ERASMUS-SOCRATES

EUROPEAN UNION ACTION SCHEME FOR THE MOBILITY OF

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

ECTS

EUROPEAN UNION COURSE CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM

INFORMATION PACKAGE
 ACADEMIC YEAR 2006-2007

INDEX
I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
ECTS and the University of La Laguna 5
What is ECTS? 5
How does ECTS work? 5
The allocation of credit points to courses 5
ECTS students 6
Participating institutions 7

II. THE UNIVERSITY OF LA LAGUNA

The Canary Islands: Tenerife 9
The University of San Fernando de La Laguna 9
Historical background 9
Structure and organisation 9
Other information 10
University address 11
International coordination 11

III. THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Getting to the Faculty 13
Accommodation 13
Catering 14
Study facilities 14
Sport 14
Getting involved in life in the Faculty 14
Further information 15
Foreign students 15
Student Card 15
Social Security (Medical assistance) 15
Language 15
Consulates 15
Cost of living 16
Other notes of interest 16
Useful telephone numbers 16
Adress of the Faculty of Medicine 16

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IV. ACADEMIC GUIDE OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Introduction 18
Academic management 18
Academic year 18
Departmental organisation 18
Teaching staff 24
Health centres used for clinical practice 27
Hospital clinical training 27
Clinical training in primary health care 28
General services of the Faculty of Medicine 28
Health sciences library 28
Animal house 28
Iconography service 29
Study room for students 29
Student club 29
Governing bodies of the Faculty 29
ECTS Coordination 30

V. CURRICULUM
Curriculum 32
Year I 32
Year II 32
Year III 32
Year IV 33
Year V 33
Year VI 33
Teaching programme 34

AUTHORS
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Justo. Hernández MD MA PhD, Norberto Hernández-Siverio MD PhD, Antonio Sierra MD PhD

I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

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ECTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA LAGUNA
This information package describes the University of La Laguna and the courses offered by its
Faculty of Medicine in order to help the prospective ECTS (ERASMUS-SOCRATES) student to
prepare his/her study period in this institution.

What is ECTS?
ECTS stands for "European Union Course Credit Transfer System". ECTS is a pilot project
forming part of the ERASMUS-SOCRATES Programme (European Union Action Scheme for
the Mobility of University Students). One of the main aims of ERASMUS is the promotion of
academic recognition throughout the European Community -and, as from the academic year
1992/93, between an EU member state and any country belonging to the European Free Trade
Association (EFTA)- in order to allow students to follow part of their study programme abroad.

How does ECTS work?

ECTS has been introduced for a maximum 6-year pilot phase extending from the academic year
1989/90 to the academic year 1994/95 and forming part of the ERASMUS programme
(European Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students). Five subject areas have been
selected to test ECTS mechanisms: Business Administration, Chemistry, History, Mechanical
Engineering and Medicine, and 145 higher education institutions participate in the scheme, each
of them with one faculty or department. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of La Laguna
has been selected by the EU to participate in ECTS in the field of Medicine. Under SOCRATES
the use of ECTS is encouraged and an increasing number of institutions is expected to make
their courses available according to the ECTS rules. ECTS is a decentralised system based upon
the principle of mutual trust and confidence between the participating higher education
institutions. The few rules of ECTS, concerning information (on courses available), agreement
(between the home and host institutions) and the use of credit points (to indicate student
workload) are set out to reinforce this mutual trust and confidence. Each ECTS department will
describe the courses it offers not only in terms of content but also adding credits to each course.

The allocation of credit points courses

ECTS is a credit system based on student workload. Student workload involves lectures,
practices and self study. It includes all work needed to prepare for an examination. The basic
allocation of academic credits in ECTS is 60 credits per year of study or 30 credits per semester
or 20 credits per trimester/term. It is important that no special courses will be set up for ECTS
purposes, but that all ECTS courses are mainstream courses of the participating institutions, as

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followed by home students under normal regulations. According to the student workload of the
courses offered, it is up to the participating institutions to subdivide the credits for the different
courses. Practical placements and optional courses which form an integral part of the course of
study also receive academic credit. Practical placements and optional courses which do not form
an integral part of the course of study do not receive academic credit. Non credit courses may,
however, be mentioned in the transcript of records. Credits are awarded only when the course
has been completed and all required examinations have been successfully taken.

ECTS students
The students participating in ECTS will receive full credit for all academic work successfully
carried out at any of the ECTS partner institutions and they will be able to transfer these
academic credits from one participating institution to another as long as there is prior agreement
between the institutions involved. All students of the participating departments who are willing
to take part in the ECTS may do so if their institution agrees and within the limit of available
places. Most students participating in the ECTS will go to one single host institution in one
single EU member state, study there for a limited period and then return to their home
institution. Some may decide to stay at the host institution and finish their degree there. Some
may also decide to proceed to a third institution to continue their studies. In each of these three
cases, students will be required to comply with the legal and institutional requirements of the
country and institution where they take their degree. When the student returns and has
successfully completed the study programme previously agreed between the home and the host
institutions, credit transfer will then take place, and the student will continue the study course at
the home institution without any loss of time or credit. If, on the other hand, the student decides
to stay at the host institution and to take his/her degree there, he/she may have to adapt his/her
study course due to the legal, institutional and departmental rules in the host country, institution
and department.

The EU is providing 10 student mobility grants (100 months of studies) per year for each
participating department. The selection of students who will receive these grants will be carried
out by each institution. Students may only be awarded grants if they fulfil the general conditions
of elegibility for the ERASMUS-SOCRATES grant. These are:

• students must be citizens of one of the EU member states or citizens of one of the EFTA countries (or
recognised by one member state or one EFTA country as having an official status of refugee or stateless
person or permanent resident), as to EFTA nationals, students will be eligible provided they are moving
within the framework of ERASMUS-SOCRATES from the respective EFTA home country to an EU
member state. EFTA nationals registered as students in ECTS participating institutions in other EFTA
countries or in UE member states are only eligible for participation in ECTS if they have established a
right of permanent residence;
• students shall not be required to pay tuition fees at the host institution, the student may however, be
required to continue to pay his/her normal tuition fees to the home institu tion during the study period
abroad;
• the national grant/loan to which a student may be entitled for study at his/her institution may not be
discontinued, interrupted or reduced while that student is studying in another member state and is
receiving an ERASMUS-SOCRATES grant;
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• one study period abroad should not last less than three months or more than one year;
• students in the first year of their studies are not eligible for receiving ERASMUS-SOCRATES grants.

Participating institutions
In the subject area of Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine of La Laguna participates with the
following institutions:

B Université Libre de Bruxelles

Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen
DK Københavns Universitet

D Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Universität Freiburg
Universität Göttingen
Universität Köln
Universität Münster
Universität Ulm

GR University of Thessaloniki

F Université Louis Pasteur-Strasbourg I

Université de Rennes I

I Universitá degli studi di Napoli

Universitá degli studi di Bari
Universitá degli studi di Perugia

NL Rijksuniversiteit Leiden

P Universidade de Coimbra

A Universität Wien
Universität Graz

CH Université de Lausanne

N University of Oslo
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 University of Tromsoe

SF University of Kuopio

II. THE UNIVERSITY OF

LA LAGUNA

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THE CANARY ISLANDS
The Canary Island archipelago is both the most western point of Spain and the most southern
point of Europe. Consisting of seven large islands and 6 smaller islets, it is situated in the
Atlantic ocean off the coast of Africa, a short distance from the Tropic of Cancer. The
archipelago's privileged geographical location makes it an important meeting point for different
peoples and cultures, as well as a compulsory stop-over on intercontinental routes and
communications between Europe, Africa and America. With their pleasant climate (average
annual temperature of 20ºC) and breath-taking scenery, together with the hospitable and
easy-going nature of the local population, the islands are an extremely attractive year-round
resort.

Tenerife is the largest of the seven islands. It is volcanic and mountainous, and home to the
Teide summit which is 3.760 metres high. It is an island of striking contrasts, in which lush
valleys coexist with rocky coastlines. The island's administrative capital is Santa Cruz of
Tenerife and a mere stones-throw away is the second largest city, San Cristóbal de La Laguna,
where the university is located. La Laguna dates back to the 15th century and, with its
impressive palaces, churches and convents, is a city steeped in history and tradition.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FERNANDO DE LA LAGUNA

The University of La Laguna, situated in the city of the same name, is a public institution with
its own legal personality and possessions. It provides a public service to the Canaries by offering
higher education to the local population.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
University activities in the Canaries go back as far as 1701, year in which a higher education
centre was created in Tenerife by Papal decree. In 1744 this centre changed its name to the
Ecclesiastical University of San Agustín. In 1792 Charles IV issued a Royal Decree establishing
in San Cristóbal de La Laguna a University of Letters which subsequently became what is today
the University of La Laguna. In 1992 we have celebrated the 200 anniversary of our University.

STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

The University, which is spread across several campuses, offers degree and diploma courses in
the following fields: Fine Arts, Biology, Economics and Business Studies, Information Sciences,
Law, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Psychology, Education Sciences, Geography, History,
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Mathematics, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Primary Teacher Training,
Nautical and Sea Studies, Computer Science, Labour Relations, Agronomics and Architecture.

Research and teaching are coordinated by the university's 54 departments. The university has
21.000 enrolled students, 1.400 teaching staff and almost 600 administration and services staff.
It also has a number of General Services which provide departments and centres with teaching
and research support. These services include: Radioactive laboratories. Cryogenics Service.
Animal house. Image and multimedia laboratory. Glass-blowing workshop. Mechanical repair
workshop. Calibration and maintenance laboratory. Computer science service.
Teledocumentation centre. Translation office. Publications department.

In addition to the libraries located in the different faculties, centres and schools, the university
has a large general Library. The General Library houses an Old Collection which comprises the
university's bibliographical treasures, including important manuscripts and incunabula; a
Canarian Collection, which is the largest and most varied of its kind; a General Collection with
more than 65.000 modern volumes, and a Periodicals Collection.

OTHER INFORMATION

Accommodation and Reception

In order to make life easier for our students, the university has created a Student Guidance
Service from where leaflets and other information on various aspects of the university can be
obtained. A great deal of attention is paid to finding suitable accommodation for visiting
students. The university currently has three halls of residence which cater for 600 students.
Further details can be obtained from:

SIO (Servicio de Información y Orientación)

Dirección Postal (Campus Central):
C/Delgado Barreto, s/n.
38071 La Laguna

Teléfono: 922 319620 Fax: 922 319621

Delegación en Guajara:
Teléfono 922 317456

E-mail: [email protected]

For accommodation: http://www.ull.es/alumnado/coleg_ull.html

http://www.ull.es/ullasp/alumnado/alquiler.asp
http://www.ull.es/ullasp/alumnado/compartir.asp
http://www.ull.es/ullasp/alumnado/casas.asp
Transport Links:...... http://www.ull.es/alumnado/transporte.html
Catering Facilities: .http://www.ull.es/alumnado/comedores.html
University Sport: .....http://www.deportes.ull.es/

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Libraries: .................http://papyrus.bbtk.ull.es/
http://www.ull.es/alumnado/salas_estudio.html
http://www.ull.es/alumnado/aulas_infor.html
Languages: http://www.feu.ull.es/index.php?id=idiomas&L=0
University Card: http://www.ccti.ull.es/ccti/portada.asp

UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
Universidad de La Laguna
Molinos de Agua S/N
E-38207 La Laguna. Tenerife.
Islas Canarias. España
Telephone: +34 922319000/01
Fax: +34 922 259628/+34922319544
http://www.ull.es/

INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION
María Dolores Ramos Díaz
ECTS Institutional Coordinator
International Relations Office
Pabellón de Gobierno
Calle Molinos de Agua S/N
E-38207 LA LAGUNA. TENERIFE.
Telephone: +34 922319457/8
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 Fax: +34 922319494
e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.ull.es/ullasp/relainter/index.asp

III. THE FACULTY OF

MEDICINE

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GETTING TO THE FACULTY
The Faculty of Medicine is located between Santa Cruz and La Laguna and can be reached by
public transport from both cities. Students living in Santa Cruz can take the following buses:

- From Santa Cruz - From La Laguna

*015 *015
*904 *013
*905 *Univ. circuit
*908
*911
*136

Public transport is subsidised and you would be well-advised to purchase the multi-journey
tickets available from selected tobacconists or in the Bus Station. There is a multi-journey
tickets, with a face value of 12 euros which is valid for about 25 journeys. Students wishing to
use the University Circuit bus must purchase a special multi-journey ticket from the driver.
Car-owning students may use the two small car parks in the Faculty, on production of their
student card or enrolment receipt. Alternatively, they may use the two public car parks of the
University Hospital close to the Faculty.

ACCOMMODATION
The University's Student Guidance Service can provide information concerning accommodation
available in local flats. The University has 2 Residential Colleges and 2 Halls of Residence:

Tel:
Colegio Mayor San Fernando 922253137
Colegio Mayor Santa María 922630609
Parque de las Islas 922651850/02/4404
San Agustín 922262254

There are also privately-run halls of residence in Santa Cruz and La Laguna:
Tel:
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 Casa de Nazaret 922251740/1/2
Santa María del Pino 922261411
Hijas de María Inmaculada 922210100

CATERING
There are two university dining halls, one next to the central building and the other in the new
Guajara campus. Cafeterias with lunch facilities operate in the Faculty of Medicine, School of
Surveying, School for Nautical Studies, and the Faculties of Fine Arts, Biology, Law,
Economics, Pharmacy, as well as in the Parque de las Islas Hall of Residence. Lunch is available
in all the above cafeterias. Dinner can be obtained in the Faculty of Pharmacy Cafeteria only.
Lunch is served in the above places between 12.30-3 p.m., at an average cost of 2.50 euros.

STUDY FACILITIES
In addition to the Central Library, the university has several others which are attached to
faculties or centres. The following facilities are available in the Faculty of Medicine library:

Reading Room
Med-Line Service
Periodicals Section
Library Lending Service
Inter-Library Loan
Photocopying Unit
Documentation Service
Video Library
Night Study Room

The Reading Room is open from Monday-Friday (October-June) between 8 a.m. and 8.45 p.m.
The Night Study Room may be used from 9 p.m. until 9.a.m. Monday-Friday as well as at
week-ends. Students wishing to use the library facilities must apply for a Library Card which
can be obtained on presentation of one photograph and the enrolment receipt. Although the
facilities are available to all members of the university, for reasons of space preference is given
to Faculty students. All users are asked to abide by the library regulations.

SPORT
The University of La Laguna Sports Department organises sporting activities in the university
and is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of facilities. A number of beginners' and
refresher courses are held throughout the year for different sports. The University has three
Sports Centres, one basketball hall, a gym, a grass football/rugby pitch, athletics track, two
open-air multi-purpose pitches, two tennis courts, martial arts room and weights room. Students
may use these facilities on presentation of their student card or enrolment receipt and after
obtaining the appropriate booking authorisation from the Sports Dept. which is open from
Monday-Friday between 11.00-14.00. The Faculty of Medicine takes part in a number of
university competitions. Students wishing to play in one of the faculty teams should contact the
Students' Sports Club Office in the Faculty.

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GETTING INVOLVED IN LIFE IN THE FACULTY
There are a variety of student associations in the University, covering all kinds of cultural
activities such as lectures, drama group, choirs, folk groups, Film Club, parties, and sporting
activities. These groups play an important role in promoting and creating student services
-information centres, university magazines, courses etc. The Faculty of Medicine has its own
students' club comprising the students' association, the faculty "Tuna" or minstrel group, sports
department, student guidance service the Students' Pathology and Therapeutics Congress, and
other activities. Faculty students are entitled to and indeed should participate in the running of
the faculty via the Faculty Board, and the Board's Standing and Delegate Committees.
Alternatively, students can participate in the running of the university via representation in the
University Senate and its dependant bodies. Students are strongly recommended to involve
themselves in such activities, which benefit all concerned.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Faculty of Medicine Students Club
Mon-Fri 10.00-14.00. Tel: 922319304
Info Terminals located in the Students Club and in the hall of the Third Phase of the Faculty.

FOREING STUDENTS
Student card
We would like to remind you that you are obliged to apply for an UE residence card, which will
enable you to live legally in Spain during the academic year, which runs from September to
June. Once the year is over, if you wish to continue your studies in this country you will have to
apply for renewal of your card. You have to go to the Foreign Office (C/La Marina, 20. Sta.
Cruz of Tenerife) and present there a photocopy of the applicant's passport, one passport-sized
photograph, and an enrolment receipt (or a certificate signed by the coordinator of the
ERASMUS-SOCRATES programme).

Social Security (Medical Assistance)

If you are covered by social security in your country of origin you are entitled to similar cover
while in Spain, although you will have do as follows:
1. Prior to departure, apply for an E-111 or E-109 form.
2. On arrival in Spain, you should go to the Social Security Office (Calle Méndez Núñez 14, Santa Cruz)
and request a health card which will give you the same entitlements as Spanish nationals, namely, free
medical assistance and partial refund of prescribed medicines. Students who are not covered by a scheme
in their home country, or who feel that the cover afforded by the reciprocal student scheme is insufficient,
should take out extra cover with a private health insurance company.

Language
Should you wish to improve your knowledge of Spanish or take up another language, you should
contact with the University Language Institute, in the Avenida de la Trinidad S/N, 38200 La
Laguna (Tel: 922319200).

Consulates
The addresses in Santa Cruz de Tenerife of Consulates of European countries are as follows:

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 Germany: Avda. Francisco de la Roche,45. Tel: 922284812
Belgium: S. Francisco 17. Tel: 922241193
Denmark: Avda. Francisco de la Roche, 45. Tel: 922275757
France: José María de Villa, 1. Tel: 922232710
Finland: Avda. Francisco de la Roche, 45. Tel: 922280955
Ireland: Marina, 7. Tel: 922245671
Italy: Pilar, 27. Tel: 922275709
Great Britain: Plaza Weyler, 8. Tel: 922286863
Netherlands: Marina, 15. Tel: 922243575
Portugal: Avda. Asuncionistas, 44. Tel: 922229607
Sweden: Avda. Francisco de la Roche, 45. Tel: 922277450

Cost of Living
The cost of living in Tenerife is similar to that of the rest of Spain. For guidance purposes some
approximate prices are given below.

Daily paper 1 euro

Cinema 6 euros
Bus journey (single) 1.20 euros
(with multi-ticket) 0.80 euros
Minimum taxi fare 2.50 euros
Coffee 0’80 euros
Beer/soft drink 1’25 euros
Sandwich 1.50 euros

OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST

Post office: Branches open usually between 8.00-15.00. Head Offices remain open until 8 p.m.
for stamps and sending telegrams and parcels.
Banks: Opening hours are 8.30-14.00 Monday-Friday. Between October-June banks are open on
Saturdays from 09.00-13.00.

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Faculty of Medicine University Hospital 922678000

Secretary 922319277 Airport Information (South) 922759200
Dean's Office 922319273 Airport Information (North) 922635800
Fax 922319279 Central Post Office (Santa Cruz) 922245116
History of Medicine 922319283 TITSA (Bus Station) 922219399
Internal Medicine 922319313 Transmediterránea (Ferry) 922243011
Surgery 922319306
Pharmacology 922319343
Library 922319298
Preventive Medicine 922319307
Gynaecology 922319307
Paediatrics 922319307
Pathology 922319318
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Physiology 922319355

IV. ACADEMIC GUIDE OF THE

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

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FACULTY OF MEDICINE ADDRESS

http://www.medicina.ull.es/

Campus de Ofra S/N E-38071 LA LAGUNA

Telephone: +34 922 319277 Fax: +34 922 319279 [email protected]
Dean: Emilio Sanz [email protected]
Vicedeans: Eduardo Salido [email protected]
Marta García [email protected]
Secretary Herminia Pérez [email protected]

INTRODUCTION
The Faculty of Medicine opened in 1968 and offers courses leading to the following degrees:
Degree in Medicine (MD)
Doctorate in Medicine (PhD)
Postgraduate training and research in the field of Health Sciences is also offered in the Faculty.
The Faculty is located next to the University Hospital of the Canary Islands, on the University of
La Laguna's Ofra campus.

Address Telephone Numbers:

Facultad de Medicina Secretary's Office: +34922319282/9277
Universidad de La Laguna Dean's Office: +34922319273
Campus de Ofra S/N Fax: +34922319279
E-38071 La Laguna.
Tenerife. Canary Islands.
SPAIN

ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT
Student enrolments for the degree course in medicine are limited each year for reasons of
teaching and clinical capacity. Students entering the Faculty of Medicine must have completed
their secondary education, the pre-university course (Curso de Orientación Universitaria) and the
national university entrance exam.

Academic Year
The academic year commences the first week of October and ends the third week of September.
There are two teaching four-month periods:

• First four-month period: from the first week of October to the last week of January
• Second four-month period: from the first week of March to the third week if July

Official Exams
February (1st four-months period)
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 June (2nd four-months period)

Departmental Organisation
The University of La Laguna is made up of inter-faculty university departments, which are
responsible for teaching and research. Each Department teaches one or more subjects on the
curriculum. Departments consist of Professors (P), full-time tenured Lecturers (T) and other
Lecturers (Assistant). At the end of this section the list of the complete teaching staff of the
Faculty of Medicine is included.

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY, PATHOLOGY

AND HISTOLOGY

Director: Prof. Agustín Casteñeyra [email protected]

Secretary: Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez
Telephone: +34922319334
Fax: +34922660253

Subjects:
E-LSUD-1-MED-101-Human embryology and Anatomy of the locomotive apparatus
Main lines of research: study of development and structure of CNS, applying techniques of
morphometry, Golgi, electron microscope, histochemistry and immunohistochemistry and
anterograde and retrogade marking. Sport biomechanics and human anthropometry.
E-LSUD-1-MED-105-Visceral anatomy and head
E-LSUD-2-MED-201-Anatomy of the central nervous system
E-LSUD-2-MED-205-Topographical and radiological anatomy
E-LSUD-1-MED-102-Human cytology
Main lines of research: cytogenetics in prenatal diagnosis using studies of amniotic fluid cells
and chorionic villi. Cytogenetics of leukaemias. Cytogenetics in tumours of urothelium and
digestive tract.
E-LSUD-1-MED-106-General histology
Main lines of research: tissue repairs. Cytogenetics in prenatal diagnosis, leukaemias and
lymphomas. Cytogenetics in urethral and digestive tract tumours.
E-LSUD-2-MED-202-Special histology
E-LSUD-3-MED-306-General pathology
Main lines of research: tissue repair. Arteriosclerosis. Osteogenesis and osteoarticular
pathology. Thyroid regeneration (Histomorphometry). Molecular biology: in situ hybridisation
techniques; clinical and preventive application. Image analysis and pathological quantification
by image digitalisation. Videophone quantification. Immunocytochemistry and fluid cytometry,
clinicopathological applications in tumours.

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E-LSUD-3-MED-405-Special pathology

DEPARTMENT OF PARASITOLOGY,
ECOLOGY AND GENETICS
Director:..............José M. Fernández
Secretary:............José E. Piñero
Telephone:.+34922318484
Fax:............+34922630095

Subject:
E-LSUD-2-MED-207-Human genetics
Main lines of research: cytogenetics
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Director: Prof. Javier Corzo
Secretary: Prof. Julio Ávila
bioquí[email protected]
Telephone: +34922318353
Fax: +34922318354

Subjects:
E-LSUD-1-MED-103-Biochemistry and molecular biology I
Main lines of research: function of ATPase-Na-K. Molecular biology of crystalline proteins.
E-LSUD-1-MED-107- Biochemistry and molecular biology II

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
Director: Dr. Aldo A. González Brito [email protected]
Secretary:
[email protected]
Telephone: +34922319421/9395
Fax: +34922319397

Subjects:
E-LSUD-1-MED-104-Biophysics
Main lines of research: rapid control of the cardiovascular system.
E-LSUD-1-MED-108-Physiology I
Main lines of research: neuroendocrinology of reproduction. Behavioural neurochemistry and
neuropharmacology. Neurochemical registers in moving animals. Electrophysiological registers
in the Central Nervous System.
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E-LSUD-2-MED-203-Physiology II
Main lines of research: behavioural neurochemistry and neuropharmacology. Neurochemical
registers in moving animals. Electrophysiological registers in the CNS.
E-LSUD-2-MED-209-Physiology III
E-LSUD-2-MED-208-Basic immunology
Main lines of research: molecular bases of immunology.

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND

OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Director: Prof. José M. Gituérrez
Secretary: Prof. Beatriz Abdul-Jabar
[email protected]
Telephone: +34922318169
Fax:............+34922318170

Subject:
E-LSUD-3-MED-210-Biostatistics
Main lines of research: design analysis of experiments with ordinal data. Multiple regression:
diagnosis and influence.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL
MEDICINE AND PHARMACOLOGY
Director: Prof. Claudio Otón
Vicedirector Prof. Juan Martín
Secretary: Prof. Susana Abdala
Telephone: +34922319296
Fax: +349223194114
[email protected]
http://www.ull.es/docencia/web_departamentos/farma-medfis/index.htm

Subjects:
E-LSUD-1-MED-109-Medical physics

Main lines of research: measurement of environmental radiation. Dosage determination in

patients undergoing diagnostic explorations.
E-LSUD-3-MED-302-Radiology and general physical medicine
Main lines of research: expert systems and Artificial Intelligence in Radiology. Population
protection and radiation exposure. Automatic diagnosis.
E-LSUD-3-MED-506-Special radiology
E-LSUD-3-MED-305-Experimental pharmacology

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Main lines of research: pharmacology of pain. Natural products. Control and regulation of
adrenal secretion. Pharmacovigillance. Drug epidemiology. Pharmacogenetics.
E-LSUD-6-MED-606-Clinical pharmacology

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE,

DERMATOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
Director: Prof. Francisco Santolaria
Secretary: Prof. José A. Jorge
Telephone and Fax: +34922319313
[email protected]

Subjects:
E-LSUD-2-MED-209-Psychological backgrounds of health and sickness conditions

E-LSUD-5-MED-501-Psychiatry
Main lines of research: psychiatric epidemiology. Suicide. Stress and Psychopathology.
E-LSUD-6-MED-611-Clinical psychiatry
E-LSUD-3-MED-301-Physiopathology and clinical propaedeutics
Main lines of research: alcoholism. Hepatopathies. Clinical Nutrition.
E-LSUD-4-MED-403-Gastroenterology and hepatology
Main lines of research: hepatology.
E-LSUD-4-MED-407-Cardiology and circulatory system
Main lines of research: cardiology.
E-LSUD-4-MED-409-Pneumology
Main lines of research: bronchial hyperreactivity.
E-LSUD-4-MED-502-Rheumatology
Main lines of research: clinical immunology.
E-LSUD-4-MED-504-Neurology
E-LSUD-4-MED-508-Endocrinology
Main lines of research: nutrition.
E-LSUD-4-MED-510-Haematology
Main lines of research: bone marrow histopathology. Clinical haematology.
E-LSUD-5-MED-511-Infectious diseases
E-LSUD-4-MED-412-Oncology
Main lines of research: oncogenia and oncogenes.
E-LSUD-6-MED-601-Nephrology
Main lines of research: clinical nephrology.
E-LSUD-6-MED-607-Medical clinics
E-LSUD-4-MED-411-Dermatology
Main lines of research: median-epithelial tumours. Collagenosis.

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY,
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 OPHTHALMOLOGY AND ENT
Director: Prof. Ángel Carrillo
Vicedirector Prof. Arturo Soriano
Secretary: Prof. Pedro Gutiérrez
Telephone and Fax: +34922319306
[email protected]

Subjects:
E-LSUD-3-MED-307-General surgery
E-LSUD-4-MED-404-Digestive surgery
Main lines of research: behaviour of anastomoses and suturing material. Enteral nutrition. Diet
and colon cancer.

E-LSUD-4-MED-408-Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

E-LSUD-5-MED-503-Traumatology and orthopaedics
Main lines of research: experimental studies of tissue separation: tendons, cartilage, bone,
peripheral nerve.
E-LSUD-5-MED-505-Neurosurgery
Main lines of research: neurosurgical treatment for epilepsy. Postoperative monitoring of
cerebral electrical activity.
E-LSUD-5-MED-509-Maxillofacial, breast and endocrine surgery
E-LSUD-6-MED-602-Urology
Main lines of research: basic urodynamia of lower urinary apparatus. Experimental andrology.
Arterial sutures using reabsorbable material. Kidney transplantation.
E-LSUD-6-MED-608-Surgical clinics
E-LSUD-4-MED-402-ENT
Main lines of research: experimental surgery in facial paralysis. Behaviour of grafts in
experimental septoplasty. Concentration of antiobiotics in experimental otorrhoea fluids.
E-LSUD-5-MED-406-Ophthalmology
Main lines of research: visual field, glaucoma.

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND

CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Director: Miguel Pérez
Secretary: Fernando Perestelo
Telephone: +34922318477
Fax: +34922253344/630095
[email protected]

Subject:

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E-LSUD-3-MED-303-Microbiology and parasitology

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND

GYNAECOLOGY, PAEDIATRICS, PREVENTIVE
MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, TOXICOLOGY
AND FORENSIC MEDICINE
Director: Prof. Antonio Sierra
Secretary: Prof. Pilar Arévalo
Telephone and Fax: +34922319307
[email protected]

Subjects:
E-LSUD-6-MED-604-Preventive and social medicine
Main lines of research: psychiatric epidemiology. Environmental Health. Primary health care.
Food and health.
E-LSUD-2-MED-206-Demography and epidemiology
E-LSUD-4-MED-401-Obstetrics and gynaecology
Main lines of research: fetal physiopathology. STD. Prenatal diagnosis. Reproduction.
E-LSUD-6-MED-610-Gynaecological clinics
E-LSUD-5-MED-507-Paediatrics
Main lines of research: infant nutrition. Mineral metabolism. Neonatology
E-LSUD-6-MED-609-Clinical paediatrics
E-LSUD-6-MED-603-Forensic medicine

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE
Director: Prof. Manuel Ledesma
Secretary: Prof. Inmaculada González
Telephone: +34922319201
Fax: +34922319010
[email protected]

Subject:
E-LSUD-3-MED-304-History of medicine
Main lines of research: Renaissance medicine. Historical epidemiology of the Canary Islands.
First biomedical journals in Canary Islands. Popular medicine in the Canary Islands. The
surgical revolution. New trends in biomedical documentation. The introduction of modern
medicine in the Canary Islands. Medical biographies. Scientific medical english terminology.

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Old medical instruments. Concept of History of Medicine.

TEACHING STAFF OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Department of anatomy, pathology and histology

Teaching and research field of pathology
Lucio Díaz-Flores Feo (P) Eduardo Salido Ruíz (T)
Olga Ferrer Roca (P) María Dolores Ravina Cabrera (T)
Antonio Martín Herrera (P) Rafael Méndez Medina (T)
Hugo Alvarez Argüelles (T)

Teaching and research field of morphologic sciences

Romualdo Ferres Torres (P) Norberto Marrero Gordillo (T)
José Luis García Miranda (P) José Luis Carrasco Juan (T)
Gundela Meyer (P) Emilia Carmona Calero (T)
Agustín Castañeyra Perdomo (P) Hilda Varela Ansedes (T)
Tomás González Hernández (T) Francisco Valladares Parrilla (T)
Ricardo Gutiérrez García (T) Nélida Rancel Torres (T)
Ana Otero Gómez (T) Herminia Pérez González (T)
Mar Pérez Delgado (T)

Department of biochemistry and molecular biology

Pablo Martín Vasallo (P) Carlos Hernández Calzadilla (T)
Teresa Alonso Lancho (T)

Department of surgery
Harry Friend Sicilia (P) Pedro Cortés García (A)
Manuel Díaz Hernández (A) Mario Gómez Culebras (T)
Manuel González de la Rosa (P) Hermógenes Díaz Luis (A)
Daniel López Aguado (P) Manuel Espejo Castro (A)
Antonio Alarcó Hernández (P) José García Santos (A)
Francisco Bañares Baudet (P) José Luis García-Estrada (A)
Eugenia Campos Bañales (T) Florencio García Correa (A)
Ángel Carrillo Pallares (P) Vicente González Bethencourt (A)
David Castro Díaz (T) Gregorio González Massieu (A)
Cristóbal Domínguez Pastor (T) Pedro Gutiérrez Hernández (A)
Mariano Ginovés Sierra (T) Sixto Hernández Plasencia (A)
Norberto Hernández Siverio (P) Alfredo Martín Rodríguez (A)
Carmen Mesa Moreno (T) Emilio Martín Rodríguez (A)
Blas Pérez Piñero (T) Rafael Martínez Sanz (A)
Agustín Méndez Lima (A) Armando Brito Santiago (A)
Arturo Soriano Benítez de Lugo (T) Milagrosa Meneses Fernández (A)
Luis Betancor Martínez (A) Modesto Moneva Arce (A)
Mario Montequi López (A) Pablo Puerto Romero (A)
Miguel Olivares Hernández (A) Juan Ravina Cabrera (T))
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José Luis País Brito (A) Julián Pérez Palma (A)
Pedro Rodríguez Hernández (A) Sebastián Rodríguez Hernández (A)
Edmundo Rodríguez Rodríguez (A) Manuel Sánchez Méndez (A)
Miguel Serrano García (A) Manuel Ravina Pisaca (A)
Roberto Ucelay Gómez (A) Eliseo Quijada Fumero (A)
Victor García Marín (T) Mario Gómez Culebras (T)

Department of statistics and operational research

Enrique González Dávila (T)

Department of modern philology

Isabel León Pérez (A)

Department of physiology
Rafael Alonso Solís (P) Jesús San Gil Martín (T)
Julián González González (P) Fátima Moujir Nasser-Eddine (T)
Manuel Mas García (P) José Luis González Mora (T)
Rafael Castro Fuentes (T) Luis Miguel Vera Porcell (T)
Aldo González Brito (T) Carmen González Hernández (T)
Guadalberto Hernández Hernández (T) Celsa Santana Herrera (T)
Manuel Rodríguez Díaz (T)

Department of history and philosophy of science, education and language

Justo Pedro Hernández González (A)

Department of physical medicine and pharmacology

Teaching and research field of pharmacology
José Boada Juárez (P) Angel Noguerales de la Obra (A)
Ricardo Borges Jurado (T) Dolores Gómez Etreros (A)
Manuel Feria Rodríguez (P) Felipe González Miranda (T)
Eduardo Navarro García (T) Emilio Sanz Alvarez (P)
Carmen Álvarez García (A) Miguel Ansuátegui Sánchez (A)

Teaching and research field of radiology and physical medicine

José Hernández Armas (P) Luis Otón Sánchez (A)
Claudio Otón Sánchez (P) Ángeles Gómez Rodríguez (A)
Rafael Alarcó Hernández (T) José Carlos Fernández de Aldecoa (A)
Ana Allende Riera (T) Francisco Díaz Romero (A)
Enrique Enríquez Hernández (T) Carlos de Armas González (A)
Soledad Pastor Santoveña (T) Mercedes Cruz Díaz (A)

Department of internal medicine and psychiatry

Teaching field of medicine
Luis Hernández Nieto (P) María Luisa Brito Barroso (A)
Diego de Armas Trujillo (T) Manuel Brito Suárez (A)
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José Batista López (T) Manuel Castro López (A)
Guillermo Cubillo Ferreira (T) Francisco Dorta Delgado (A)
Rafael García Montelongo (T) María Angeles Gantes Mora (A)
Tomás González García (T) Marta García Bustinguy (T)
Isidro González Martín (T) Javier García Pérez (A)
Emilio González Reimers (P) Juan Luis Gómez Sirvent (A)
José Antonio Jorge Hernández (T) Vicente González García (A)
Benito Maceira Cruz (T) Miguel Hernández García (A)
Luis Morcillo Herrera (T) Pilar de Juan Hernández (A)
Enrique Quintero Carrión (P) Ignacio Laynez Cerdeña (A)
Francisco Santolaria Fernández (P) Isidro Mouton Álvarez (A)
Francisco Marrero Rodríguez (A) Ciro Casanova Macario (A)
Armando Torres Ramírez (P) Antonio Noda Cabrera (A)
Juan Abreu González (A) Rosalba Sánchez González (A)
Arturo Álvarez Calero (A) Francisco Bosa Ojeda (A)

Teaching and research field of psychiatry

Carlos de las Cuevas Castresana (T) Ana Monterrey Yanes (A)
Ramón Gracia Marco (P) Manuel Henry Benítez (T)
Armando Morera Fumero (T) Francisco Sánchez García (A)
Francisco Rodríguez Pulido (T) Antonio García Estrada (A)

Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, preventive medicine and public

health
Teaching and research field of preventive medicine
Antonio Sierra López (P) Alvaro Torres Lana (A)
Pilar Arévalo Morales (T) Cristobalina Rodríguez Alvarez (T)
Ángeles Arias Rodríguez (P) Nicolás Lemus Reyes (A)
Roberto Álvarez Marante (T) Francisco González Rodríguez (A)
Arturo Hardisson de la Torre (P) José Luis González Iglesias (T)

Teaching and research field of obstetrics and gynaecology

José Carlos Alberto Bethencourt (P) Francisco Trujillo Ramírez (A)
Javier Parache Hernández (P) Salvador Sánchez García (A)
Delia Baez Quintana (T) Santiago Iglesias Peláez (A)
Araceli Fernández Rodríguez (T) Luis Delgado Gómez (A)
Nieves González González (T) Luis Álvarez González (A)
Rubí Rodríguez Díaz (T) Juan Troyano Luque (T)
José Antonio Saavedra Martínez (T) José Luis Santísimo Sacramento del Mazo (T)

Teaching and research field of paediatrics

Eduardo Domench Martínez (P) Candelaria Padilla Sánchez (A)
Honorio Armas Ramos (T) Pedro Ruíz Espiga (A)
Juan González Díaz (T) Ildefonso Rodríguez Rodríguez (A)
Arturo Méndez Pérez (T) Carlos Ormazábal Ramos (T)
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Cayetano Rodríguez Luis (T) Luis Ortigosa Castillo (A)
Raúl Trujillo Armas (T) Santiago López Mendoza (A)
Flora Barroso Guerrero (A) José Henríquez Esquiroz (A)
Ramón Castro Conde (A) Carmen Cortabarría Bayona (A)

HEALTH CENTRES USED FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE

Students of the Faculty of Medicine carry out their clinical practice work from year 3 onwards.
This work becomes more intensive until the final year of their degree course, when they study 5
clinical subjects and are assigned full-time to the university teaching hospital and Health Centres
for the last 6 months of the curriculum.

Hospital Clinical Training

Hospital Universitario de Canarias Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria
Campus de Ofra. La Laguna Carretera del Rosario S/N. Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Telephone +34922 678000 Telephone +34922 602000
Tertiary level general hospital. 611 beds. Tertiary level general hospital. 800 beds.

Hospital de Ofra
Campus de Ofra. La Laguna. Telephone 602461.
Tertiary level general hospital. 100 beds. (section of the Candelaria Hospital).

Clinical Training in Primary Health Care

Tacoronte Health Centre Taco Health Centre
Crta. General del Norte 53. Tacoronte. Taco. Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Tel. +34(9)22 571398 Tel. +34922 618112
Barrio de la Salud Health Centre
Avda. Venezuela, 6. Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Tel. +34(9)22 224517

GENERAL SERVICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Health Sciences Library
In addition to the main library, there are department's libraries.
Funds:

Volumes: 10.000
Journal Collections: 433
Doctoral Thesis: 700
Personnel:

Librarians: 3
Auxiliary Staff: 5

Timetable: 8 am to 8.45 pm (mon-fri)

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Number of Sitting Places: 400

Reprogrphy:

Copy machine
Microfilm reader and copier
CD-ROM

Services:

Direct access to the books and journals for teachers and students
Inter-library loans
MED-LINE searches
Videoteca

Animal House
The faculty has a centralised animal house, with resources for breeding and caring for rats, mice,
rabbits and dogs. There are small animal houses in few departments of basic research. In 1992 a
new centralised animal house for the whole University has been opened, equipped with all
resources to meet the EU recommendations.

Iconography Service
The Faculty has an iconography service with staff and resources in Photography and Video.

Study Room
There are 399 sitting places in the main Library and aprox. 60 sitting places in the Study room,
open 24 hours a day.

Student Club
"Tuna" of the Faculty of Medicine (Minstrels; singing group)
Health Sciences' Students' Association
Sports Department
Pathology and Therapeutics congress for students
Students' Guidance Service

PC Room
There are 13 personal computers with several operative programmes.

GOBERNING BODIES OF THE FACULTY

Dean: Prof. Emilio Sanz [email protected]
Assistant Deans: Dr. Eduardo Salido [email protected]
Dr. Marta García [email protected]
Assistant Student to the Dean:
Secretary: Dr. Herminia Pérez [email protected]
Head of Studies: Dr. Araceli Fernández
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Faculty Board
This is the Faculty's highest representative body. It is made up of all teaching staff (50%)
together with student representatives (40%) and administration and services staff (10%). Its main
functions are to elect the faculty government, and to approve the curriculum and other general
programmes.

Standing Committee
This consists of representatives of the various departments, students and administration and
services staff. It is empowered by the Faculty Board to handle and approve the day-to-day affairs
of faculty government.

Other Committees
The Faculty Board has set up other committees to deal with specific issues. The following
currently exist:

Teaching Committee
Library Committee
Curriculum Committee
Animal House Committee
Academic qualifications' Committee (approval of qualifications awarded by other institutions)

ECTS COORDINATION

Dr. Norberto Marrero-Gordillo

Departmental coordinator
Dpt. of Human Anatomy
School of Medicine
Tel.:+34922319436
Fax:+34922660253
[email protected]

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CURRICULUM
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The Faculty of Medicine's curriculum is divided into two cycles. The first lasts three years and is
pre-clinical, although clinical practice work in hospitals commences during the 3rd year. The
second cycle (clinical phase) lasts three years.

YEAR I

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-1-MED-101-ANATOMY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND
GENERAL EMRYOLOGY
E-LSUD-1-MED-102-HUMAN CYTOLOGY
E-LSUD-1-MED-103-BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLLECULAR BIOLOGY I
E-LSUD-1-MED-104-BIOPHYSICS

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-1-MED-105-VISCERAL AND HEAD ANATOMY
E-LSUD-1-MED-106-GENERAL HISTOLOGY
E-LSUD-1-MED-107-BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLLECULAR BIOLOGY II
E-LSUD-1-MED-108-HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY I
E-LSUD-1-MED-109-MEDICAL PHYSICS

YEAR II

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-2-MED-201-ANATOMY OF THE CNS AND SENSES
E-LSUD-2-MED-202-SPECIAL HISTOLOGY
E-LSUD-2-MED-203-HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY II
E-LSUD-2-MED-204-PSYCHOLOGICAL BACKGROUNDS OF HEALTH AND
SICKNESS CONDITIONS

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-2-MED-205-TOPOGRAPHICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY
E-LSUD-2-MED-206-DEMOGRAPHY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
E-LSUD-2-MED-207-HUMAN GENETICS
E-LSUD-2-MED-208-IMMUNOLOGY
E-LSUD-2-MED-209-HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY II
E-LSUD-2-MED-210-BIOSTATISTICS

YEAR III

1st and 2nd four-month periods

E-LSUD-3-MED-301-PHYSIOPATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL PROPAEDEUTICS

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-3-MED-302-GENERAL PATHOLOGY
E-LSUD-3-MED-303-MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY
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E-LSUD-3-MED-304-HISTORY OF MEDICINE

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-3-MED-305-EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY
E-LSUD-3-MED-306-RADIOLOGY AND GENERAL PHYSICAL MEDICINE
E-LSUD-3-MED-307-GENERAL SURGERY

YEAR IV

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-4-MED-401-OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
E-LSUD-4-MED-402-ENT
E-LSUD-4-MED-403-GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
E-LSUD-4-MED-404-DIGESTIVE SURGERY
E-LSUD-4-MED-405-OPHTHALMOLOGY

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-4-MED-406-CARDIOLOGY AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
E-LSUD-4-MED-407-CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
E-LSUD-4-MED-408-PNEUMOLOGY
E-LSUD-4-MED-409-DERMATOLOGY
E-LSUD-4-MED-410-SPECIAL PATHOLOGY
E-LSUD-4-MED-411-MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

YEAR V

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-5-MED-501-PSYCHIATRY
E-LSUD-5-MED-502-RHEUMATOLOGY
E-LSUD-5-MED-503-TRAUMATOLOGY AND ORTHOPAEDICS
E-LSUD-5-MED-504-NEUROLOGY
E-LSUD-5-MED-505-NEUROSURGERY
E-LSUD-5-MED-506-SPECIAL RADIOLOGY

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-5-MED-507-PAEDIATRICS
E-LSUD-5-MED-508-ENDOCRINOLOGY
E-LSUD-5-MED-509-MAXILLOFACIAL, BREAST AND ENDOCRINE SURGERY
E-LSUD-5-MED-510-HAEMATOLOGY
E-LSUD-5-MED-511-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

YEAR VI
1st four-month period (lectures)
E-LSUD-6-MED-601-NEPHROLOGY
E-LSUD-6-MED-602-UROLOGY
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E-LSUD-6-MED-603-FORENSIC MEDICINE
E-LSUD-6-MED-604-PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE
E-LSUD-6-MED-605-CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

2nd four-month period (practices)

E-LSUD-6-MED-606-CLINICAL MEDICINE
E-LSUD-6-MED-607-CLINICAL SURGERY
E-LSUD-6-MED-608-CLINICAL PAEDIATRICS
E-LSUD-6-MED-609-CLINICAL GYNAECOLOGY
E-LSUD-6-MED-610-CLINICAL PSYCHIATRICS

1st four-month period: from the first week of October to the last week of January
2nd four-month period: from the first week of March to the third week of July

TEACHING PROGRAMME

YEAR I

1st four-moth period

E-LSUD-1-MED-101-Anatomy of the locomotive apparatus and general
embryology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 4.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 7)
Teaching staff: Gundela Meyer (P), Tomás González (T), Agustín Castañeyra (T), Mar Pérez
(T), Herminia Pérez (T), Norberto Marrero (T), Emilia Carmona (T).
Exam type: final MCHT and theoretico-practical exam
Contents: anatomy of development, locomotive apparatus

E-LSUD-1-MED-102-Human cytology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5.5)
Teaching staff: José Luis García-Miranda (P) [email protected], Nélida Rancel.
Exam type: final MCT
Contents: complete morpho-functional study of the cell. Structures of supramacromollecular,
cellular and tissue organisation levels. Development of the embryo from origin of germinal cells
and fertilisation to formation of three germinal layers and its alterations. Study of factors
involved in the transmission of hereditary features.

E-LSUD-1-MED-103-Biochemistry and mollecular biology I

(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 5.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5)
Teaching staff: Pablo Martín-Vasallo (P) [email protected], Carlos Hernández (T), Teresa Alonso
(T), Ignacio Frías (A). Exam type: final MCT and fortnightly controls
Contents: biochemistry. Nucleic acids. Mollecular biology. Recombinant DNA technology.

E-LSUD-1-MED-104-Biophysics (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
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Teaching staff: Julián González (P) [email protected], José Hernández (P), Luis Vera (T).
Exam type: final short-answer and problem test
Contents: haemodynamics. Muscular and respiratory mechanics. Mechanic waves: audition and
ultrasounds. Light and human vision. Human Biomechanic.

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-1-MED-105-Visceral and head anatomy (THEORETICAL
CREDITS: 4; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 6.5)
Taching staff: Gundela Meyer (P), Tomás González (T), Agustín Castañeyra (T), Mª del Mar
Pérez (T), Herminia Pérez (T), Norberto Marrero (T), Emilia Carmona (T).
Exam type: MCT and theoretico-practical final Contents: splacnology, head and cranium

E-LSUD-1-MED-106-General histology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: Hilda Varela (T), Ana Otero (T) [email protected], Nélida Rancel (T), Ricardo
Gutiérrez (T), Francisco Valladares (T). Exam type: theoretico-practical final
Contents: morphology and structure of the tissues in the human body.

E-LSUD-1-MED-107-Biochemistry and mollecular biology II

(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 4.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 4.5)
Teaching staff: Pablo Martín Vasallo (P) [email protected], Carlos Hernández (T), Teresa Alonso
(T), Ignacio Frías (A). Exam type: MCHT final
Contents: metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Synthesis and degradation of organic
mollecules.

E-LSUD-1-MED-108-Human physiology I (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: Manuel Mas (P) [email protected], Rafael Alonso (P), Celsa Santana (T), María del
Carmen González (T), Aldo González (T), José Luis González (T), Rafael Castro (T), Manuel
Rodríguez (T). Exam type: MCT final
Contents: study of cellular functions. Cellular homeostasis.

E-LSUD-1-MED-109-Medical physics (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 4;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Julián González (P) [email protected], José Hernández (P), Luis Vera (T).
Exam type: MCHT, short-answer and problems final Contents: bioelectricity and radiations

YEAR II

1st four-month period

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E-LSUD-2-MED-201-Anatomy of the CNS and senses (THEORETICAL
CREDITS: 4; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 6.5)
Teaching staff: Gundela Meyer (P) [email protected], Tomás González (T), Agustín Castañeyra
(T), Mar Pérez (T), Herminia Pérez (T), Norberto Marrero (T), Emilia Carmona (T).
Exam type: MCT and theoretico-practical final Contents: neuroanatomy and anatomy of senses

E-LSUD-2-MED-202-Special histology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 5.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 6.5)
Teaching staff: Hilda Varela (T), Ana Otero (T), Nélida Rancel (T), Ricardo Gutiérrez (T)
[email protected], Francisco Valladares (T) Exam type: theoretico-practical final test
Contents: theoretical and practical study of the morphology and structure of all tissues, organs,
apparatus and systems making up the human body, and correlation between structure and
function

E-LSUD-2-MED-203-Human physiology II (THEORETICAL CREDITS:

3; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: Manuel Mas (P) [email protected], Rafael Alonso (P), Celsa Santana (T), Aldo
González (T), José Luis González (T), Rafael Castro (T), Manuel Rodríguez (T).
Exam type: final MCT Contents: neurophysiology and physiology of the spatial senses

E-LSUD-2-MED-204-Psychological backgrounds of health and sickness

conditions (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 4; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Ramón Gracia (P), Francisco Rodríguez Pulido (T), Armando Morera (T)
[email protected] type: final short-question test
Contents: psychological foundations of psychiatry and medicine. Psychophysiology.
Doctor-patient relationship. Structure and development of the personality.

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-2-MED-205-Topographical and radiological anatomy
(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5)
Teaching staff: Gundela Meyer (P), Tomás González (T), Agustín Castañeyra (P), Mar Pérez
(T), Herminia Pérez (T), Norberto Marrero (T), Emilia Carmona (T).
Exam type: final theoretical and theoretico-practical Contents: topo-applicative anatomy

E-LSUD-2-MED-206-Demography and epidemiology (THEORETICAL

CREDITS: 2; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 2.5)
Teaching staff: Antonio Sierra (P) [email protected], Ángeles Arias (P), Roberto Álvarez (T),.
Exam type: final MCT and practical problems
Contents: epidemiology and causation. Epidemiological method and studies. Diagnostic of
environmental health. Social and economic indicators of health. Static and dynamic
demography.

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E-LSUD-2-MED-207-Human genetics (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: José María Fernández-Palacios (T) [email protected].
Exam type: final theoretico-practical Contents: mollecular bases of genetics and cytogenetics.

E-LSUD-2-MED-208-Immunology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: Carmen González (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final MCT
Contents: mollecular bases of immunology. Cellular and humoural immunology.

E-LSUD-2-MED-209-Human physiology III (THEORETICAL CREDITS:

5.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 0.5)
Teaching staff: Manuel Mas (P) [email protected], Rafael Alonso (P), Celsa Santana (T), Aldo
González (T), José Luis González (T), Rafael Castro (T), Manuel Rodríguez (T). Exam type:
final MCHT Contents: homeostasis. Physiology of apparatus and organs.

E-LSUD-2-MED-210-Biostatistics (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 2)
Teaching staff: Enrique González (A) [email protected]. Exam type: final theoretical and
problem-solving test Contents: descriptive statistics. Probability. Sampling. Inference:
estimation by ranges, hypothesis tests. Regression and correlation.

YEAR III

1st and 2nd four-month periods

E-LSUD-3-MED-301-Physiopathology and clinical propaedeutics
(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 9.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 9.5)
Teaching staff: Francisco Santolaria (P) [email protected] , Emilio González-Reimers (P), José
Jorge (T). Examen type: final oral Contents: aetio-pathogenia, physiopathology and
semiology.

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-3-MED-302-General pathology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 5;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5)
Teaching staff: Hugo Álvarez-Argüelles (T), Lucio Díaz Flores (P), Olga Ferrer (P), Antonio
Martín Herrera (P), Dolores Ravina (T), Rafael Méndez (T), Eduardo Salido (T) [email protected].
Exam type: final oral and written Contents: introduction, circulatory disorders, growing of
tumours, metabolic disorders.

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E-LSUD-3-MED-303-Microbiology and parasitology (THEORETICAL
CREDITS: 4.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5)
Teaching staff: Miguel Ángel Pérez (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final MCT and short
questions Contents: General and special bacteriology, parasitology, virology, mycology.

E-LSUD-3-MED-304-History of medicine (THEORETICAL CREDITS:

3.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1)
Teaching staff: Justo Pedro Hernández González (A) [email protected]. Exam type: final
oral Contents: medical systems, history of medical ideas and biomedical documentation.

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-3-MED-305-Experimental pharmacology (THEORETICAL
CREDITS: 5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5.5)
Teaching staff: Manuel Feria (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final short-question test
Contents: general and special pharmacology

E-LSUD-3-MED-306-Radiology and general physical medicine

(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 4.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 4.5)
Teaching staff: Claudio Otón (P) [email protected], Francisco Toledo (P), Ana Allende (T).
Exam type: final practical (radiographies) and theoretical test Contents: principles of radiology
and rehabilitation, radioprotection, radiodiagnosis, nuclear medicine and radiotherapic oncology.

E-LSUD-3-MED-307-General surgery (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 1.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Ángel Carrillo (P) [email protected], Antonio Alarcó (P). Exam type: final oral
Contents: principles of surgery

YEAR IV

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-4-MED-401-Obstetrics and
gynaecology (THEORETICAL
CREDITS: 6.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 5.5)
Teaching staff: Javier Parache (P) [email protected], José Carlos Alberto (P), José Luis
Santísimo (T), José Antonio Saavedra (T), Nieves González (T), Araceli Fernández (T), Delia
Baez (T), Rubí Rodríguez (T).Exam type: final oral Contents: gestation physiopathology,
functional gynaecology

E-LSUD-4-MED-402-ENT (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3.5; PRACTICAL

CREDITS: 4)
Teaching staff: Daniel López (P), Eugenia Campos (T) [email protected], Blas Pérez (T).
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E-LSUD-4-MED-403-Gastroenterology and hepatology (THEORETICAL
CREDITS: 3; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Enrique Quintero (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final short-answer test

E-LSUD-4-MED-404-Digestive surgery (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Ángel Carrillo (P) [email protected], Antonio Alarcó (P). Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-4-MED-405-Ophthalmology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Manuel González de la Rosa (P) [email protected], Carmen Mesa (T).
Exam type: final written test

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-4-MED-406-Cardiology and circulatory system
(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Ignacio Laynez (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final MCT

E-LSUD-4-MED-407-Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Antonio Alarcó (P) [email protected], Cristóbal Domínguez (T). Exam type: final
MCT

E-LSUD-4-MED-408-Pneumology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Isidro González (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final MCT

E-LSUD-4-MED-409-Dermatology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 4)
Teaching staff: Marta García (T) [email protected], Antonio Noda (A). Exam type: final short-
question test

E-LSUD-4-MED-410-Special pathology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Hugo Álvarez-Argüelles (T), Lucio Díaz Flores (P), Olga Ferrer (P), Antonio
Martín (P), Dolores Ravina (T), Rafael Méndez (T), Eduardo Salido (T) [email protected]
type: final oral Contents: macro and microscopic disorders of tissues and organs

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E-LSUD-4-MED-411- Medical oncology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: Norberto Batista (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final MCT

YEAR V

1st four-month period

E-LSUD-5-MED-501-Psychiatry (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: Ramon Gracia (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-5-MED-502-Rheumatology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3.5)
Teaching staff: Tomás González (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final short-answer test

E-LSUD-5-MED-503-Traumatology and orthopaedics (THEORETICAL

CREDITS: 3.5; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 4)
Teaching staff: Harry Friend (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-5-MED-504-Neurology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Pilar de Juan (A) [email protected]. Exam type: final short-answer test

E-LSUD-5-MED-505-Neurosurgery (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 4)
Teaching staff: Juan Ravina (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final short-answer test

E-LSUD-5-MED-506-Special radiology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Francisco Toledo (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final practical (radiographies)
and theoretical test Contents: radiologic and nuclear medicine propaedeutics. Differential
diagnosis and radiological semiology. Fundamentals of oncological radiotherapy.

2nd four-month period

E-LSUD-5-MED-507-Paediatrics (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 8;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 7)
Teaching staff: Eduardo Domenech (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final written test

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E-LSUD-5-MED-508-Endocrinology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 3;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3)
Teaching staff: Luis Morcillo (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final short answer test

E-LSUD-5-MED-509-Maxillofacial, breast and endocrine surgery

(THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 2.5)
Teaching staff: Norberto Hernández-Siverio (P) [email protected]. Exam type: oral

E-LSUD-5-MED-510-Haematology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3.5)
Teaching staff: Luis Hernandez-Nieto (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-5-MED-511-Infectious diseases (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2.5;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 3.5)
Teaching staff: José Jorge (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final short answer test

YEAR VI

1st four-month period (lectures)

E-LSUD-6-MED-601-Nephrology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2;
PRACTICAL CREDITS: 2.5)
Teaching staff: Benito Maceira (T) [email protected] .Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-6-MED-602-Urology (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 2;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 2.5)
Teaching staff: David Castro (T) [email protected] Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-6-MED-603-Forensic medicine (THEORETICAL CREDITS: 4;

PRACTICAL CREDITS: 7)
Teaching staff: José Luis González Iglesias (T) [email protected]. Exam type: final written test

E-LSUD-6-MED-604-Preventive and social medicine (THEORETICAL

CREDITS: 4; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 7)
Teaching staff: Antonio Sierra (P) [email protected] , Cristobalina Rodriguez (T). Exam type:
final short-answer and practical-problem test Contents: general concepts. Epidemiology.
Demography. Environmental health. Epidemiology and prevention of transmissible diseases.
Epidemiology and prevention of non-transmissible diseases. Health administration, management,
planning and programming.

E-LSUD-6-MED-605-Clinical pharmacology (THEORETICAL CREDITS:

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3; PRACTICAL CREDITS: 1.5)
Teaching staff: José Boada (P) , Emilio Sanz (T) [email protected]. Exam type: MCT
Contents: general clinical pharmacology. Clinical therapeutics of the main pathological
processes. Anaesthesiology and revival.

2nd four-month period (practices)

E-LSUD-6-MED-606-Clinical medicine (CREDITS: 9)
Teaching staff: Emilio González-Reimers (P) [email protected]. Exam type: practical final

E-LSUD-6-MED-607-Clinical surgery (CREDITS: 9)

Teaching staff: Ángel Carillo (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD-6-MED-608-Clinical paediatrics (CREDITS: 7)

Teaching staff: Eduardo Domenech (P) [email protected]. Exam: oral final

E-LSUD-6-MED-609-Clinical gynaecology (CREDITS: 6)

Teaching staff: Javier Parache (P) [email protected]. Exam type: final oral

E-LSUD6-MED-610-Clinical psychiatry (CREDITS: 4.5)

Teaching staff: Francisco Rodríguez-Pulido (T) [email protected]. Exam type: practical final

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