Specialization in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care

The Specialization in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care of the School of Medicine of Universidad de La Sabana aims to train specialists with high human and academic quality who are competent, ethical, and decisive, who meet the needs of those with chronic and progressive illnesses in order to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. It also seeks to train specialists able to work as a team and who create networks to propose solutions to physical, emotional, social and spiritual issues.

The program proposes that these specialists respond to the public health problem that the burden of chronic illnesses represents for the country. With the program’s alumni, the goal is to improve the quality of life of patients and their families and to use the system’s resources better in order to achieve equity in health care.

Overview

Degree and level study

Specialist in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care.Graduate.

Credits

162.
1 Colombian credit= 8 on-site hours + 40 hours of independent work (48 hours).

Language of Instruction

Spanish.
English-taught subjects.

* To request the program stucture in English, please send an e-mail to internacionales@unisabana.edu.co

Duration

3 years.

Study Mode

Full-time program and night rotations.

Location

This program is taught on Campus, at Puente del Común, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá. Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Medical rotations will take place at the different clinical practice sites.

Internship host	Institution Location
Clínica Universidad de La Sabana	Chía, Cundinamarca
Fundación Cardioinfantil	Bogotá D.C
Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt	Bogotá D.C
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología	Bogotá D.C
Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia	Bogotá D.C
Fundación Abood Shaio	Bogotá D.C
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe	Bogotá D.C
Hospital Militar Central	Bogotá D.C
Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana	Bogotá D.C
Unidad de servicios de salud Occidente de Kennedy (USSOK)	Bogotá D.C

Type of academic training offered

Medical and Surgical Specialization.

Code in the Colombian National Data System of Higher Education (SNIES, Spanish acronym):	107625
Tuition and other costs:	Registration: $ 150.000 COP/ 45 USD aprox. Tuition in Colombian pesos (COP): $93.060.000. Approximate amount in US dollars: 23.197 USD. *All amounts in dollars are approximate values. The amount is calculated according to the USD exchange rate of the day.
Qualified Registry issued by the National Education Ministry:	Qualified Registry by Resolution number 008149, August 5 2019, valid during 7 years.

Code in the Colombian National Data System of Higher Education (SNIES, Spanish acronym):

107625

Tuition and other costs:

Registration: $ 150.000 COP/ 45 USD aprox.

Tuition in Colombian pesos (COP): $93.060.000. Approximate amount in US dollars: 23.197 USD.

*All amounts in dollars are approximate values. The amount is calculated according to the USD exchange rate of the day.

Qualified Registry issued by the National Education Ministry:

Qualified Registry by Resolution number 008149, August 5 2019, valid during 7 years.

For more information, please see the website in Spanish.