
Doctorate in Clinical Research in Medicine
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish, Galician
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 200 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
One of the primary functions of university professors in Faculties of Medicine is teaching the Doctorate or Third Cycle of university studies since the doctorate plays a fundamental role of intersection between the EHEA and the EEI, and the doctors must lead the transfer from knowledge to the welfare of society.
Except for a few exceptions, the university professors of the Faculties of Medicine belonging to the departments and areas of knowledge in charge of teaching clinical subjects, are professors linked to the respective autonomous health institutions, having a unique job in which they also Of the teaching obligations they have care obligations, essential in turn to impart practical teaching to students of the Degree in Medicine.
In this context, doctoral programs involve monitoring the training of the future specialist, with annual evaluations by the Teaching Committee of each hospital center with accredited teaching, in which the tutors of residents of each service participate. In this way, the resident doctors of each clinical specialty, participate from their first year of training in all the scientific and training activities carried out in the respective hospital services in the form of participation in clinical sessions, meetings and congresses, publications in the journals of the respective specialties, etc. In this context, it is evident that those interested in the research lines of each medical specialty are the respective specialists, both in training, and those who, already in the exercise of their specialty, are incorporated into a center third-level hospital, especially university centers, since at least a large part of the practical teaching of Medicine will fall on them.
Participating in this program are the Departments of Surgery, Dermatology and Otolaryngology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago. Likewise, the hospital services of each of the medical specialties involved, of the Santiago University Hospital Complex participate in this. It is not a closed program, but will remain open to the incorporation of new members to existing teams, and the creation of new lines of research or modification of existing ones, seeking a transversal grouping in basic lines of research. it is timely. It is also open to the incorporation of other existing university hospital centers in the Autonomous Community of Galicia. Given that it is aimed primarily at medical specialists in training, the national regulations that must be respected must be taken into account, and where the training tasks of each specialty are detailed, which will be taken into account when evaluating doctoral candidates.
Lines of investigation
- Medical-Surgical Specialties
- Pediatrics
- Surgery
- Medicine
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Ideal Students
Students who completed the official master's degrees in Health Sciences offered by the USC or other Spanish universities will have direct access, without the need to take additional training.
You will also have direct access, without the need for training supplements, to Graduates in Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy and Chemistry who, by accessing the National MIR Program, will pass the first two years of training within the medical specialties currently recognized in Spain. In the event that the applicant is undergoing training as a specialist in health centers other than CHUS, the Doctoral Program Committee may request information from the Teaching Committees of the health centers where this training is carried out, verifying that they have accredited teaching. and requesting the qualifications obtained in their first two years of training.
Other profiles:
- Graduates and graduates in Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy and Chemistry who, accessing the MIR training program, do not exceed the second year of training in their specialties.
- Graduates in Medicine who do not obtain the Diploma of Advanced Studies, and Graduates in Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy and Chemistry, who do not pass the entrance exam to the National Training Program for Medical Specialists.
In the event that students lack the complete prior training required for admission without training supplements, admission will be conditional on passing specific training supplements. The academic committee will evaluate each case individually, establishing the necessary training complements (maximum up to 15 ECTS).
Students with a foreign degree that has not been approved may apply for admission to doctoral studies as long as a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish university Master's degree is accredited and the person who holds it in the country issuing the degree is empowered to do so. access to Doctoral Studies. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree or recognition for purposes other than those of access to these teachings.
Admissions
Curriculum
Formation activities
- Formal study of the corresponding specialty E2081A01
- Effective and efficient clinical care E2081A02
- Multidisciplinary teamwork E2081A03
- Development of teaching activities E2081A04
- Research Features E2081A05
- Use of the scientific method E2081A06
- Learning new techniques and/or procedures E2081A07
- Disclosure of the results obtained E2081A08
Training complements
- Introduction to biomedical research E2081F01
- Healthcare ethics in clinical research E2081F03
- Basis of the Disease G2051228
- Introduction to Surgery G2051323
- Diseases of the Cardiovascular System G2051327
- Diseases of the Respiratory System G2051328
- Kidney and Urinary Diseases G2051330
- Diseases of the Digestive System G2051421
- Obstetrics and Gynecology G2051422
- Otorhinolaryngology G2051423
- Child and adolescent medicine: Pediatrics I G2051424
- Dermatology G2051521
Program Outcome
Those interested in the research lines of each Medical Specialty are the respective Specialists, both in training and those who, already in the exercise of their specialty, are incorporated into a third-level hospital center, especially university-based centers. Because at least a large part of the practical teaching of Medicine will fall on them.
Program Admission Requirements
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