Colombia Health Access Mapping

Accesibilidad geográfica a servicios de ortopedia, prótesis y rehabilitación para víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia

Caracterizar la distribución de la fuerza laboral y la capacidad asistencial de servicios de ortopedia, prótesis y rehabilitación para víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia; verificar y geocodificar proveedores y centros; estimar densidades y tiempos de viaje; identificar brechas territoriales; y generar indicadores útiles para planificación, expansión de redes y modernización del sistema de salud.

Project overview

Your contribution, before you apply

Participant tasks

Scientific source text · ES

Participants will conduct structured Colombian provider/facility verification and quality control. • Search official, institutional and professional sources for eligible services/providers. • Verify specialty, institution, municipality and active service status. • Document every included record with a traceable source. • Support geocoding verification and duplicate resolution. • Participate in data-quality audits, interpretation and manuscript drafting.

Training and supervision

Scientific source text · ES

microscopIA will provide a standardized provider/facility definition, source hierarchy, geocoding protocol, accessibility-analysis framework, quality-control rules and manuscript template. GIS and travel-time analyses will be conducted with methodological supervision from microscopIA.

Application route

Active members: choose your membership category. External applications are available only where this project explicitly accepts them. Review the scientific brief, working language and expected commitment; selection and authorship are separate.

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COL-GEO-008 · Project brief

Is this the right project for you?

Applications close: October 31, 2026
Decision notification: November 1, 2026 – November 3, 2026
Induction and training / project start: November 4, 2026 – November 7, 2026
Available positions: 7
Weekly commitment: 5–7 horas/semana, con distribución flexible
Expected duration: 3–4 meses
Membership: Active members only
Nationality: Any nationality
Project language: Español

Critical Care MedicineHealthcare Geospatial and Accessibility EvaluationWorkforceCapacity MappingGeographic AccessibilityHealth SystemsColombia Health Access MappingColombia

Research Objectives

Why This Matters

Este proyecto está diseñado para producir evidencia útil para decisiones clínicas, planificación sanitaria o modernización de servicios. La participación combina formación aplicada, trabajo científico verificable y contribución a un manuscrito de nivel publicable.

Methods Summary

Estudio transversal de servicios de salud que combina verificación de proveedores/centros, geocodificación, densidad de recursos, datos poblacionales y modelamiento de tiempos de viaje para cuantificar accesibilidad e inequidades.

Data Sources / Evidence Base

Registros oficiales, ministerios de salud, sociedades científicas, directorios profesionales, hospitales y fuentes institucionales verificables, complementados con datos poblacionales y redes de transporte.

Participant Responsibilities

Participation Model

microscopIA está diseñado para que cada participante avance a su propio ritmo dentro de los plazos del proyecto. El trabajo es principalmente asíncrono y no existe un horario semanal fijo. Se anticipa una dedicación aproximada de 5–7 horas por semana , distribuibles de forma flexible. Las reuniones obligatorias se mantienen al mínimo necesario. Cada equipo puede, bajo un modelo de autogobierno, acordar reuniones más frecuentes si considera que mejoran la coordinación. Lo esencial es cumplir las tareas y fechas límite acordadas con calidad. El modelo busca ser compatible con clases, rotaciones, guardias y responsabilidades profesionales, sin exigir sacrificios innecesarios para participar.

Learning Outcomes

Mapeo de fuerza laboral Verificación de fuentes Accesibilidad geográfica Investigación de sistemas de salud

Training and Investigator Support

Expected Outputs

Expected outputs include a quality-controlled national service directory, geospatial accessibility model, municipality-level equity indicators, publication-quality maps and a manuscript intended for a PubMed-indexed journal.

Publication Pathway

Manuscrito previsto para envío a una revista indexada en PubMed; preprint cuando sea apropiado.

Eligibility Summary

Requiere membresía activa de microscopIA. Idioma de trabajo: español.

Ideal Candidate

Estudiantes, médicos jóvenes y profesionales en etapa temprana interesados en Critical Care Medicine, Travel-Time Analysis, con atención al detalle, autonomía y capacidad para cumplir entregables en un entorno de trabajo flexible.

Required Training

No se exige un certificado específico. La inducción y calibración del proyecto son obligatorias.

Publication Fees

microscopIA will cover approved article-processing or publication fees for the anticipated manuscript. Participants will not be required to personally pay approved publication charges. Coverage is subject to the project reaching manuscript quality, compliance with the approved protocol, and submission through the microscopIA research program.

Authorship and Recognition

The project is designed to produce a substantive research record and a manuscript intended for submission to a PubMed-indexed journal. Authorship is contribution-based and follows ICMJE criteria: substantial contribution to the work, drafting or critical revision, final approval, and accountability. A preprint will be prepared whenever appropriate. Poster presentation opportunities may be assigned based on project performance and conference fit. Certificates, reference letters and other academic documents remain subject to the applicable microscopIA Membership and Project Terms.

Affiliation Policy

Each participant may declare a maximum of two institutional affiliations. Format: Department, Organization (Hospital, University, Company), City, Country.

Principal investigators and expert support

Jorge Racedo at microscopIA; Dr. Joseph L. Nates at The University of Texas MD Anderson. Clínico senior o experto temático asignado por microscopIA.

Background evidence on PubMed ↗

A recruitment opening is not authorization to begin clinical work. Scientific, ethics, and data-access approvals remain project-specific.

What participation involves

Work remotely on agreed tasks with scientific supervision and project-specific training. The project brief confirms eligibility, workload, language, available places and access permissions.

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How to apply

Review the project aim, working language and expected commitment. Complete your investigator profile, then choose Students & Young Professionals or Clinicians & Investigators. Each button opens the corresponding form with this project’s code.

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Approval and recognition

Admission does not authorize clinical intervention or access to confidential data. Before work begins, agree responsibilities, supervision, permissions, data/IP terms and contribution records. Authorship depends on qualifying work; no publication or journal acceptance is guaranteed.

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From application to a scientific contribution.

Join an existing microscopIA project as a research-team participant. Applying starts selection; work begins after acceptance, onboarding and agreement on your role.

Your work
The usual contribution is data extraction and verification, with project-specific training and supervision. Mapping teams also locate sources, build provider databases and geolocate care sites; AI projects may assign image annotation. The project brief takes precedence when it specifies different tasks.
Our investment
microscopIA covers all publication and execution costs of approved Join a Project work, including engineers, epidemiologists and data scientists. Participants are not asked to fund these project costs. Membership fees, where applicable, are separate.
Your recognition
Members and external participants receive project certificates for verified contributions and completed milestones. Substantial scientific contributions and sustained good performance create a pathway to authorship, subject to all authorship criteria.

Certificates, authorship and dissemination — how they work

Certificates document work, not journal acceptance

A project certificate records the verified role, contributions and completed work; it can support your CV before journal publication. It is distinct from membership certificates, reference letters and institutional academic credit, which have their own requirements.

An equitable pathway to authorship

Data acquisition alone is not sufficient. Contributors who make substantial qualifying contributions are given the opportunity to help draft or critically review the manuscript, approve the final version and accept accountability. All who meet the applicable authorship criteria should receive credit. Roles and author order are reviewed transparently using contribution records; membership and payment do not purchase authorship.

Preprints while peer review proceeds

When scientifically and ethically appropriate, the team may post a preprint before or during journal review, subject to author approval, permissions and journal policy. A preprint is preliminary and not peer reviewed; cite its actual status. Timing and journal acceptance are not guaranteed.

Presenting the team’s work

The team plans for one member to present a poster or oral contribution at a national or international congress when the findings and event are suitable. Presenter selection considers contribution, readiness and availability. Submission and acceptance depend on the congress; registration and travel funding must be confirmed separately in writing.

ICMJE · An equitable pathway to authorship ↗

This pathway covers joining an existing project. Clinician/investigator calls for proposing a case report or original study have separate input requirements, membership/nonmember rates and approved agreements. Applicants do not send patient-identifiable records or confidential datasets through initial applications.

Choose your role in this project

Two pathways. One scientific team.

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Students & Young Professionals

Build research experience through agreed tasks, project-specific training and scientific supervision. Prepare your CV, interests and weekly availability.

Active members receive a suitable supervised assignment within their plan: their preferred project or an appropriate alternative. A specific project or authorship is not guaranteed.

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Up to 3 expert positions

Clinicians & Investigators

Active membership required. Contribute to results interpretation and manuscript preparation, especially the introduction and discussion. Senior authorship requires qualifying contributions, review, approval, and accountability. The same project application deadline applies.

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