2024-05-11 08:17:49
I remember the happiness and relief I felt when I was accepted into the Medicine program at the University of Ciudad. UNAM was always present in my life; my parents worked there and my brothers were trained in their classrooms; So, the day I saw my number on the newspaper page, I felt very proud to be a part of this institution as well.
I got my Medicine degree in the middle of a strike that forced us to take extramural classes for months. I don’t remember how I got the information, but my group got it at the General Hospital of Mexico and the instructions were clear: I had to show up dressed in white, with a gown, in the classrooms of the pathology service. The months after the classes were complicated, all the subjects were new and it seemed impossible for me to understand the descriptions in the anatomy book. The excellent teaching skill and commitment of the teachers kept the group going. After returning to the Faculty of Medicine classrooms, we continued with the next chapter. It was a luxury to return to the Faculty. Not only did we have access to endless materials and books that undoubtedly made our lives easier, but I was able to immerse myself in the life of the Faculty and understand the passion that characterizes it. The histology classes stopped being simple photographs in books and became real slides under the microscope; The Biochemistry class went from formulas on the blackboard to practicals in the laboratory. The halls were always full of life, with students studying for their next classes, remembering cranial nerve moments or simply playing soccer. So, although that first year was challenging, it was extremely exciting and made me realize the power of the Faculty.
The second year was very different. I started with NUCE, a group of students who shared a common interest in research. The coordination of this group made it easier for us to get access to research laboratories, so during that year I spent my evenings in different laboratories. I met researchers there who were very committed to their laboratories and their teaching. I spent an entire afternoon reviewing the slides with Dr. Ruy Pérez Tamayo, who explained to me everything about inflammatory infiltration and how the same defense mechanisms ended up damaging the tissues we were reviewing. I also met many graduate students who spoke passionately to me about the importance of their projects. This experience made me aware of how research is fundamental to understanding disease and how fundamental it is to making medical decisions. This is how, for the first time, I considered doing biomedical research as a professional alternative.
In the third year of my degree, I started clinical rotations in hospitals, so from that moment on, I rarely returned to the Faculty. But every time I visit it, I think about the importance of those years and the Faculty as the space where I trained as a doctor and inspired me to become a researcher, because it is a place that allows students to find their own way . and follow your passions.
I take this opportunity to congratulate the UNAM Foundation on its thirtieth anniversary. I would like to highlight the great effort they have made to promote education, by supporting excellent students. I wish you many more years of success in this invaluable work.
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Senior researcher “C” in Medical Sciences at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán
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