The doctor and professor at the Santa Marta Campus Medicine Faculty, Luis Emilio Morales Barros, received recognition from the Colombian Association of Internal Medicine as an Emeritus Member, a status that adds to an extensive resume of academia and altruism.
The title was delivered on August 12 in Bucaramanga, according to the doctor, for being part of this entity and meeting the specifications and ideal requirements that allowed him to access it.
“The medical profession is one of the extensive ones and it is there, that thanks to the years of work and being part of these associations, they grant it the category of member of number, that is, it has been a path of 25 years of work, time for which they grant said category, ”said the professor.
According to the cardiologist, the Colombian Association of Internal Medicine evaluated several requirements to grant this recognition such as research work, being a professor, having been recognized as a Fellow of the American College or academic distinction, and meeting 25 years of permanence, aspects that Professor Morales complied to the letter.
The professor at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia descends from a family of academics, especially his father, Mr. Luis Emilio Morales Barranco, who worked as an internist and Hematologist and who years ago was also awarded this recognition.
“I receive this appointment with great joy for the duty fulfilled. It is a pride to be an internist anywhere in the world. You work, you prepare, you give your best and this is where all your efforts come to the fore, so it’s always good to receive this type of appointment,” he said.
It is known that this society is the most important in Colombia in terms of internal medicine, so the recognition that Professor Luis Morales receives is not just any.