This Faculty defines and bases its mission on a comprehensive concept of Health as an essential component of the well-being of the people and society. It does that in the context of a state university, in a pluralistic and socially responsible way, committed to the training, specialization and continuous perfection of human resources in health, in our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs. It disseminates and implements a set of principles and values through its primary functions of teaching, research, extension and management, with the aim of contributing to the regional and national development, on the basis of quality, innovation, participation and respect for diversity.
The Faculty has the following academic departments: The Department of Pathological Anatomy; Department of Basic Science; Department of Surgery, Traumatology & Anesthesia; Nursing Department; Department of Medical Specialties; Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Department of Pediatrics & Pediatric Surgery; Department of Public Health; Department of Mental Health; and the Department of Preclinical Sciences.
We offer the following programs: Nursing; Speech & Hearing Therapy; Physiotherapy; Medicine; Nutrition & Dietetics; Obstetrics & Puericulture; Chemistry & Pharmacy; Medical Technology; and Occupational Therapy.
Authorities
Dean:
Dr. Wilfried Diener Ojeda
Director of Postgraduate Programs and Research:
Dr. Marco Paredes Honorato
Vice dean:
Dr. Víctor Caire Villaroel
Director of Clinical Placement:
Mg. Ingrid Magna Young
Academic Secretary:
Mg. Giselle Fetis Navarrete
Director of Outreach and Community Engagement:
Dra. Paula Astudillo Díaz
Director of Undergraduate Programs:
Dra. Sara Barrios Casas
Director of Finance and People Development:
Mg. Claudio Paredes Ulloa
Programs
Departaments
Department of Pathological Anatomy
Director: Dr. Miguel Ángel Villaseca Hernández
- miguel.villaseca@ufrontera.cl
Department of Basic Science
Director: Dr. Nicolás Saavedra Cuevas
- csbasicas@ufrontera.cl
Department of Preclinical Sciences
Director: Dr. Mabel Schulz Rubilar
- mabel.schulz@ufrontera.cl
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Director: Dr. Claudio Muñoz Poblete
- claudio.munoz@ufrontera.cl
Department of Surgery, Traumatology & Anesthesia
Director: Dr. Héctor Losada Morales
- hector.losada@ufrontera.cl
Nursing Department
Director: Dr. Ximena Osorio Spuler
- ximena.osorio@ufrontera.cl
Department of Medical Specialties
Director: Dr. Sergio Echeverría Concha
- sergio.echeverria@ufrontera.cl
Department of Internal Medicine
Director: Dr. Rolando Sepúlveda Cortés
- rolando.sepulveda@ufrontera.cl
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director: Dr. Margot Acuña San Martín
- margot.acuna@ufrontera.cl
Department of Pediatrics & Pediatric Surgery
Director: Dr. Galicia Montecinos Latorre
- galicia.montecinos@ufrontera.cl
Department of Mental Health
Director: Dr. Luis Silva Fuentes
- luis.silva@ufrontera.cl
