El programa sumó 30 nuevos estudiantes de medicina e iniciará en agosto de 2022

ST LOUIS, MO (24 de agosto del 2021) La Escuela de Medicina de Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) anunció que el Comité de Enlace sobre Educación Médica (LCME, por sus siglas en inglés) apoyó la expansión de su programa de Doctor en Medicina (M.D.) a St. Louis, MO, con 30 estudiantes adicionales. Esto eleva al programa de medicina de PHSU de 150 a 180 estudiantes. El programa de educación médica en St. Louis inicia en agosto del 2022.

LCME es la entidad que acredita escuelas de medicinas en los Estados Unidos y Canadá.  “La expansión de nuestro programa de medicina a St. Louis añadirá al récord innegable de la institución de graduar médicos de diversos trasfondos y lograr su admisión a  programas de residencias médicas altamente competitivos como radiología, ortopedia, dermatología y oftalmología, a la vez que provee a los doctores las competencias culturares que son críticas para desarrollar una fuerza laboral médica que represente a comunidades en toda la nación y en todo el mundo”, expresó la Dra. Olga Rodríguez de Arzola, decana de la Escuela de Medicina de PHSU.

Rodríguez indicó que se espera que para el 2033 exista una escasez de más de 55,000 médicos de cuidado primario y de 86,000 médicos especialistas (cirujanos, patólogos, radiólogos, psiquiatras y otros) si no se atiende el tema de adiestramiento médico. Esa escasez es aún más marcada entre médicos hispanos y médicos de color, donde la diversidad de la comunidad médica falla seriamente en representar la creciente diversidad de los Estados Unidos. En el 2018, solo 5.8% de los médicos se identificaron como hispanos y 5% de los médicos se identifican como de raza negra o afroamericanos.

Por otra parte, el doctor José A. Torres-Ruiz, rector de PHSU destacó la labor del personal de la Escuela de Medicina y la administración para que esto fuera posible. “La expansión del programa de medicina representa un valor añadido que espera poder suplir la futura necesitad de más especialistas de la salud en el mundo. Agradecemos el compromiso de nuestro personal envuelto en este proceso para que podamos apoyar la misión de nuestra institución, de crear más profesionales de la salud altamente competitivos, empáticos y líderes.”

“Los estudiantes de medicina de hoy necesitan dos cosas: primeramente, una educación de alta calidad que los prepare para servir a los pacientes adecuadamente, y segundo, el tipo de educación cultural que les permita trabajar exitosamente con pacientes de una variedad diversa de trasfondos alrededor del mundo,” dijo Dr. David Lenihan, presidente de Ponce Health Sciences University. “Esa es una nueva forma de visualizar lo que la experiencia debe ser en las escuelas de medicina. Más allá, es fundamental para desarrollar una fuerza laboral médica experimentada y altamente cualificada, la cual es tan necesaria hoy y lo será aún más en el futuro”, puntualizó.

La expansión del programa médico al campus de PHSU en St. Louis incrementará el compromiso de la universidad de educar un banco robusto de futuros estudiantes de medicina, capaces de demostrar un alto potencial académico y que a su vez provienen de diversas comunidades que frecuentemente están subrepresentadas en la profesión médica. Durante los pasados 44 años, la Escuela de Medicina de PHSU Puerto Rico ha graduado a más de 2,600. médicos, científicos biomédicos, y profesionales con maestría en ciencias médicas.

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Ponce Health Sciences University expands program of medicine in St. Louis

The program added 30 new medical students and will begin in August 2022.

ST LOUIS, MO (August 24, 2021) Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) School of Medicine announced that the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) supports the expansion of its Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program to St. Louis, MO, with 30 additional students. This brings PHSU’s medical program from 150 to 180 students. The medical education program in St. Louis begins in August 2022.

LCME is the accrediting body for medical schools in the United States and Canada.  “The expansion of our medical program to St. Louis will add to the institution’s undeniable record of graduating physicians from diverse backgrounds and gaining admission to highly competitive medical residency programs such as radiology, orthopedics, dermatology and ophthalmology, while providing doctors with the cultural competencies that are critical in the development of a medical workforce that represents communities across the nation and around the world,” said Dr. Olga Rodriguez de Arzola, dean of the PHSU School of Medicine.

Rodriguez said that by 2033 there is expected to be a shortage of more than 55,000 primary care physicians and 86,000 specialist physicians (surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, psychiatrists and others) if medical training is not addressed. That shortage is even more pronounced among Hispanic physicians and physicians of color, where the diversity of the medical community seriously fails to represent the growing diversity of the United States. In 2018, only 5.8% of physicians identified as Hispanic and 5% of physicians identified as Black or African American.

On the other hand, Dr. José A. Torres-Ruiz, PHSU Chancellor, highlighted the work of the School of Medicine staff and administration to make this possible. “The expansion of the medical program represents an added value that hopes to meet the future need for more health specialists in the world. We appreciate the commitment of our staff involved in this process so that we can uphold our institution’s mission to educate more highly competitive, empathetic and leading health professionals.”

“Today’s medical students need two things: first, a high-quality education that prepares them to serve patients appropriately, and second, the kind of cultural education that allows them to work successfully with patients from a diverse variety of backgrounds around the world,” said Dr. David Lenihan, President of Ponce Health Sciences University. “That’s a new way of envisioning what the experience should be in medical schools. Furthermore, it is fundamental for developing an experienced and highly qualified medical workforce, which is so necessary today and will be even more so in the future,” he said.

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The expansion of the medical program to PHSU’s St. Louis campus will increase the university’s commitment to educating a robust pool of future medical students who are capable of demonstrating high academic potential and who come from diverse communities that are often underrepresented in the medical profession. Over the past 44 years, the PHSU Puerto Rico School of Medicine has graduated more than 2,600 physicians, biomedical scientists, and medical science professionals.

Ponce Heatlh Sciences University (PHSU) is a fully accredited university that provides graduate educational programs in Medicine, Clinical Psychology, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health and Nursing and educates culturally competent, world-class health professionals to serve a diverse patient population that continues to grow in the United States. Located in Ponce and San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Louis, Missouri, PHSU is recognized worldwide for its’ educational services and research achievements aimed at eradicating health disparities.