2023-05-02 05:03:30
Regarding the health reform, one of the many debates that have arisen from the controversy of the article is the lack of medical specialists in the country. Therefore, we took a tour of some medical schools to review how much professionals should pay for a specialized degree.
On average, the investment should be around $22 million per semester, depending on the specialty chosen. For this exercise, we reviewed the main surgical medical specialties of the five best private universities in the country to compare the price of their tuition.
In addition, the internal medicine specialization was taken as a basis, since it is one of the most chosen by doctors, being the mandatory step for a large number of subspecialties such as nephrology, cardiology, endocrinology, among others. In Colombia, the person who wants any of the mentioned subspecialties must first be an internist.
Pontifical Javeriana University:
In La Javeriana the specialty of internal medicine has a cost of $23.2 million per semester. The value of this tuition corresponds to the semester cost set for the year 2023. The specialty lasts six semesters.
Another of the specialties that La Javeriana offers, and which is also one of the most requested, It’s family medicine. This has a fixed cost for 2023 of $14.4 million per semester. Like internal medicine, it also lasts six semesters.
University of the Andes:
Although the Universidad de los Andes no longer offers the specialty of internal medicine, has other offers such as epidemiology specializationwhich is the discipline in charge of the study, distribution, and frequency of diseases related to the health of the population, a topic that was very fashionable during the Covid-19 epidemic. This has a cost of $34.5 million for the entire specialty, which lasts two semesters..
Another of the specialties offered by the Andes is the specialization in pathologywhich is the part of medicine that studies diseases and the set of symptoms of a disease. This has a cost of $20.1 million per semesterand in total it lasts eight semesters.
Forest University:
The Universidad del Bosque School of Medicine offers a specialty in internal medicine at a cost of $23.7 million per semester, It lasts six semesters in total.
Another of those consulted was the specialty of ophthalmologywhich studies eye diseases and their treatment, including the eyeball, its muscles, the lacrimal system and the eyelids. This has a duration of eight semesters and each one has a value of $18.8 million.
Rosario University:
The Universidad del Rosario also offers a specialty in internal medicinewhich lasts a total of six semesters, and as well as all the specializations that the University has, this has a value of $17.7 million.
Another specialty that is highly requested by general practitioners is pediatrics.which is the medical specialty that studies children and adolescents, their diseases and behaviors. In Rosario, this specialization also has a value of $17.7 million and lasts, as well as internal medicine, six semesters.
Savannah College:
Finally, The University of La Sabana also offers a specialization in internal medicinewhich lasts six semesters and has a cost of $21.1 million per semester.
Another specialization on the list is anesthesiology, the branch of medicine dedicated to pain relief and total patient care before, during and after surgery. youhas a semi-annual value of $22.3 million and lasts six semesters in total.
In other words, a professional who decides to do any of the mentioned specializations must pay, on average, and with a six-semester program, some $132 millionwithout counting other expenses within the career such as books, photocopies and maintenance.
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