2023-06-24 11:02:54
special health
The Universidad del Rosario is committed to the training of future health professionals with a space of 2,000 square meters from where students face real life situations with the help of robotic machines.
24/6/2023
The pandemic changed the way we see and understand the world, but also confirmed that the health sector is vital for human subsistence. Although in countries like ours the system passed the difficult test, experts warn that phenomena such as climate change, food insecurity and lack of access to basic services might cause future crises that will once once more test the capacity of the health system.
For Dr. Juan Mauricio Pardo, Vice Dean of Research and Consulting at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Universidad del Rosario, these problems are compounded by possible resistance to antibiotics, among other reasons, due to their misuse, This threatens the efficacy of existing treatments. “In addition, there is another factor and it is adapting to the needs of a population that is aging significantly, which represents a major challenge for health systems,” he pointed out.
The manager added that in order to face this panorama it is necessary to reassess the provision of health services, promote research and scientific advances, and focus on the training of human resources. Anticipating these new challenges, the Universidad del Rosario has been building new solutions.
The first strategy is the creation of a Digital Health Center, which is not only supported by ICTs in health, but also prioritizes digitization and is aimed at the user in all aspects of an organization, from its business models to experiences. of the patient, processes and operations. This is followed by a global health approach, under the premise ‘think global, act local’, which allows, through interaction with actors from other countries in the world, to seek joint solutions to local problems.
The third component is translational research, which solves clinical problems from the advanced research laboratory, facilitating prevention, risk management and personalized management of diseases. The next aspect is the comprehensive study of aging and longevity, through a multidisciplinary perspective that allows a comprehensive approach to this phenomenon and, finally, focuses on a greater use of simulated environments for teaching and learning.
“We only learn what we investigate and only through research do we generate new knowledge,” Pardo said. In line with this premise, in December of last year the Universidad del Rosario acquired a 2,000-square-meter space in which it installed a simulation hospital with state-of-the-art technology. There are rooms for outpatient consultation, hospitalization, surgery, childbirth and intensive care, from where their students must face real life situations on simulation mannequins. “In this way, they can learn to make decisions in safe environments,” added the manager. For Dr. Pardo, it is necessary to innovate the way in which medicine is taught today, making use of all these new tools, since it is the only way to improve existing health models and generate doctors with the capacity to adapt.
*Content prepared with the support of the Universidad del Rosario
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