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 promotes training for caregivers of people with chronic diseases
The Industrial University of Santander, through the Department of Public Health of the School of Medicine, and in coordination with the Secretariat of Health and Environment of Bucaramanga, is developing the Caregivers Workshop, a completely free training strategy aimed at strengthening, guiding, and accompanying people who care for older adults, people with disabilities, or people […]
UIS professor contributes to the development of national guidelines for clinical simulation
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine played a prominent role, through Professor Adriana Inés González Quitian, affiliated with the School of Medicine, in the development of the Guidelines for the Implementation of Clinical Simulation in Colombia, led by the Colombian Association of Medical Schools (ASCOFAME). Professor Adriana González acted as […]
UIS professor leads Colombian-Canadian project that enables analysis of health conditions throughout life
This project, funded by CIHR Canada and led in Colombia by Professor Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar, director of the Department of Public Health at the School of Medicine of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), and in Canada by Carleton University, seeks to create a population cohort based on administrative data that will provide key […]
UIS delivers new space equipped with 480 lockers for students at HUS
As part of the teaching-service agreement between the Industrial University of Santander and the University Hospital of Santander, the University reaffirmed its commitment to the dignity and well-being of academic practice settings by delivering a 55.77 m² space to the Hospital, specially equipped with 480 lockers. “It is a great pleasure for me to be […]
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 […]
Off to Italy!… The UIS wins three national awards and will represent Colombia at EISI Turin 2026
The excellence in research of the Faculty of Health at the Industrial University of Santander has been recognized at the highest national level. The Cardiovascular Research Seedbed, linked to the Electrocardiography Research Group, won three national research awards in the area of health, within the framework of the XXVIII National Meeting of RedColSI Research Seedbeds. […]
Medical interns across the country will be paid during their final academic year
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection, through Resolution 000010 of January 6, 2026, established the reporting, verification, recognition, and organization of monthly remuneration and affiliation to the Comprehensive Social Security System for medical interns. This development comes as part of the labor reform proposed and approved by the current government. Therefore, starting in January […]
Department of Pathology held refresher course on Urinary Pathology
At the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research, the Department of Pathology of the School of Medicine held a discussion entitled “Refresher Course on Urinary Pathology,” aimed at residents, professors, graduates, and health professionals. This training activity was held with the aim of strengthening continuing academic education in the specialty. The activity featured […]