Our reason for being
The Faculty of Medicine believes in an innovative pedagogical model that places the student at the centre of all the process of training and uses educational methodologies like the learning based on clinical cases, the simulation, the clinical practices and the cooperative work to install values and facilitate suitable competences for their training. That is why the classes are divided into English, Spanish and Catalan.
The fundamental axes of our model are:
- Medicine centred around the patient
- Medical Professionalism
- Innovation in medical training
- Integral and Collaborative Training
- Technological excellence
- Internationalisation
- Research and transfer of knowledge
Humanist Vision
Given that the Faculty has the students at the center of the process, all our studies have a clear humanistic vision, and the patient is at the center of our vocation. Their well-being, respect for fundamental rights, ethical and professional conduct, as well as the passion with which we dedicate ourselves to medicine, dentistry and audiology, are as important as the knowledge we transmit.
Active learning
One of our hallmarks is hands-on learning and problem-solving. This pedagogical model places the student as the protagonist of their training, and the teaching staff acts as a facilitator to their learning.
This methodology is complemented and reinforced by other activities such as:
- Clinical simulations: each subject has simulations that allow medical skills to be learnt in contexts of safety and effectiveness.
- Cooperative work: a large part of the curriculum is done in laboratories and within workshops where knowledge is generated by working in small groups.
- Care practices: students are in contact with real clinical practices from the first year. From the third year onwards, students follow intensive periods of practices and are integrated into real medical teams so as to facilitate on the job training .
- Personalized tutoring: in the classrooms and in the care centers, professionals look after the learning and the progress of the students' skills in an individualized way.
- Lectures: Do not miss these lectures that include questions and answers live or online according to the format chosen in each case