Division of Health Sciences of the University of Quintana Roo
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The Division of Health Sciences of the University of Quintana Roo (División de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Quintana Roo, DCS-UQROO) is an academic division located 3.8 miles (6.2 kilometers) away from the main academic unit in Chetumal, Mexico, which houses the careers of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. It is the only academic division that simultaneously integrates three bachelor's degree programs in the study of health sciences in the Southeast region of Mexico. Due to its geographical proximity to other countries, it has a significant student population from Belize, Central and South America. Along with the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (Faculty of Chemical Sciences), the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State (Institute of Health Sciences), the Autonomous University of Morelos State (Faculty of Pharmacy), National Autonomous University of Mexico (FES Cuautitlan), and the University of the Americas Puebla (School of Sciences) is one of the only six public institutions of higher education that provide the Bachelor of Pharmacy in Mexico, also making it the only institution in house it in the region of the Yucatan Peninsula. The institution is affiliated to ANUIES, CUMEX, and is a candidate member for AMFEM.
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