Clara Brugada leads the graduation of 183 male and 33 female nurses: "They are a universal symbol of care, dedication, and vocation."

• He recalled that the University of Health was created by the then head of government and current president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and currently has 3,600 students.
• The Paso de la Luz ceremony represents a commitment to ethics, knowledge, empathy, and service to others, said Pablo Yanes Rizo, head of the Sectei.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada Molina led the graduation ceremony for 216 students from the second generation of the Bachelor's Degree in Family and Community Nursing at the University of Health, where she reaffirmed her administration's commitment to continue promoting the training of highly sensitive and socially conscious professionals.

"You have chosen a vocation that is not limited to technical knowledge, but demands sensitivity, firmness, and above all, a deep social conscience. Beyond knowing how to do things, you are required to have a dignified moment for those who are suffering," the president said as she congratulated the graduates.

She emphasized that nursing is a universal symbol of care, dedication, and vocation: "It is a living promise of service and humility, especially for those most in need. The light you will receive today is a luminous compass that will guide your professional path."

Clara Brugada, witnessing the Paso de la Luz ceremony, mentioned that the Family and Community Nursing program, from which 183 women and 33 men are graduating today, is designed to transform health from its foundations with a territorial, preventative, community-based, and deeply human approach.

In the auditorium of the Siglo XXI Medical Center, the event's venue, the president recognized this public university—founded in 2020 by the then head of government and current president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo—as an innovative and courageous educational project that emerged in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and currently has 3,600 students from the capital and other states in the country such as Puebla, Veracruz, Guerrero, and Oaxaca.

"We have the great task and responsibility of supporting this university (…), it's very clear that you're staying here in the City Government, so I'm very pleased to tell you that it's an honor to have this university and that we have the responsibility to move it forward," he emphasized.

The Head of Government recalled that five years after the opening of this higher education institution, it is producing results, represented by the hundreds of graduates each year. "We can proudly say that this commitment flourishes in you, in your journeys, in your dreams, and in your burning lamps. This university is also a reflection of your wealth."

In congratulating the graduates of the second generation of the Bachelor's Degree in Family and Community Nursing, who will now perform their social service, the head of the Secretariat of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (Sectei), Pablo Yanes Rizo, recalled that the Paso de la Luz ceremony represents a commitment to ethics, knowledge, empathy, and service to others.

“Nurses are those who have the most direct and close contact with the community, families, and patients. You are the backbone of hospital service delivery and, very importantly, of health prevention,” she stated, noting that this profession is also essential in a city of care.

During his speech, the rector of the University of Health, Antonio Morales Gómez, recognized the ethical and human character that future professionals assume with this vocation, and emphasized that this step represents a pact with hope, an ethical and moral commitment to people, communities, and collective well-being.

"Today we receive the light that symbolizes our commitment to life, health, and the care of our people," he said.

Morales Gómez urged the graduates to never lose sight of the value of every gesture, every word, and every action of those who will place their trust and their health in them. "Build bridges of closeness and trust with your patients, avoid anything that separates you from them," he emphasized.

Finally, the rector thanked the federal government and Mexico City authorities for their confidence in the educational project of the University of Health, and the academic and administrative staff for their dedication and commitment to training professionals with a critical, scientific, transformative, and humanistic vision.