One of the priorities for UCAM is the practical training of its students.
The contact with the reality of companies and institutions complements everything learned in the classroom and exponentially improves the ability of the student, who will be more prepared when he graduates and joins the labor market.
For this reason, the Catholic University San Antonio has signed two new agreements focused on the faculties of Health Sciences and Nursing.
Agreement with Practiser
Practiser is a company with forty years of experience that focuses its activity in the private medicine in Cartagena offering complete services of different nature.
Pedro González Guerrero, Director of Marketing of Practiser, emphasizes that with this agreement "we strengthen ties with UCAM to help us in different areas through student practices or developing different researches."
José Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM, points out that the signing of this agreement is "very important for us.I have known Practiser since its foundation and I know that they are doing a great job in the field of medical service. In Nursing and Physiotherapy may practice with them.
Agreement with SODICAR
The Association of People with Diabetes of Cartagena (SODICAR) focuses on the rapid detection of the disease and on promoting the idea that diabetics can lead a completely normal life.
Loli García Ros, president of SODICAR, highlights the experience and commitment of her association: "SODICAR was born 34 years ago as an initiative of parents of children with diabetes and is made up of volunteers and patients. We work against discrimination against people with diabetes and We promote the information about this disease so that it reaches the entire population since many people are unaware that they are diabetics and early detection is very important.It is essential that people with diabetes can make a living Normal and for this training is necessary ".
That's where Javier González Pérez, SODICAR's medical adviser, comes in. He highlights the great possibilities that this agreement has for students at UCAM: "We are going to start with a series of initiatives with the training and preparation of nurses to have a They will know better the needs of those who suffer from this disease.The projects are aimed at the training of the nurse but also at the participation of the patient telling experiences and explaining their point of view.
For Paloma Echevarría, dean of the Faculty of Nursing, this agreement represents a great leap in quality that will benefit students and patients alike: "We have a great interest in establishing contact with associations of patients because the reality has to be narrated by them who are the SODICAR is a very active association and has already been put into practice in order to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes. March to organize talks or participate in our postgraduate studies ".
Source: UCAM