated in the VII National Congress of Pain and Palliative Care, held by the Colombian Association of Palliative Care in Medellin. During the event, they obtained the first place in […]