{"id":1021,"date":"2017-05-19T13:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T17:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/pathology\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2017-05-19T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T17:06:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/pathology\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ABOUT OUR LOGO[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]THE DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the members of the Faculty of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine discussed choosing a logo for the department\u2019s website, it was agreed that the design should convey a sense of culture, tradition and location as well as posses medical connotations. So, after some deliberation, the decision was made to include elements of Puerto Rico\u2019s Taino Culture in the logo design.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1022″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A BIT OF HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tainos<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tainos were the principal ethnic group encountered by Christopher Columbus on his voyages throughout the West Indies at the turn of the sixteenth century.\u00a0 Although today we call them Tainos, meaning \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cnoble\u201d, the inhabitants of the Caribbean Islands referred to themselves by the names of where they lived; those living in what is now Puerto Rico called themselves Borik\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

Today, the Tainos represent one of the three mayor ethnic influences of the Puerto Rican racial heritage; the other two being African and Spaniard.<\/p>\n

The Cem\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cem\u00eds were the gods of the Tainos, and represented a way of life for the natives of the Caribbean.\u00a0 They were the gods of sustenance, fertility, fresh water and prosperity.<\/p>\n

The idols that represented the deities, also called cem\u00eds, were usually figures made from wood, stone, bone, shell or pottery.\u00a0 These were kept in temples, niches and even on tables in the natives\u2019 homes and people boasted over whose was the best and strongest.\u00a0 The figures were even passed on as inheritance and even held enough value as to be used for trade.<\/p>\n

What the Logo Represents<\/strong><\/p>\n

By incorporating a semblance of the cem\u00ed as the centerpiece of its logo, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the School of Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico has captured a meaningful and timeless emblem.<\/p>\n

Medical Connotations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historians of Columbus time tell of how the Taino shamans, when attending the sick, painted the figures of their cem\u00eds on their bodies as part of their curing rituals.<\/p>\n

Tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just as the Taino people passed on their cem\u00eds as inheritance from generation to generation, the faculty and staff of the Department of Pathology passes on an accumulated body of medical knowledge to its students, residents and fellows.<\/p>\n

Culture and Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, the cem\u00ed represents a particular people that once lived and prospered in a particular region, the islands of the Caribbean.\u00a0 It is recognized symbol of Puerto Rico\u2019s history and culture.<\/p>\n

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Historical Information:\u00a0 Rouse, Irving, The Tainos:\u00a0 Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, c1992, pxi, 5, 13.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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