Historical notes about scientific research in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.

Medical research in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social has been considered one of the most important in this country for quality and quantity. Thanks to the work and leadership of Benito Coquet, who initiated the building of the National Medical Center in 1961, and the work of two pillars of r...

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Published inRevista médica (Mexico : 1983) Vol. 51; no. 6; p. 650
Main Authors Zárate, Arturo, Basurto-Acevedo, Lourdes
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Mexico 01.11.2013
Subjects
historia de la medicina
ciencia
science
investigación
history of medicine
research
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Summary:Medical research in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social has been considered one of the most important in this country for quality and quantity. Thanks to the work and leadership of Benito Coquet, who initiated the building of the National Medical Center in 1961, and the work of two pillars of research, Luis Castelazo and Bernardo Sepúlveda, the Institute successfully improved scientific research. In the years that followed, the Institute fostered the professionalization of research, the creation of research units in different areas of science, the incorporation of consolidated groups of researchers, the relationship with other institutions, the incorporation to the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, the editing of a journal to expose outside the work done within the Institute, and the formation of a trust to raise funds for financing. Thanks to all that, institutional research strengthened in all lines, and it was placed first, at certain times, at the national level.
ISSN:0443-5117