Study examines the effects of medical internship schedules on students’ mental health

Despite the existence of the Dr. Catalina Law in Colombia, the mental health of medical residents is in a severe crisis, particularly due to long work hours—up to 66 hours a week—including night shifts, weekend work, and work on holidays. This dynamic significantly disrupts students’ daily routines. This situation has led to 60% of these […]
Symposium for World Tuberculosis Day

As part of the commemoration of “World Tuberculosis Day,” the School of Health, the Departmental Health Secretariat, the University Hospital of Santander, and scientific associations of pulmonology will host the World Tuberculosis Day Symposium, an academic forum aimed at strengthening knowledge and providing updates on this disease, which continues to be a major public health […]
The Caregivers Workshop Returns: A Free Initiative to Strengthen Home Care

Due to the success of the “Caregivers Workshop,” the Department of Public Health at the School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Bucaramanga Secretariat of Health and Environment, will host the second virtual edition of this workshop. This completely free training initiative is designed to strengthen, guide, and support individuals who care for older adults, […]
UIS researchers uphold the university’s reputation at the Colombian Cardiology Congress

The Electrocardiography (EKG) research group and its Cardiovascular research seedbed made a high-impact contribution to the recent Colombian Cardiology Congress, held in Cartagena from February 26 to 28, 2026. The delegation presented significant advances in the development of association models for heart failure, highlighting the methodological rigor and clinical applicability of their findings in contemporary […]
UIS professor receives national nomination for scientific contributions in rare diseases

Angie Sidney Naranjo García, professor in the Department of Basic Sciences, Physiology area, PhD candidate in Biomedical Sciences, and member of the UIS-UPB Neuroscience and Behavior research group, was nominated as a researcher in the category “Innovation, research, and scientific contributions in rare diseases” at the second FECOER awards gala. Her research career has focused […]
The Faculty of Health commemorates 59 years of academic achievement and social commitment

In an emotional celebration led by the Faculty Council and attended by professors, students, graduates, and administrators, the Faculty of Health celebrated 59 years of institutional life. Almost six decades have passed since February 25, 1967, when that collective dream began with a clear purpose: to train professionals of integrity, committed to science, ethics, and […]
Neuroscience and behavior research group wins second place in national competition

The UIS neuroscience and behavior research group, led by professors Angie Naranjo and Carlos Conde from the School of Medicine’s Basic Sciences Department, made the UIS proud at a national event. In the national RCD competition, Clinical Surgical Neurology of the Association of Scientific Societies of Medical Students of Colombia, held in the city of […]
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 […]