Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba

The Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba (University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba) is a public higher-education institution based in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, focused on training professionals in the medical sciences. It forms part of Cuba's national system of higher medical education and carries out teaching, healthcare and research activity in the eastern region of the country. Its origins trace back to the creation of the School of Medicine of the Universidad de Oriente on 10 February 1962, established in the context of the Cuban university reform of that year, which promoted the decentralization of higher studies and led to the first medical school created outside Havana. On 18 August 1963 the School of Stomatology (dentistry) was founded, completing the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Universidad de Oriente. The first graduates in Medicine and Stomatology completed their studies in 1967. In the following decades the institution expanded its academic structure: in 1979 a second medical faculty was created, and new teaching areas linked to nursing and health technologies were developed, in line with the national expansion of the higher medical education system. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate training across different areas of the medical sciences. Its academic units include faculties of Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing and Health Technology. Beyond its teaching role, the institution participates in the training of researchers and in the articulation of teaching, healthcare and biomedical research within the Cuban health system. It is a state institution, publicly owned and funded, and it operates as part of the Cuban public higher-education and health sectors rather than as a commercial enterprise.

Higher medical education in Santiago de Cuba began with the founding of the School of Medicine of the Universidad de Oriente on 10 February 1962. This decision was made within the framework of the Cuban university reform of that same year, which favored the decentralization of higher studies and allowed the establishment of the first medical school created outside Havana. On 18 August 1963 the School of Stomatology was founded, completing the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Universidad de Oriente. The first graduates in Medicine and Stomatology completed their studies in 1967. In the following decades the institution expanded its academic structure. In 1979 a second medical faculty was created, and new teaching areas linked to nursing and health technologies were also developed, in line with the national expansion of the higher medical education system. The institution forms part of the Cuban system of higher medical education and has carried out teaching, healthcare and research activity in the eastern region of the country. The university develops undergraduate and postgraduate training in different areas of the medical sciences. Its academic units include the faculties of Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing and Health Technology. In addition to its teaching function, the institution participates in the training of researchers and in the articulation between teaching, healthcare and biomedical research within the Cuban health system.

• 1979

  A second medical faculty is created; new teaching areas in nursing and health technologies are developed.

• 1967

  First graduates in Medicine and Stomatology complete their studies.

• 1963

  School of Stomatology founded, completing the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Universidad de Oriente.

• 1962

  School of Medicine of the Universidad de Oriente founded, the first medical school created outside Havana.

Public higher-education institution for medical sciences in eastern Cuba, integrated into the national health system.

• Undergraduate medical education (Medicine)

  Training of physicians within the Cuban higher medical education system.

• Stomatology (dentistry) education

  Training of dental professionals, established at the institution since 1963.

• Nursing education

  Nursing training developed as part of the institution's academic expansion.

• Health technology education

  Training in health technologies linked to the national health system.

• Postgraduate medical training and research

  Postgraduate formation and participation in biomedical research within the Cuban health system.

1. 1Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Santiago de Cubainstituciones.sld.cu
2. 2Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cubawikidata.org
3. 3Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cubaes.wikipedia.org