Description:

The Master program consists of courses of nine months. Each year two Masters are organized, one relating to the eye anterior segment and the other to the posterior segment, of which theory classes are held in the Auditorium of Instituto Barraquer on Friday afternoon for general modules and Friday during all day those corresponding to specific modules, so that students can attend both Masters if they are interested in it.

Credits:

Masters developed by the Institut Universitari Barraquer, adapted to the European Higher Education Area, are included in the graduate program of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and comprise a total of 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System), based in all learning activities: personal study work, teaching hours, preparation of works, practices, etc..

To overcome the master and obtain the corresponding title it is required to attend the theoretical activities (85%), to submit a research work in relation to the Master in question and pass the final exam. Once completed, Institut Universitari Barraquer will issue a certification for having passed the Master that will allow completing all relevant paperwork to apply for the title from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Price:

Master Courses 2011-2012: 2.350€ everyone

Master Courses 2012-2013: 2.460€ everyone

Organization:

Practices are conducted in small groups, with the collaboration of physicians and assigned residents under the guidance and supervision of the ophthalmologist in charge.

Surgery practices begin with the monitoring of surgical operations from the amphitheatre equipped with transparent domes. Later, when the student has got the required skills and knowledge, he/she can help the surgeon in the operating room, provided they meet the requirements established for this purpose by health authorities. In any case, the student will be able to reproduce any surgical operations in very similar conditions to those found in the operating room at the Instruction and Experimental Surgery Department.

Clinical sessions consist in the discussion of a clinical case that represents an interesting or new approach of the pathology in question. These sessions are open to any contribution or questions from participants. They are imparted during an hour, two days a week.

Registration requirements:

Applicants must be in possession of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery certificate (or any document proving its achievement). After reviewing the curriculum and other qualifications that the candidate may submit, the Teaching Commission of IUB determines his/her admission.

Foreign doctors who wish to follow clinical and surgical practice should have validated in Spain his/her Degree in Medicine, should have been registered at the Medical College of Barcelona’s province and must have signed a civil liability policy.

Procedures:

Courses start in October. Procedures for admission are recommended to be started during the months of May and September previous to the opening of the course. In the case of foreign candidates not pertaining to the European Union, the procedures should be made at least one academic year in advance, in order to manage scholarships, visas for stay in Spain and validation of the physician’s title.

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