UIS researchers took second place in the research projects category at the Psychiatry Congress
The Colombian Psychiatric Association awarded second place in the research project category to the study “Cardiometabolic factors, eating patterns, and sleep associated with mental health problems in boarding school students in the UIS Medicine program.” The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence and changes in cardiometabolic risk factors, eating and sleeping patterns, […]
Genetics students receive recognition at the Third Teaching and Research Forum
Medical students and members of the SIGHEN seedbed at the Industrial University of Santander won first, second, and third place in the poster category during the Third Teaching, Research, and Innovation Forum E.S.E HUS, held on November 24. First place: Intrafamilial phenotypic variability in pyruvate dehydrogenase E1alpha (PDHAD) deficiency: case report. Luis Alberto Melo Porras. […]
Internal Medicine student presents study on adverse experiences and irritable bowel syndrome at ACADI
Sheyla Yurian Pardo González, a second-year graduate student in Internal Medicine, participated in the ACADI (Colombian Association of Digestive System Associations) Congress, held in Barranquilla from November 20 to 22. Dr. Pardo participated by presenting a research paper in poster format entitled: Association between adverse experiences in childhood and irritable bowel syndrome in the adult […]
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 […]
PROINAPSA Institute, 40 years of institutional life: a visionary idea guided by nursing
With a commemorative ceremony, the Proinapsa Institute celebrated its 40th anniversary, recognizing its sustained work in promoting health from a human and participatory approach, an initiative that began in the School of Nursing and grew to become a national and international benchmark. The gathering was filled with the spirit of interdisciplinary work, university outreach, and […]
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. […]
UIS strengthens Its commitment to the country’s mental health: Psychiatry Specialization Receives Official Accreditation
In a context where Colombia and the world continue to face the lasting effects of the pandemic and its impact on the population’s mental health, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) takes a decisive step toward offering real and sustainable solutions to this challenge. Through Resolution 022684 issued on November 25, 2025, the Ministry of […]
UIS researchers present results of pneumonia study
Juan David Berlinghieri and Natalia Rodríguez, third-year residents in Internal Medicine, participated in IDWeek 2025, held in Atlanta, United States. The researchers participated by presenting a poster entitled “Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Gram-negative microorganisms in intensive care units of a tertiary hospital in northeastern Colombia. Case description and analysis of risk factors from a six-year […]
Outstanding graduate and UIS professors present research at the FELANPE 2025 Congress
Genesis Daniela Méndez Pirela, a graduate of the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, and professors Sonia Patricia Gamboa Gélvez and Claudia Milena Ardila Meléndez participated with a poster presentation at the XIX FELANPE Congress. During this academic meeting, held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from October 12 to 15, they presented their work entitled: “Analysis […]
Internal Medicine Resident Participated in National Conference with Study on Cardiac Mortality
Jonathan Andrés Quintero Villamizar, a third-year Internal Medicine resident, presented the poster “Predictive variables of cardiac mortality in patients with first acute coronary syndrome in Bucaramanga” at the II Congress of Internal Medicine: Frontiers of Internal Medicine, Innovations, and Challenges, recently held at the Central Military Hospital in Bogotá. Acute coronary syndrome continues to be […]