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The doctorate Program doctorate Medicines and Health aims to provide advanced and comprehensive knowledge the techniques and methodologies involved in development , from the initial concept of a new active ingredient through to its market launch and incorporation into the therapeutic arsenal.
The doctoral program Medicines and Health is part of the doctorate School established doctorate the University of Navarra, in accordance with the framework in Royal Decree 99/2011, as amended by Royal Decree 576/2023. The manager its development planning is the School of Pharmacy and Nutrition.
The doctoral program Medicines and Health received a favorable evaluation from the National Agency for assessment National Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation in 2012, which was subsequently approved by the committee Universities in 2013. It is officially recognized and is registered in the Registry of Universities Centers and Qualifications Official State Gazette of February 10, 2010). It received favorable reports on the renewal of its accreditation the National Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation in 2018 and 2024.
The program has an Academic Committee responsible for its administration and management . It is composed of:
· Coordinator: Ms. Elena González Peñas, Professor of Chemistry .
· Associate Dean for research the Faculty: Ms. Carmen Sanmartín Grijalba, Professor of Chemistry .
· Associate Director of the doctorate School doctorate the area Experimental and Health Sciences: Ms. Ana Rouzaut Subirán, Professor of Biochemistry Genetics.
The doctoral program Medicines and Health was adapted to the European Education Area to meet the requirements of Royal Decree 1393/2007 (Official State Gazette of October 30, 2007, establishing the organization of official university education; amended by Royal Decree 861/2010, Official State Gazette of July 3, 2010). It was favorably evaluated by the National Agency for assessment QualityNational Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation and positively verified by the committee Universities. It is an official program and is registered in the Registry of Universities Centers and Qualifications BOE of February 10, 2010).
The program was adapted to the verification procedures set forth in Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, regulating official doctorate programs doctorate Official State Gazette of February 10, 2011). It was subsequently amended to comply with the provisions of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the quality procedure , as well as Organic Law 2/2023 of March 22 on the University System, and Royal Decree 576/2023 of July 4, amending RD 99/2011, among others. On July 27, 2018, and November 11, 2024, it received favorable reports on the renewal of its accreditation the National Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation.
The doctoral program Medicines and Health was established in conjunction with postgraduate program the same name, structured in agreement Royal Decree 56/2005 (Official State Gazette of January 25, 2005), which received approval from the General Administration Universities of the Ministry of Education Science to be offered as postgraduate program official postgraduate program the 2006–2007 academic year (Official State Gazette of July 3, 2006).
The academic background of this postgraduate program , consequently, of doctoral program “Medicines and Health”—is rooted in the prior existence of two doctorate programs,“Biopharmacy, Pharmacology, and Drug Quality”anddesign, Synthesis, and assessment of Drugs,”which underpin and attest to its excellence, as both obtained and have continuously maintained accredited specialization granted by the Ministry of Education Science (Ref. MCD2004-00352 and Ref. MCD2005-00211, respectively).
The doctoral program design, Synthesis, and assessment of Drugs” traces its origins to 1968, when the first university course in Chemistry was offered at the University of Navarra. It is, therefore, the oldest program specialization program in the country. For its part, the doctoral program Biopharmacy, Pharmacology, and Drug Quality began at the University of Navarra in the 1986–87 academic year, under the academic responsibility and supervision of department Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology.
The doctoral program Medicines and Health received the accredited specialization Excellence (MEE2011-0106) for the 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14 (weightedevaluation : 96/100) pursuant to the Resolution of October 6, 2011, issued by the administrative office of Universities (Official State Gazette of October 20, 2011).
Faculty members from the following Departments, units, and services at the University of Navarra doctoral program in the development doctoral program :
- department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacy Service. Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN)
On a case-by-case basis, depending on project thesis project , professors and researchers from other area Departments area the University of Navarra, other Departments units at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra the research center Applied Medicine may participate in the program, primarily as co-advisors for thesis .
Likewise, professors and doctoral faculty from other domestic and international institutions may participate in the Program—as they have been doing—whether through the co-supervision of thesis , teaching seminars, mobility initiatives mobility for both doctoral students and the professors themselves), participation in thesis committees thesis to award the accredited specialization on the degree scroll , joint projects and publications, etc.
- Awarding of the Mention of Excellence (resolution of the General Secretariat of Universities) (.pdf)
- report final evaluation (National Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation) (.pdf)
- report for the application for the Mention of Excellence (.pdf)
INFORMATION AND CONTACT
Elena González Peñas
Programme Coordinator
mgpenas@unav.es
University Campus
31009 Pamplona, Spain
+ 34 948 425600
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