This was the first editorial published in medicina universitaria in January of 1970

“Medicina Universitaria”, the official journal of the School of Medicine of the University of Nuevo Leon (UNL by its Spanish acronym), was created as a result of the natural desire of man to communicate with others.

We know that the number of publications in the world of medicine is extensive; however, the significant development of the different departments at our school, in addition to the increasingly solid organization of the University Hospital, legitimize our aspiration to have a journal of diffusion which will make the results of our work known. Furthermore, we believe that through its lines of communication the ever-cordial relationships between health professionals and our institution will grow closer.

Our journal will have an initial print run of 5,000 per issue in an attempt to cover the broadest possible range, including national and international institutions. The different sections of the journal have been planned with the hope that they may serve as many doctors as possible, from those who only wish to quickly review therapeutic novelties to those who are interested in basic researches, including those who wish to know the commentaries on a clinical case or deeply study patients with rare diseases.

We extend an invitation to those who read these lines to collaborate with us and send us your work. We also encourage everybody to send us your impressions and comments, and finally, we invite you to make our journal part of your regular readings. We send affectionate greetings and a warm welcome to our readers and future collaborators.

To conclude, we would like to give our gratitude to everybody involved, especially the University authorities and our School. Without their involvement, the creation of “Medicina Universitaria”, the official journal of the School of Medicine of our University, would not have happened.