UMH - Master's in Primary Health Care Research

The Master's in Primary Health Care Research has been designed as a useful multidisciplinary program for health professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, podiatrists, nutritionists, occupational therapists, psychologists). In particular, it is intended for professionals who work in the field of primary care.

This program's training aims to develop a research profile by:
- Preparing students to design, analyze, execute, and interpret clinical and epidemiological research along with health outcomes.
- Building expertise and skills for the investigative process from its clinical practice in the field of primary care.
- Fostering the application of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies that can be applied in the clinical practice of students.

Career opportunities

Regulated profession: No

1. Qualifies students to form part of research groups.
2. Prepares students to continue research work in a doctoral program through the completion of a doctoral thesis.

Master's coordinator

GIL GUILLEN, VICENTE FRANCISCO
vgil(arroba)umh.es
+34 96 591 9445

Curriculum

ECTS credits: 60

Core	Required	Elective	External internships	Final Master's Project
0	39	9	0	12

Design

The Master's in Primary Health Care Research program consists of 60 ECTS credits, the equivalent of one academic year. It is structured around 2 semesters:
- A first semester of common required courses worth 39 credits.
- A second semester of elective courses wherein the student has a course load of 9 credits (from two 4.5-credit elective courses).
- The student concludes the program by preparing a research project related to primary health care. This task is the Final Master's Project, which is worth 12 credits. It is prepared under the supervision of a tutor/director and culminates with its public presentation at the end of the school year.

Courses

Subject matter	Course	ECTS credits	Type	Year/Semester
				1
				F	S
BIOSTATISTICS METHODS IN PHC AND PH
	BIOSTATISTICS METHODS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
		BIOSTATISTICS METHODS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH	4.5	Elective		■
COMMON MODULE
	APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
		APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE	6	Required		■
	METHODOLOGY OF WORK IN FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
		METHODOLOGY OF WORK IN FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE	6	Required	■
	MODIFICATION AND CHANGES IN LIFESTYLES
		MODIFICATION AND CHANGES IN LIFESTYLES	6	Required		■
	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I
		RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I	7.5	Required	■
	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY II
		RESEARCH METHODOLOGY II	7.5	Required	■
	THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
		THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN CLINICAL DECISION MAKING	6	Required	■
EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PHC AND PH
	EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
		EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH	4.5	Elective		■
FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT
	FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT
		FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT	12	Final Master's Proj.		■
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
	MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF HEALTH
		MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF HEALTH	4.5	Elective		■
HEALTH OUTCOMES
	HEALTH OUTCOMES
		HEALTH OUTCOMES	4.5	Elective		■
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
	THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
		THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP	4.5	Elective		■
META-ANALYSIS & SYST. REV. OF LITERATURE
	META-ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
		META-ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE	4.5	Elective		■
PREVENTIVE ACTIVITIES & HEALTH PROMOTION
	PREVENTIVE ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH PROMOTION
		PREVENTIVE ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH PROMOTION	4.5	Elective		■
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
	QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY IN HEALTH SCIENCES
		QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY IN HEALTH SCIENCES	4.5	Elective		■
VALIDATION OF SCIENCE QUESTIONNAIRES
	VALIDATION OF QUESTIONNAIRES IN HEALTH SCIENCES
		VALIDATION OF QUESTIONNAIRES IN HEALTH SCIENCES	4.5	Elective		■
WRITING & PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC DOCS
	WRITING AND PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTS
		WRITING AND PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTS	4.5	Elective		■

Competencies

General competencies

Ability to work on a team with initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
Ability to respond to complex situations.
Capability to inform, educate, supervise, and maintain effective communication with patients, family members, and social groups having communication difficulties.
Ability to accept responsibility for one's own learning development.
Leadership abilities.
Ability to design, direct, and produce reports about research projects.
Ability to communicate research results effectively.

Specific competencies

Capability to lead in the program's specialization area with advanced knowledge.
Ability to design and direct research projects aimed at specialization in research tasks in primary health care.
Ability to communicate research results effectively.
Able to participate in specific research meetings.
Capability of understanding the application and usefulness of biostatistics in primary health care clinical practice.
Ability to acquire advanced training, both specialized in a specific area as is primary health care, as well in other interdisciplinary areas.
Ability to accept responsibility for one's own advanced learning within the research task training.
Develop abilities for working group dynamics, health care organization, community intervention, and quality of life in primary health care aimed at promoting introduction in research tasks.
Ability to correctly use biostatistics concepts in the design and planning of research projects in the field of primary health care.

Access and Admissions

Access

For access to official master's education, applicants must hold either an official Spanish university degree or one conferred by a higher education institution in a country belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that entitles access to master's education in such country.

Access may also be granted to those possessing a degree from an educational system outside the EHEA, without requiring its homologation, but following verification by the UMH that the degree represents an educational level that is equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degree and that it entitles access to graduate education within the issuing country.

Access this way does not mean, under any circumstance, homologation of the degree the interested party holds, or its recognition for anything besides acceptance into a master's program.

Admissions

Incoming profile:

Preference is given to applicants holding university undergraduate degrees in any area related to the health sciences (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nutrition, podiatry, occupational therapy, psychology, dentistry).

Applicants holding degrees similar (social work, biology, biochemistry...) to those preceding are also eligible in addition to professionals working in the field of primary care. In these cases, for acceptance into this master's program, verification of a series of requirements that permit adaptation of the student to current regulations is required. These requirements may entail undergoing further training in accordance with Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) criteria at the proposal of the Master's Board. So far, however, no further training has been necessary for any student.

The student admissions process is assessed on a weighted basis:
- Adequacy of the applicant's degree(s) to the master's areas of knowledge: 50%
- Degrees within the health sciences (10 points)
- Other degrees related to the area (8 points)
- Transcript or personal academic certification with grade point average. 30% (0-10 points)
- Curriculum vitae: (that valued includes experience in primary health care and knowledge of English at a minimum A2 level). 20% (0-10 points)

Pre-registration is first in the master's admissions process, which occurs during the period listed on the UMH webpage. Selection of applicants and subsequent acceptance into the program is the responsibility of the Student Admissions Committee by considering the aforementioned aspects. This committee is formed by the Master's coordinator, two faculty members participating in the program, and one university employee from the Service of Academic Management.

Admissions criteria, as well as the announcement for the start, development, and end to the master's admissions process, are published on official UMH bulletin boards and the university webpage. Likewise, information about and dissemination of these criteria and the program's academic features are announced via the publication of brochures and guides. Furthermore, talks are given to publicize this information among UMH undergraduate students as well as during congresses of scientific societies within the field of primary health care for its dissemination among professionals and residents.

Schedule

2018-19 Master's in Primary Health Care Research Schedule

FALL SEMESTER COURSES

REQUIRED COURSES

1. Methodology of Work in Family Medicine and Primary Health Care
Start: October 08, 2018
Finish: November 11, 2018
ASSIGNMENT:
October 22-24, 2018
Exam: November 9, 2018

2. Research Methodology I
Start: November 12, 2018
Finish: December 2, 2018
ASSIGNMENT:
November 19-21, 2018
Exam: November 30, 2018

3. Research Methodology II
Start: December 3, 2018
Finish: December 23, 2018
ASSIGNMENT:
December 4-21, 2018
Exam: December 14, 2018

4. The Scientific Method in Clinical Decision Making
Start: January 8, 2019
Finish: February 10, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
January 21-23, 2019
Submission of work: February 8, 2019

SPRING SEMESTER COURSES

REQUIRED COURSES

1. Application of Evidence in Clinical Practice
Start: February 12, 2019
Finish: March 19, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
March 4-6, 2019
Exam: March 15, 2019

2. Modification and Changes in Lifestyles
Start: March 18, 2019
Finish: April 21, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
April 1-3, 2019
Exam: April 17, 2019

ELECTIVE COURSES

3. Health Outcomes
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 7, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 16-17, 2019
Exam: June 6, 2019

4. Qualitative Methodology in Health Sciences
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 9, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 21-22, 2019
Exam: June 7, 2019

5. The Doctor-Patient Relationship
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 1, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 28-29, 2019
Exam: May 31, 2019

6. Management and Economics of Health
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 15, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 29-30, 2019
Exam: June 13, 2019

7. Preventive Activities and Health Promotion
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 22, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 27-28, 2019
Exam: June 21, 2019

8. Validation of Questionnaires and Scales to Measure Physical Activity
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 12, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 15-16, 2019
Exam: June 11, 2019

9. Biostatistics Methods in Primary Health Care and Public Health
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 15, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 20-24, 2019
Exam: June 14, 2019

10. Epidemiology in Primary Health Care and Public Health
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 21, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 20-24, 2019
Exam: June 20, 2019

11. Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Literature
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: May 26, 2019
Exam: May 20-24, 2019

12. Writing and Publishing Scientific Documents
Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 4, 2019
ASSIGNMENT:
May 13-14, 2019
Exam: June 3, 2019

FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT

1. Research Project (Final Master's Project)
Start: February 1, 2019
End of tutoring: June 21, 2019
End of course: July 6, 2019
Final Master's Project presentation: July 6, 2019

There are two calls (July and September)

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Students: Master's in Primary Health Care Research

Doctorates providing access:

ECTS credits: 60

ECTS credits