The document outlines the goals and vision of the Health Sciences Division at the University of Quintana Roo in Mexico. It discusses problems in medicine, nursing, and pharmacy in the region like shortages of doctors and nurses. The Division aims to address these issues by establishing degree programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and other fields. It wants to train students with scientific and humanistic excellence to improve healthcare in Mexico. The Division also proposes collaborations with the University of Belize to strengthen nursing education and research through student/teacher exchanges and clinical training opportunities.

1. The Health Sciences Division
September 2011
Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mé xico

2. Facts:
•In 2007, the University of Quintana Roo received the
proposal from the governor to open a medical school.
•In 2008, studies began to shape itself in response to
the demand of the executive.
•In May 2008, The Curriculum Development
Committee of the School of Medicine was formed.
•In September the vision of the Curriculum
Development Committee of the Health Sciences was
extended and three areas were selected: Medicine,
Nursing, and Pharmacy.

3. Main problems in Medicine:
•Quintana Roo has a deficit of doctors in health
services, mainly in rural areas.
•Although being underpaid, many doctors prefer other
occupations in order to be in the urban areas.
•General practitioners are considered least important
than specialists in the society.
•The less attention is given to the general
practitioners profession since majority of the efforts
are made to get into a residence’s program.

4. • Residents have the lowest performance at
admission and at the point of discharge still do
not improve their abilities.
• The trend towards highly specialized healing is
very costly and inefficient.

5. Main problems in Nursing:
•In the process of restructuring of the National Health
Services, Nursing has a strategic importance.
•The Lack of Degreed Nurses and Certified specialists
in nursing, creates a critical situation in the state of
Quintana Roo.
•It is of great importance to provide the state with
degreed nurses and certified specialist in nursing.

6. • The existing educational programs do not allow
for nurses to carry out independent practices
outside health institutions.
• The Policies for develop Human Resources for
Health are depending on political factors, later on
become detrimental to the development of nurses.
• Field work is inequitable for nurses.

7. Main Problems in Pharmacy:
• By signing the NAFTA, health services are
considered services to be trade.
• By signing these treaties the commercial future of
Health is sealed, the social models of care are
abandoned.
• As the Joint Commission was created the process
of certification in hospitals proceeds, in Mexico,
only a few hospitals meets the certification.

8. • Because of the lack of pharmacists and modes of
operation to protect the patient, our hospitals are
not certified by Joint Comission.
• The change in national health services includes
pharmacists and pharmacies.
• It is essential to promote rational drug use and
stop self-medication.

9. • The act of unfair funding mechanisms
pharmaceutical eliminate unreliable delivery
systems.
• Comply with the provisions governing the
Pharmacy.
• Apply the correct amount of doses required for the
patient in the hospital’s pharmacy.
• Registration of adverse reactions and side effects
of drugs in Mexico.

10. • Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees in
hospitals, the pharmacy as patient support.
• Vocational retraining Pharmacist with an
international focus, Chemical Pharmacy
and Industrial Pharmacists, Clinical Biochemist,
etc.

11. Our point of view of Health Sciences
in México
• There is an important lack of development in this
field.
• A reengineering process is necessary because of
the depletion of the systems and models of care
and the low quality of services.
• Universal coverage having quality is an important
priority.
• The quality of the services is a challenge due to the
fact of the scientific innovation and technology.

12. • Our rights holders and the population openly
express their discontent and their demand.
• Medical lawsuits hinder the course of medicine in
all fields.
• The health insurance has changed our practice.
• Worldwide Health Services are constantly
changing; we can not be an exception.

13. The Health Sciences Division

14. Our Mission:
To prepare our students as future members of the
health team, training them with scientific excellence
with humanistic certificate programs in national and
international goals, that will allow them to participate
in the transformation and modernization of health
services in the country.
The Division seeks to develop maximum social
welfare, maintaining high standards of quality in
facilities and services, incorporating the culture of
sustainability, environmental care, fostering and
promoting the right of individuals to access health
services to stay healthy and productive.

15. Our Vision:
To be the academic unit of higher education in the health
area and also to be the most important in the state of
Quintana Roo, known for the quality of human resources
formed, certified by the quality of its undergraduate and
graduate programs, all these, through its educational
processes an integral, solid and consistent, productivity
and leadership of their teachers in the educational
functions.
The Division is linked to international and national health
services, as a result of biomedical, clinical and
pharmaceutical research; the safety is a guarantee in its
facilities, appropriate to develop professional skills
activities and dissemination of science and technology for
health care, finally, the Division has social recognition
for their actions in benefit of the community and state.

16. Profiles for the Students, Teachers
and other Human Resources
• A scientific, humanistic and clinical
excellence. With depth in the current aspects of
basic and clinical sciences.
• An early entry into practice in health services.
• Limit the fragmented and partial view of the
traditional medical specialties, through integrated
teaching with a multidisciplinary approach to
health care team.

17. • Development of general and specific skills with an
international value for mobility and national and
international academic exchange.
• Incorporation of terminal outlets integrated into the
curriculum.
• Skills development for clinical and basic research,
continuing education, self-evaluation and
certification of the quality of their professional
services.

18. Undergraduate degrees:
• Degree in Medicine
• Degree in Nursing
• Degree in Pharmacy
• Biomedical Engineering (2011)
• Genomics Engineering (2012)
• Bio Informatics Engineering (2012)

19. Postgraduate: Master &
Doctoral Degrees:
• Clinical specialties in Medicine (Internal
medicine, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Obstetrics,
Surgery, Nursing and Psychology) 2011.
• Doctorate in Health Sciences (Clinical, Basic
Sciences, Epidemiology)2013.
• Master in Medical Science (2011).
• Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012).
• Master of Public Administration in Health Policy
(2012).
• Medical and Social Sciences (Economy,
Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy, etc.)

20. Our collaboration with University
of Belize (Proposal)
• Bond with the Faculty of Nursing.
• Stay in Ub for DCS /UQRoo Nursing
Students.
• Interchanges with UB Students and Teachers.
• Specialities in Clinical Training and Teaching.
• Nursing Teacher exchange and short stays.

21. Our goals
• Increase English language in our students and
teachers.
• Development research & development in
nursing field.
• Specialized courses valid in both countries