- The medical surgeon and professional graduated from the UCV was appointed to this position for her professional career and contributions to science in the country
The National Academy of Medicine announced on Thursday, June 9, that Isis Nezer de Landaeta, surgeon and professor at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), was chosen to be the first woman to hold the position of president in the history of the institution. .
Nezer de Landaeta has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from University College London in England. He also has a doctorate in Medical Sciences, which he studied at the University of Zulia. He has received honors such as being named an individual of number of the National Academy of Medicine, Chair XXXIV.
She held the position of director of the “Luis Razetti” School of Medicine of the UCV for four years (1978-1982). She also obtained the honorary presidency of the National Center for Bioethics of this house of studies, currently with 61 years of management.
In this way, on the board of directors of the National Academy of Medicine (2022-2024) she is accompanied by Dr. Huníades Urbina-Medina as vice president; Dr. Mario Sorgi as secretary; Dr. Lilia Cruz in the position of treasurer and Dr. Guillermo Colmenares who will assume the function of librarian.
Career path
Isis Nezer de Landaeta was born in Caracas. She is a medical surgeon graduated from the Central University of Venezuela and currently a retired professor from the same university.
According to the UCV news portal, Nezer de Landaeta has been appointed president of the Venezuelan Society for the History of Medicine and managed to be one of the first directors of a medical school in Latin America when she became the director of the School Luis Razetti of this house of studies.
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– Dir de Cultura UCV (@DirCulturaUCV) October 19, 2020
About the National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine of Venezuela is an official, scientific and research institution. It was created in Caracas as the College of Physicians of Venezuela on May 10, 1902. President Cipriano Castro repealed the law creating the College and transformed it into the National Academy of Medicine on April 8, 1904. Finally, the academy settled by first time on June 11, 1904.
The first group of founders was formed by the professors of the Faculty of Medicine: Luis Razetti, Jose Gregorio Hernandez, Thomas Aguerrevere Pacanins, Pablo Acosta Ortiz, Juan Pablo Tamayo, Juan Antonio Diaz, Juan de Dios Villegas Ruiz, Guillermo Delgado Palacios, David Wolf, Francisco Antonio Risquez and Simon Vaamonde Blesbois.
There were a total of 26 members who were installed in the National Academy of Medicine on June 11, 1904. That day they agreed to meet every Thursday at 4:00 pm in the Examination Hall of the Central University (current Hall of Sessions of the National Academy of History, East Wing). It was in that place where they elected the first Board of Directors, which was constituted as follows:
President: Alfredo Machado
First Vice President: Tomás Aguerrevere Pacanins
Second Vice President: Emilio Ochoa
Perpetual Secretary: Luis Razetti
Undersecretary: Juan de Dios Villegas Ruiz
Treasurer: Bernardo Herrera Vegas
Perpetual Librarian: Eduardo Fernández
The next action of the newly installed Academy was to incorporate as Individuals of Number, immediately and by unanimous vote, six professionals who had been particularly active after their acceptance as Members of the College of Physicians of Venezuela. The date of the election of this third group was, therefore, June 11, 1904. According to the text, the idea of creating this institution was with the aim of founding a continuation of the College of Physicians in the country.