Escobales Nelson
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J. 2012 Mar;31(1):3-13.
In 1949, the creation of the University of Puerto Rico-School of Medicine required the recruitment of a group of faculty with expertise in the physiological sciences. The assembled group established the foundation for the Department of Physiology in the fall of 1950. Since then, the Department has made important contributions to the School of Medicine, the Medical Sciences Campus, and the University of Puerto Rico. These contributions include among others, participation in the educational programs in medicine, dentistry, and the biomedical sciences, the generation of knowledge in science through research in different components of the physiological sciences, and the development of researchers and academicians, many of whom have eventually occupied key positions in the UPR system and the private sector. Through the involvement of key faculty in the development of the MBRS-SCORE and RCMI Programs, the Department has made significant contributions to the infrastructure of the Medical Sciences Campus. Recently, the Department faculty was instrumental in the formation of the Puerto Rico Physiological Society to help promote education and research in the physiological sciences in Puerto Rico. Sixty years after its creation, the Department of Physiology is stronger than ever, and looks to the future with optimism, based on our learned experiences and our capacity to adapt in response to the evolving needs of research and education.
1949年，波多黎各大学医学院的创建需要招募一批生理科学领域的专业教师。1950年秋，这批教师组建起来，为生理学系奠定了基础。从那时起，该系为医学院、医学科学园区以及波多黎各大学做出了重要贡献。这些贡献包括参与医学、牙科学和生物医学科学的教育项目，通过对生理科学不同组成部分的研究在科学领域产生知识，以及培养研究人员和院士，其中许多人最终在波多黎各大学系统和私营部门担任关键职位。通过关键教师参与MBRS - SCORE和RCMI项目的开发，该系为医学科学园区的基础设施建设做出了重大贡献。最近，该系教师在成立波多黎各生理学会以帮助促进波多黎各生理科学的教育和研究方面发挥了重要作用。生理学系成立60年后，比以往任何时候都更强大，并基于我们积累的经验以及适应研究和教育不断变化需求的能力，乐观地展望未来。
