Research projects are recognized with the Fund for Support of Scientific Production

Nine research projects from the faculties of Engineering, Humanities, Human Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Sciences will receive the Fund for recognition and support of scientific production with funding for research expenses.

Human Medicine students carry out multidisciplinary clinical simulation

The Clinical Simulation Center of the Faculty of Human Medicine became the setting for an innovative experience by carrying out a multidisciplinary clinical simulation focused on the care of multiple victims.

Pleasant Christmas celebration at the Faculty of Human Medicine

The Faculty of Human Medicine of the University of Piura had a pleasant day on December 7, enthusiastically celebrating the proximity of Christmas and a decade of the faculty.

Medical student wins Concytec contest with an essay about a better future

Luis Pachacama Ramírez is one of the 30 adolescents and young people winners of the II National Essay Contest “1000 words about the future of Peru.”

Doctors Jaime Millás and Manuel Gurpegui teach a course at Larco Herrera

The last week of November, the postgraduate course “Medical ethics and its application in psychiatric practice” was held for professionals from the “Víctor Larco Herrera National Hospital”.

Human Medicine students present research on epidemiology

On December 1, at Campus Lima, the I “Jorge Alarcón Villaverde” Epidemiology Research Conference was held, in recognition of the outstanding work in teaching and epidemiological research of Dr. Jorge Alarcón.

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Now it is complete

With this latest advance, the researchers discover 41 additional protein-coding genes and present their complete sequence consisting of more than 62 million base pairs, adding 30 million to what is already known.

Human Medicine students exhibit projects on cell biology

More than 140 students trained their skills in scientific research and critical judgment by developing research projects. The three best: on tuberculosis, hereditary syndromes and the NFIA gene were awarded.

Dr. Nakazato participates in the World Congress: Chronic Pain and Rehabilitation

The UDEP professor participated as a speaker at the 17th World Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where he presented advances in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in this medical specialty.

Human Medicine participated in an international event on medical education

With important scientific research and medical innovation work, UDEP participated in the VII International Congress of Medical Education, CIEM 2023. With one of these, it won 2nd place in the Innovation in Medical Education category.

The Faculty of Human Medicine of the UDEP is incorporated into Aspefam

The protocol act of incorporation of the Faculty of Human Medicine into Aspefam, as a guest member, was held in the General Assembly within the framework of the VII International Congress of Medical Education CIEM 2023.

“The High Complexity Hospital is urgent in the face of the increase in diseases”

Carlos Ruesta, doctor at the Santa Rosa Hospital and the UDEP University Polyclinic, maintains that the High Complexity Hospital in Piura has become indispensable with the increase in complex diseases and the inefficient referral system.

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The most expensive medicine in the world

It is a drug whose cost rises to no less than three and a half million dollars. Its name is Hemgenix which, using a modified virus, delivers a gene to the patient's liver cells.

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Bioethics: First pig-to-human heart transplant

Although transplanting organs from animals to humans has been sought for decades (the so-called xenotransplantation), there are still many technical problems to solve. Furthermore, it is necessary to respect the ethical criteria of respect for people.

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Vaccination and the return to normality

For now, it remains to continue with the preventive rules already known and not give up on this effort. We must keep health self-care in mind as a norm that impacts people's lives.

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World Heart Day: prevention is life

It is important that medical students prepare themselves to save lives, and, above all, that they are able to learn and design plans to maintain cardiovascular health.