Izkia Siches

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Izkia Siches
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Izkia Siches in 2018
Born
Izkia Jasvin Siches Pastén

(1986-03-04) 4 March 1986 (age 35)
Arica, Chile
NationalityChilean
EducationInstituto Bernardo O’Higgins de Maipú
Alma materUniversity of Chile
Spouse(s)Christian Antonio Yaksic Zúñiga

Izkia Jasvin Siches Pastén (born 4 March 1986) is a Chilean doctor and former president of the Chilean Medical College, an influential medical association.[1]

Early life[edit]

She was born on 4 March 1986 in Arica[2][3] in far-North Chile and grew up in Maipú, Santiago Metropolitan Region.[2] She studied at the Instituto Bernardo O'Higgins high school in Maipú.[4]

In 2004, she began studying medicine at the University of Chile. During this period, she was a member of the Communist Youth of Chile.[5] She was a member of the University Senate during the period from 2010 to 2012. Previously, she was president of the School of Medicine West Campus student center, and adviser to the University of Chile Student Federation (Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile).[6] She helped create the journal Hippocampus: Where memory is stored, dreams arise (Hipocampo, donde se guarda la memoria surgen los sueños).[7]

Career[edit]

After she graduated as a surgeon, she specialized in internal medicine and began studying for a master's in public health. Since 2014 she has worked in the infectious diseases unit of San Juan de Dios Hospital in Quinta Normal.[2]

In 2014 she was president of the Santiago Regional Council of the Chilean Medical College (Colegio Médico de Chile). Two years later she joined the organization Médicos sin Marca. In 2017 she was chosen as president of the Chilean Medical College, making her the first woman to serve in this role.[2] El Mercurio reported that she had ties to the Broad Front political coalition,[8] but she distanced herself from politics, saying that she prefers to stay on the sidelines and that her medical association includes people with varied political views:

Not the Broad Front, I come from a more traditional world like New Majority, but I don't want the New Majority now either, so I stay on the sidelines. We have the support of doctors with various ideas, regardless of whether they feel they belong to the Broad Front, to the Christian Democrats, or others who are clearly on the right. We are doctors with different ideas, and we succeeded in creating a program that made sense to the majority of our colleagues.

— Izkia Siches, 29 May 2017, Publimetro.[9]

In 2020 during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, she played a major role due to her position as president of the Medical College, making recommendations for how to better contain the virus.[10][11][12] She questioned the government's handling of the crisis, which led to disagreements with officials.[13][14] Her approval rating became one of the highest among Chilean public figures during the pandemic,[15] and she was discussed as a possible presidential candidate for the 2021 election, though she dismissed the possibility of a run due to lack of experience.[16][1] Siches endorsed Gabriel Boric's presidential campaign prior to the Broad Front presidential primary.[17]

In December 2020, she ran for reelection in the Chilean Medical College. The election had a historically high participation rate (68.76%), and Siches won with 51.78% of the vote.[18][19][20]

She identifies as a feminist, and through her position as president of the Medical College she has urged respect for women's rights, gender equality, and protocols to stop abuse and harassment. She has also participated in rallies including on International Women's Day.[21][22][23]

She left the presidency of the Chilean Medical College in November 2021 to be part of Gabriel Boric's second round presidential campaign, that he finally won.[24]

Recognition[edit]

She was selected as Person of the Year in 2020 by the Association of International Press Correspondents in Chile (Asociación de Corresponsales de Prensa Internacional en Chile), for "turning herself into a figure of importance, achieving high levels of public trust and credibility".[25][26]

In 2021, Time magazine included her on its list of 100 rising stars shaping the future.[27][1] In March 2021, she received the Exceptional Women of Excellence award from the Women Economic Forum.[28]

Personal life[edit]

She is married to Christian Antonio Yaksic Zúñiga.[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "2021 TIME100 Next: Izkia Siches Pastén". Time. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Chilevisión noticias (17 March 2020). "Quién es Izkia Siches, una de la mujeres protagónicas en la lucha contra el COVID-19" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Presidencia". Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ Revista Paula (19 October 2018). "Izkia Siches Pastén: "Quisiera seducir a todos con el feminismo"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
  5. ^ Pauta (18 March 2020). "La figura positiva en medio de la crisis: Izkia Siches" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Integrantes Senado Universitario 2010-2012". Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Seis historias para entender más a Izkia Siches". The Clinic. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Izkia Siches, de dirigente estudiantil a la primera mujer presidenta del Colegio Médico". EMOL. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. ^ Quevedo, Sandra (29 May 2017). "Nueva presidenta del Colegio Médico se desmarca de la política: "Ni Frente Amplio ni Nueva Mayoría, me mantengo al margen"". Publimetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. ^ Sanhueza, Ana María (18 March 2020). "La presidenta del Colegio Médico se vuelve la figura positiva en medio de la crisis". Pauta FM (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. ^ Montes, Rocío (19 March 2020). "Izkia Siches, la figura que se potenció en medio de la pandemia". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Siches le da 30 días al Gobierno para cumplir compromisos del Minsal y no descarta movilizaciones". Teletrece (in Spanish). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ Azocar, Pedro (10 July 2020). ""Quiero saludar a mi presidenta del Colegio Médico": La historia completa entre Enrique Paris e Izkia Siches". Chilevisión noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Críticas a Izkia Siches y en contra de la cuarentena total: La postura de Enrique Paris durante la crisis sanitaria". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Encuesta CEP: Aprobación del presidente alcanza el 9% y Pamela Jiles es el personaje político mejor evaluado". www.duna.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Izkia Siches por candidatura presidencial: "Me falta experiencia, así que lo descarto"". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  17. ^ Chile, C. N. N. ""La salud de Chile necesita líderes que se basen en la evidencia": Dra. Siches apoya a Boric previo a las primarias". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Conoce a los integrantes de la Lista A que postula a la Mesa Directiva Nacional del Colegio Médico de Chile". Colegio Médico de Chile. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Izkia Siches fue reelecta como presidenta del Colegio Médico tras elecciones con alta participación". Radio Bío-Bío. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  20. ^ Rocío Latorre (15 December 2020). "Izkia Siches, reelecta en el Colmed: "Si la curva sigue en ascenso, somos partidarios de una medida de confinamiento precoz, estricta y breve"". La Tercera. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Izkia Siches Pastén: "Quisiera seducir a todos con el feminismo"". La Tercera. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Dirigentas del Colmed participaron en multitudinaria marcha del 8M". Colegio Médico de Chile. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Izkia Siches: La historia de la mujer que lidera el Colegio Médico". Teletrece. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  24. ^ Silva, Daniela (25 November 2021). "Izkia Siches renuncia a la presidencia del Colegio Médico para apoyar la campaña de Gabriel Boric: "Nuestro país enfrenta un reto crucial hacia el futuro"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Izkia Siches, personaje 2020". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Periodistas escogen a Izkia Siches Pasten como "personaje del año"". Círculo de Periodistas. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  27. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (17 February 2021). "Revista Time destaca a Izkia Siches como una de las 100 líderes del futuro". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Izkia Siches, Paula Daza y Patricia Muñoz reciben el premio "Mujer de excelencia" del Women Economic Forum". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Nombre de la guagua de Izkia Siches: La presidenta del Colmed confirmó". FMDOS (in Spanish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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