We offer comprehensive and flexible training in health, from primary care to public health, with adaptable schedules from Monday to Sunday.
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Why study Nursing at UNINAVARRA?
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Flexibility and Integrated Health Care
Promoting Regional Entrepreneurship
We promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the region with a special emphasis on business training.
Hands-on learning at HUSAC
We have the High Complexity Simulated University Hospital (HUSAC), equipped with high-fidelity simulators and advanced technology for hands-on learning, which improves skills and abilities for proper performance in a real scenario.
Comprehensive Training with Internships in High Complexity Scenarios
We offer a comprehensive training, with a disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, complemented with clinical training practices in exclusive scenarios of high complexity, thanks to our institutional and teaching-service agreements.
Internationalization and Research Recognition
We promote internationalization and multiculturalism through strategies such as Mirror Classes and COIL Classes, and our research groups are recognized by Minciencias.
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Homologation of the Master's Degree in ICT-mediated Teaching (Virtual) of the Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá (High Quality accredited program).
Entry requirements
Documents for registration
- Photocopy of identity card.
- Certificate of being affiliated to the social security health system.
- Certificate of results of current state exams or tests (ICFES or SABER 11).
- Photocopy of diploma, transcript or certification of being in the last grade of High School - Grade Eleven - (The certification applies to those students who aspire to obtain their bachelor's degree before the beginning of classes).
- If the applicant has a degree, photocopy of the diploma or degree certificate.
- If the applicant is a foreigner, he/she must comply with the legal regulations of the country regarding permanence and study, and present a certification evidencing the passing of a Spanish language proficiency exam.
Evidence to present
- Interview by psychology
- Interview by program director
- Psychometric personality test
Applicant Profile
The applicant for the Nursing program at the Navarra University Foundation UNINAVARRA must possess the following qualities:
- Ability to communicate assertively and clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Interest in health care management.
- Vocation of service.
- Inclination for service and social responsibility.
- Willingness and good attitude for teamwork.
- Attitude for decision making, leadership, innovation and problem solving.
- Inclusion, respect and consideration for the diversity of cultures, creeds and thoughts.
Professional profile
The UNINAVARRA graduate will be a person with an autonomous life project and with a view to personal and social growth. Their contributions in a scientific community will contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the people of their region and nation, always with a view to a project of a free and fair country with all its members. For this, the UNINAVARRA graduate must be:
- A being restless to offer solutions to the problems of their environment, characterized by being a nursing professional who, through respectful service and solidarity in favor of others, rescue the sense of being as an individual, family and society, as well as being an active player in contributing solutions to the problems experienced by the region and the country.
- Promoting technological and scientific development from an ethical perspective that prioritizes human and social values, being a protagonist of teamwork for the development of health, with projects of mutual cooperation through interdisciplinary relationships, social interaction and consultation, promoting work with other disciplines for the identification, analysis and solution of health problems that, due to their complexity, require an approach from different knowledge and the linkage with other social actors.
- Leader in the various sectors at the institutional, social and community level in which he/she operates, and is a manager of an environment in which justice and respect for the individual, the family and the community are prioritized, based on the application of current regulations and collective interests of the region, the country and at the international level.
- Critical of their environment and with a proactive capacity to address social, technical and scientific problems of their environment, participating in the processes of improvement of the General System of Social Security in Health and the provision of health services and quality of care.
- Leader in the management of social projects, operationalizing them from the institutional or independent business perspective, as a business generator and/or manager of health or social projects.
- To practice the profession with knowledge and skills in health education and management techniques as a first-hand tool to intervene in the new health systems and services, as well as in the application and adaptation to the current regulations of the general social security health system.
Occupational profile
The nursing professional will be able to work at local, regional, national and international levels in health promotion companies (EPS), health service provider institutions (IPS), management, surveillance and control institutions such as health secretariats, Ministry of Social Protection, Superintendence, National Institute of Health, educational institutions at basic level, higher education, formal and non-formal education centers for preschool, school, adolescents, adults, elderly and people with disabilities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, service companies and productive level at dependent or independent level, among others.
You can develop competencies that allow you to perform in general and specialized areas such as:
- Administration of hospital services.
- Teaching.
- Social-community.
- Industrial.
- Administrative - Management of institutions, services or projects.
- Social outreach.
- Business.
- Coordination and/or management of health or social projects and programs.
- Consulting and professional advice.
- Coordination of occupational health programs and execution of actions in occupational medicine and hygiene.
- Development of research projects from their field of action and with other disciplines.
Sandra Milena Mesa Rodríguez
Program Director
Jose David Quimbaya Calderon
Clinical Sciences Area - Administration of health care services
Adriana Guzman Sanchez
Area Human Sciences - Psychology
Alvaro Torres Rodriguez
Basic Sciences - Pharmacology
Eduardo Mahecha Reyes
Community and Public Health Area - Epidemiology and Demography
Geovanny Gil Melo
Area Clinical Sciences - Fundamentals of Basic Nursing
Gloria Aleyda Gómez Walteros
Administrative Sciences Area - Health Management and Administration
Jonathan Padilla Doval
Basic Sciences - Biochemistry
Lida Carolina Pachón
Basic Sciences Area - Anatomy and Physiology
Lina Paola Herrera Rayo
Clinical Sciences Area - Nursing care for women and pregnant women
Leonardo Sanchez Torres
Clinical Sciences Area - Nursing care in chronic diseases
Liliana Campos Quintero
Clinical Sciences Area - Nursing care for women and pregnant women
Liliana Molina Sánchez
Area Research Sciences - Research
Luisa Carolina García
Community and Public Health Area - Primary Health Care Management
Luz Maritza Castrillón
Clinical Sciences Area - Nursing care of the surgical patient
Magda Paola Bolaños García
Community and Public Health Area - Geriatrics and Youth
Oscar Arbey Agudelo
Community and Public Health Area - Primary Health Care
Viviana Carolina García Charry
Community and Public Health - Mental Health Nursing Care
Camila Andrea Avila Camacho
Area Clinical Sciences - Nursing care in the emergency department
Luz Angel Cuesta Suarez
Clinical Sciences Area - Nursing Care in Child Care
Participation in the First National and International Congress of the Colombian Network of Nursing Process and Standardized Language.
The Navarra University Foundation - UNINAVARRA proudly celebrates the participation of our students and teachers in the I National and International Congress of the Colombian Network of Nursing Process and Standardized Language, held on September 25 and 26, 2025 in the city of Medellin, under the organization of the CES University.
In this important academic space, the scientific poster “Satisfaction with the quality of nursing care in patients with negative pressure therapy in a health institution in Ibagué” was presented,
by nursing students:
- Laura Vanessa Contreras Toro
- Camilo Andrés Guzmán Figueroa
- Rossysella Jiménez Betancourt
- Yulieth Marcela Arias Sosa
This scenario allowed our representatives to share research advances, strengthen academic dialogue and contribute to the empowerment of standardized language in nursing care, together with national and international experts.
We extend our sincere thanks to the Colombian Network of Nursing Process and Standardized Language, CES University and the organizers for promoting this meeting of such a high academic level that strengthens nursing research in Colombia and the world.
Beginning of Clinical Training Internships
The Navarra University Foundation - UNINAVARRA continues to consolidate its commitment to the comprehensive training and excellence of its students. On this occasion, students of semesters IV, V, VI, VII and VIII of the Nursing Program began their clinical training practices at the Hospital San Rafael del Espinal (Tolima), an academic space of great relevance that will allow them to strengthen their professional skills in real health care scenarios.
During this process, our future professionals will have the opportunity to articulate the theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom with clinical practice, developing skills in comprehensive patient care, the application of biosafety protocols, interdisciplinary work and decision making under ethical and humanistic principles.
With these experiences, UNINAVARRA reaffirms its mission to train highly qualified nurses, with social vision and capacity to face the challenges of the health sector at the local, regional and national levels.
Symbol Imposition Ceremony 2025-2
With deep pride, our fifth semester Nursing program students participated in the solemn ceremony of Imposition of Symbols, an act that marks the beginning of a decisive stage in their professional training.
The cap, the plaque and the lit lamp represent not only tradition, but also the ethical, human and academic commitment that each student assumes in the service of health and the welfare of society. This memorable moment reaffirms UNINAVARRA's mission to train professionals with integrity, vocation and responsibility, prepared to face the challenges of health care with empathy and excellence.
Excellent participation in research event
UNINAVARRA is pleased to share the outstanding participation of the students of the Nursing Program at the IV Health Research Meeting: Nursing Care in Oncology "Caring for health at every stage".organized by the Universidad Antonio Nariño and held in the city of Neiva. This event brought together various institutions with the purpose of promoting the analysis, reflection and exchange of knowledge about nursing care in oncological contexts.
On this occasion, the students Laura Camila Bermeo Ortiz, Laura Valentina Rodríguez Perdomo, Juan David Castañeda Cardozo y Darwin Andrés Sáenz Laguado obtained the first place with the research work entitled "Nurse's perception of their role in accompanying families with chronically ill patients".developed under the supervision of the teacher Leonardo Sanchez. The active participation of other students of the program, who demonstrated a high level of commitment, professional vocation and academic excellence in this relevant space of research training, is also highlighted.
Healthy Lifestyle Week
On September 27, 2024, at the invitation of the Carmen Emilia Ospina ESE, we participated in the "Healthy Lifestyle Habits Week."held at the headquarters of the Mayor's Office of the municipality of Neiva. In this event, students of III and VIII semester addressed the issue of healthy eating, in addition to performing nutritional assessments and stratification of cardiovascular and metabolic risk. This type of activities contribute significantly to the strengthening of the integral education promoted by UNINAVARRA.
UNINAVARRA facing the world
We have an Internationalization Policy "UNINAVARRA FACING THE WORLD"which aims to offer the academic community a bridge between the local environment and the globalized world. Through its lines of action, it provides opportunities for interaction with the national and international environment in classroom and online mode, where you can live training experiences in other contexts, interact with people from different cultures, learn about the global dynamics and its social, cultural, economic, environmental changes, among others; enhance your career with national and international projection and strengthen your training as a global professional and citizen of the world.
Lines of action and opportunities:
- International Cooperation Management: Agreements, alliances, joint projects and networking with more than 200 institutions from different countries around the world such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Spain, United States, Italy, Mexico, Peru, among others.
- Academic Mobility Management: Student exchange opportunities during one or two academic periods throughout the development of the student's academic program in different types of mobility such as: academic exchange (taking subjects), short course, internship, practicum, medical rotation, mission, research stay, observership and degree modalities. Teaching mobility as national and foreign visiting professors in your classroom.
- Multiculturalism and Multilingualism Management: Activities that contribute to the development of intercultural competencies and communicative competence in a foreign language, mainly English as a universal language.
- Management of the Internationalization of the Curriculum: Joint classes with other institutions through mirror class methodology or COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning).
More information: https://uninavarra.edu.co/internacionalizacion/
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