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 […]
Anesthesiology and Resuscitation postgraduate resident obtained second place during his participation in an international congress
Edgar Andrés Rueda Carrillo, resident of the Specialization in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation UIS, participated as a speaker at the residents’ forum held at the XXXVIII Latin American Congress of Anesthesiology held from May 21 to 24 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. He participated with the research “Fragility as a predictor of postoperative morbimortality”. The objective […]
UIS professors will participate in a discussion on the impact of vaccination in pediatric respiratory disease
The Instituto Neumológico del Oriente, INO, and the Centro de Atención y Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Infecciosas, CDI S.A.S, through its education plan, invite the community to participate in the informative activity “Conversatorio sobre el impacto de la vacunación en la enfermedad respiratoria pediátrica”. In this opportunity, the guests are two UIS professors, Jürg Niederbacher. Physician. […]
UIS students stood out during the international congress of plastic surgery in Singapore
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) left its mark at the World Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) 2025, held in Singapore. With the outstanding participation of three young residents of its postgraduate program in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, the UIS not only represented Colombia, but also raised the name […]
UIS graduate led successful intrauterine fetal surgery to correct a ‘rare disease’
A milestone for fetal medicine was recently achieved in Colombia: a team of specialists successfully performed the first intrauterine fetal surgery to treat Gastroschisis, a serious congenital defect in the abdominal wall of the fetus that exposes the intestines to the amniotic fluid, compromising its development, circulation and even the baby’s life. The intervention, performed […]
Resident of Specialization in Internal Medicine, 2nd place in poster modality in research contest
Sheyla Pardo Gonzalez, resident of the postgraduate course in Internal Medicine, participated in the XXI Congress of the Faculty of Health Sciences UNAB, IV Congress of Internal Medicine Residents – XII International 2025, held from June 10 to 12, 2025. During the event he took second place in the poster modality in the research contest, […]
Volume 38 of the journal Médicas UIS is now available
Dear university community: We invite you to get to know the 38th volume of the journal Médicas UIS. In this issue, you will find: Editorial: Open science and university scientific journalsPrevalence of self-medication and associated factors in university students of a Faculty of Health Sciences in Pereira (Colombia) during 2021. Effect of COVID-19 confinement on […]
UIS professors and students, present at the International Congress of Human Genetics
The XVIII Colombian Congress and XII International Congress of Human Genetics, organized by the Colombian Association of Human Genetics (ACGH), was held in Cartagena from June 11 to 14. This event brought together more than 543 researchers in the area of genetics working in the country and counted with the participation of 23 international speakers, […]
UIS achieves outstanding participation in the Pan American Congress of Trauma 2025
The Universidad Industrial de Santander had an outstanding representation in the XXXVII Pan-American Congress of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery and the XLVII National Surgical Congress of the Ecuadorian Society of Surgery, held recently in Cuenca, Ecuador. This event brought together professionals and academics from all over the Americas to share experiences, scientific advances […]
Schools of Biology, Medicine and Mathematics have new directors
(UIS), Professor Hernán Porras Díaz, three new school directors were officially sworn in, who will be responsible for leading the academic, research and social projection processes in strategic areas for institutional development. The new directors who take office are: – Professor Björn Reu, appointed as the new director of the School of Biology. – Professor […]