Degree in Medicine

You can consult the 2009 Syllabus for the Bachelor's Degree in Medicine at the following link:

2009 Syllabus

Teaching Guides - Syllabus 2009

The lecturers on the UAX Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine practise at leading healthcare centres. In addition, we have simulation experts trained at technology schools in Boston. They will work closely with you to guide you through a process of trial, reflection, learning and constant development. Some of them are:

• Norberto Herrera Merino
  Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UAX, he is a qualified doctor and specialist in gastrointestinal surgery, with a solid track record in teaching and research and extensive experience at Severo Ochoa Hospital.
   
• María Victoria Redondo Vega
  Head of Studies for the Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine. A Doctor of Medicine, specialist in Family Medicine and Coordinator of modules such as History of Medicine and Digital Health at UAX, she also directs the Master’s in Healthcare Management.
   
• Alfonso Bermejo de la Calzada
  Doctor of Medicine, gynaecologist and expert in assisted human reproduction, with extensive academic and research experience; he is the Postgraduate Co-ordinator and Head of the Medicine Centre at UAX.
   
• María Del Mar Lasso De La Vega Zamora
  Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, with over a decade’s teaching experience at the Severo Ochoa University Hospital and UAX; a researcher in ototoxicity and coordinator of the Otorhinolaryngology module.
   
• Benito García Díaz
  Doctor of Pharmacy with over 30 years’ experience in hospital pharmacy, currently at the Severo Ochoa Hospital; lecturer and coordinator of Pharmacology at UAX, specialising in pharmacokinetics and research projects.
   
• Antonio López Román
  Doctor of Medicine, an expert in ultrasound and sports medicine; he is Director of the Virtual Simulation Hospital at UAX and coordinator of modules related to physical medicine and integrated paediatrics.
   
• María del Rosario Gómez Vadillo
  Holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences. She holds a Master’s degree in Event Protocol Management, Production, Organisation and Design. A lecturer at Alfonso X el Sabio University, she has extensive teaching and research experience in the fields of Toxicology, Biology and Forensic Medicine, with numerous publications and involvement in various scientific projects.
   
• Esther Civantos Martín
  PhD in Biology (specialising in Immunology) from the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, where she undertook her thesis on the characterisation and molecular cloning of Salsola kali pollen. She has carried out research in the fields of immunology, diabetic nephropathy and endocrinology, collaborating on projects such as Predimed Plus. With extensive teaching experience at various educational levels and on the UAX Master’s in Forensic Dentistry, she is currently a lecturer in Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedicine and Veterinary Medicine; she coordinates the Immunology module on the Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and is involved in a project on high-protein diets and the microbiota.

In addition, we have the heads of department from the medical and surgical specialities at the hospitals with which we have agreements. These experts will provide personalised training to each student during their clinical rotations.

You can view the full list of coordinators for the Bachelor’s degree in Medicine via the following link.

• The medical curriculum at UAX is based on practical activities that simulate real clinical situations of increasing complexity. To this end, we incorporate the latest technological advances in advanced simulation as a fundamental part of your training. Through simulation, we create controlled experiences to encourage students to reflect, learn, practise and engage in a process of continuous improvement.
• Throughout the degree programme, as well as preparing you to become doctors, we train you for the MIR exam through workshops, tests and mock exams. MedPlus questions are incorporated into the exams for practice purposes (25 per cent of the questions in the MIR exam are taken from MedPlus). Furthermore, we provide study guides to help you prepare for the MIR and incorporate them into our teaching. 
• You will also have the opportunity to attend conferences and engage directly with leading specialists, such as the training delivered at UAX by: Jesús Porta Etessam, Head of the Neurology Department at the FJD and President of the Spanish Society of Neurology; Ana López, Head of the Medical Oncology Department at Severo Ochoa University Hospital; and Francisco Javier Gómez Pavón, Head of the Geriatrics Department at the Red Cross University Hospital.

To support your learning, you’ll have access to first-class facilities:

• Virtual Simulation Hospital, a recreation of over 2,000 m² of a real hospital (with a triage room, consultation rooms, operating theatres, delivery room, debriefing room, patient rooms, A&E, ICU, etc.). It is also equipped with the most advanced simulation and clinical training tools on the market:

          - Body Interact: an interactive table for tackling real clinical situations with virtual patients.

          - Practicum Script: a programme to train your clinical reasoning and build confidence in decision-making.

          - SECTRA Portal: this will give you a better understanding of anatomy by tackling real-life cases and studying
high-resolution radiological and histological images.

          - Microsoft HoloLens: for immersive, augmented-reality-based learning.

          - Learning Space: your digital learning platform where all the hospital’s simulation environments are connected, making it easier to track your progress and improvement in skills acquisition.

          - Highly interactive human manikins: adult patient, infant patient and pregnant woman.

• Human dissection suite, comprising two specialised rooms: a fixation room and a dissection room with a closed-circuit audio-visual system for training.
• Histology and Pathological Anatomy Laboratories
• Biology and Biochemistry Laboratories
• Biophysics Laboratories
• UIB-UAX Biomedical Research Unit

Students of the Degree in Medicine at the Alfonso X el Sabio University carry out their studies in a series of hospital teaching units, each with its own characteristics that enrich their academic and professional training from the third year until the end of the degree. In addition, from the 5th and 6th year onwards, they undertake clinical training linked to Family and Community Medicine in different Primary Care Centres throughout the Community of Madrid.

• North Teaching Unit: Villalba General University Hospital.

Located in the north of the Community of Madrid, the General University Hospital of Villalba is renowned for its modern infrastructure and innovative approach to healthcare. Here, students receive theoretical and practical training in the same centre, which facilitates full integration into hospital life from the very beginning. The rotations offered include Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Cardiology, General and Digestive Surgery, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Traumatology, Geriatrics, Gynaecology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology, Urology, Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Neurosurgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, among other services.

• Central Teaching Unit: San Francisco de Asís University Hospital and San José and Santa Adela Red Cross University Hospital.

Located in the heart of Madrid, this teaching unit stands out for the accessibility of its hospitals and for combining historic centres with modern medical resources. The theoretical part takes place at both the Hospital Universitario San Francisco de Asís and the Hospital Universitario Cruz Roja, while the practical part is carried out in all the hospitals that make up this unit. The specialities available include Allergology, Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, as well as all the fundamental medical and surgical specialities such as Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Traumatology, among others.

• Southern Teaching Unit: Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Hospital Universitario del Tajo, Hospital Asociado Virgen de la Poveda, Hospital Universitario José Germain and Hospital Fundación Instituto San José.

The south of the region offers students an exceptional diversity in terms of clinical settings and training possibilities. Lectures are given in the lecture hall of the Severo Ochoa University Hospital, while practicals are distributed among the various hospitals and health centres in the area. Rotations in services such as Psychiatry (at the José Germain Hospital), Pathological Anatomy, Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pneumology, Urology, Rheumatology, Oncology, and other key specialties, providing a broad and varied view of professional practice.

• Chamberí Teaching Unit: Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital.

Linked to the urban campus of Arapiles, right in the centre of Madrid, this hospital enjoys great national and international prestige thanks to its recognised healthcare and research work. Theoretical training is given at the University's campus at Arapiles 13, while practical training takes place entirely at the Fundación Jiménez Díaz. This centre offers outstanding specialities such as Cardiology, General and Digestive Surgery, Haematology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine, guaranteeing a complete and specialised training.

The choice of teaching unit is made through a rigorous process based on the preferences expressed by the students and their academic records, thus ensuring that each student can develop their clinical skills and interests to the maximum in an optimal environment. Once assigned to a unit, students remain in that unit for the duration of their clinical training, facilitating deep immersion and educational continuity essential for their professional future.

The Medicine degree programme at UAX includes clinical placements in every year of study, enabling students to tackle clinical situations of increasing complexity as their training progresses.

Clinical placements take place at leading healthcare centres. Our students undertake clinical rotations across almost all departments (they rotate through 38 of the 44 specialisms within Medicine). 

At UAX, we have agreements with more than 20 healthcare centres and some of the country’s most prestigious and iconic hospitals and centres:  

Public and private hospitals

• Severo Ochoa University Hospital
• San Francisco de Asís Hospital
• José Germain Psychiatric Institute for Mental Health Services
• San José and Santa Adela Red Cross Central Hospital
• Tajo University Hospital
• Virgen de la Poveda Hospital
• Villalba General Hospital
• Jiménez Díaz Foundation

Agreements for further training

• San José Foundation
• Higher Sports Council (CSD)
• Primary Care Health Centres of the Community of Madrid

The Universities with which the UAX Degree in Medicine currently has agreements within the Erasmus programme are:

• Università degli Studi di Genova
• Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza".
• Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier
• Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Universitatea Lucian Blaga Din Sibiu (Romania).

In addition, the UAX Degree in Medicine has closed numerous bilateral agreements with prestigious universities in Central and South America (Terra+ Programme):

• Universidad Diego Portales (Santiago de Chile)
• CES University (Medellin, Colombia)
• Universidad Anáhuac Mayab (Mérida, Mexico)
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico)
• University of Monterrey (Mexico)
• University of San Martín de Porres (Peru)

Students of the Medicine degree will also be able to access the SICUE Mobility Programme and there is a collaboration agreement for the academic year 2023-2024 with the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona.

The Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine is aimed at students who hold a Baccalaureate, Vocational Training qualification or equivalent, who have passed the University Entrance Examinations (PAU) and are interested in developing their careers as doctors. The Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine at UAX has 240 places available for new students.
 

SPECIFIC ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN MEDICINE

It consists of two parts:

• Part One: Multiple-choice exam in Biology (30 questions) and Chemistry (20 questions).
• Part Two: Personal interview
   

  SCORING CRITERIA FOR THE ADMISSION PROCESS

The marking criteria for the admissions process will be as follows:

• University Entrance Examination (PAU) and A-levels or Vocational Training qualifications
• Subject-specific examination
• Pass mark in the University’s general psychometric test
• English language proficiency test
• Students who can provide evidence from an official body of proficiency in another language from among the following: French, German, Italian
• Others: holders of diplomas and degrees from UAX, etc.
   

You can view the admissions guide via the following link.

If you wish to study for a degree in medicine, you should know that the duration of this degree is 6 years and 360 ECTS credits.

After completing your medical degree, you can opt for the following career opportunities without the MIR: in the private sector, such as nursing homes, sporting events, private medical centres, research or military health care.

However, one of the most common doubts is whether the MIR is compulsory. The Medical Internship Residency Examination (MIR) is a test required to gain access to a position as a specialist doctor, and this training as a resident lasts an estimated 4-5 years. Once this time has elapsed, you will be able to practise your profession as a doctor in the National Health System.

Therefore, if your intention in studying medicine is to access the National Health System, the MIR is a mandatory requirement.

By studying medicine at the Alfonso X el Sabio University you will be able to learn about the different specialties and find the one you are passionate about. In Spain there are 49 medical specialties divided into clinical, surgical, medical-surgical and laboratory specialties. Some of them are:

• Internal medicine, which deals comprehensively with health problems in adult patients.
• Digestive system, which treats diseases of the entire digestive system.
• Cardiology, which deals with the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
• Pneumology, deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the respiratory system.
• Psychiatry, which deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

We advise you to inform yourself in detail about all the available medical specialties in order to decide which one you want to pursue after studying medicine.

The recommended entry profile to study medicine is the Baccalaureate student, preferably in Health Sciences, with a passed EVAU.

When studying the UAX medicine degree you will have to carry out increasingly complex internships from 1st to 6th year in the UAX Virtual Simulation Hospital. Beginning in the first years with basic examinations, interpretation of X-rays, auscultations, etc... until the 6th year, when you tackle highly complex multidisciplinary clinical cases.

In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years, practical sessions are carried out in the laboratory and in the dissection room (Anatomy subject). Visits are made to the Forensic Anatomical Institute, the National Court and the Higher Sports Centre. At the HVS they will carry out procedural training as many times as they need to train skills and abilities. They will also have online practice with Practicum Script (Clinical Reasoning software to train decision-making). Up to 49 practical workshops

From 3rd year onwards, you will choose a Teaching Unit in a hospital to carry out your clinical placements. You will be able to do rotations in more than 38 specialities and services, to discover the area you like best.

Internal Quality Assurance System

Regulations

Rules for staying in the country

Academic Calendar

The Degree Monitoring and Improvement Committee is made up of:

• Head of Studies: Dr. María Victoria Redondo Vega
• Lecturer and coordinator of 1st to 3rd year: Dr. Esther Civantos
• Coordinator of the Hospital Centre Unit: Dr. Alfonso Bermejo Calzada
• Lecturer and coordinator of TFG: Dr. Mariano Salvador
• Student and representative of 1st year:
• Student and 2nd year representative: Paula Gutiérez
• Student and representative of 3rd year: Alexandra Garroni
• Student and student representative of 4th year: Claudia Rodríguez de Blas; Marisol Vivienne López Golay
• 5th grade student and student representative: Victoria Justel Villegas.
• Student and student representative for 6th grade: Isabella Turco .
• Student representative in the Senate: Silvia Oliver Escandell.
• Quality coordinator of the Vice-Deanship of Medicine: Dr. Miguel Conde Pazos.
• Vice-Dean of Quality: Dr. Norberto Herrera.

You can consult the different indicators in the following links:

• Satisfaction: consult
• Performance indicators: consult
• Employability: consult

Action plans for the degree:

• Establishment of the HealthCare system for the digital management and evaluation of hospital internships.
• Improved communications between faculty and students through the establishment of a computer system for the management and monitoring of consultations.
• Improvements in coordination with regular meetings between teaching staff and student representatives.
• Increase in the offer of international mobility and start of the SICUE mobility programme in Spain. Search for new agreements.

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