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TENURED PROFESSOR

Myriam

Ruiz Rodríguez

School of Medicine - Department of Public Health

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Coordinator of the Specialization in Health Services Administration

Director of GUINDESS
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

myriam@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Ext. 3031 / 3195

GENERAL

Biography

Since joining UIS, she has actively contributed to all three of its mission areas. In the teaching mission, she has served as a professor and coordinator for undergraduate courses in Medicine, as well as postgraduate courses in Health Services Administration and the Master’s in Epidemiology. Moreover, she has had the privilege of coordinating these two graduate programs, and for a period of time, assumed the role of director of the Department of Public Health.

Within the realm of research, she has collaboratively authored and executed over 15 projects with external funding, in addition to multiple projects funded by UIS itself. These projects have yielded practical solutions to issues affecting the accessibility, equity, quality, and timeliness of healthcare.

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Furthermore, her extensive contributions in terms of publishing articles, supervising specialization, master’s, and doctoral theses, as well as conducting knowledge dissemination activities, have earned her the designation of Senior Researcher by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation since 2016.

Simultaneously, her involvement in the extension mission axis has enabled her to provide guidance and technical direction for inter-administrative agreements in the field of public health management. These efforts are directed at enhancing the health authority in the department and the municipality of Bucaramanga.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Doctor in Public Health with a concentration in Health Systems.


    Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, 2008

  • Master's Degree in Health Sciences with concentration in Health Systems


    Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2004

  • University Teaching Specialist


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1997

  • Specialist in Health Services Administration


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1991

  • Nurse


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1984

Coordinator of the Specialization in Health Services Administration

Director of GUINDESS
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

myriam@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 3031 / 3195

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Design, implementation and evaluation of health policies, programs and projects

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. – 12 m.

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Facultad de Salud, Cra 32 # 29-31, Departamento de Salud Pública, tercer piso, oficina 301

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

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