professor quality and commitment to research
The Education and training Unit coordinates the Degree subjects Degree at internship training , ensuring teaching , high-quality teaching . We are responsible for core topic subjects core topic at the training of our students.
In addition, we consider that research in Medical Education is fundamental to provide solidity to our work and to demonstrate its impact on the training of future physicians. In this sense, the Unit has generated relevant scientific publications, directed doctoral thesis and supervised numerous Final Degree Projects (TFG) in this field.
STUDENT INTERN PROGRAM

The Student Intern Program reflects the commitment to attracting talent and fostering vocations in Medical Education . Through this program, students have the opportunity to actively participate in teaching and research projects, integrating themselves in the continuous improvement of medical teaching . With this approach, the University of Navarra reinforces its leadership in Medical Education , combining professor excellence with solid and applied research .
NAME |
ECTS CREDIT |
PROF. manager |
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PRACTICE OF MEDICINE I (POM I) |
6 |
Dr. Arantza Campo |
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internship I |
6 |
Dr. Nieves Díez |
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PRACTICE OF MEDICINE II (POM II) |
6 |
Dr. Felix Alegre |
|
clinical practice |
7 |
Dr. José María Mora |
|
clinical practice |
7 |
Dr. Nahikari Salteráin |
|
clinical practice |
7 |
Dr. Elena Urrestarazu |
|
clinical practice |
7 |
Dr. Alejandro Fernández-Montero |
|
clinical practice |
15 |
Dr. Javier Pueyo |
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INTEGRATED MEDICINE BASED ON CLINICAL CASES |
10 |
Dr. Leire Arbea |
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PRIMARY CARE ROTATION (Pamplona office) |
6 |
Dr. Francisco Javier Pueyo |
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PRIMARY CARE ROTATION (Madrid office) |
6 |
Dr. Elvira Molano |
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EMERGENCY-RADIOLOGY ROTATION (Pamplona headquarters) |
6 |
Dr. Pablo Dominguez |
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EMERGENCY-RADIOLOGY ROTATION (Madrid headquarters) |
6 |
Dr. Nieves López-Laguna |
NAME |
ECTS CREDIT |
PROF. manager |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICINE |
3 |
Dr. Stephen Powell, Michael |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE I |
3 |
Dr. Mirian Fernández |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE II |
3 |
Dr. Mirian Fernández |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE III |
3 |
Dr. Mirian Fernández |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE IV |
3 |
Dr. Mirian Fernández |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE V |
3 |
Dr. Mirian Fernández |
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INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL ROTATION I |
3 |
Dr. Juan Carlos Galofré |
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INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL ROTATION II |
3 |
Dr. Juan Carlos Galofré |
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INTERNATIONAL SURGICAL ROTATION |
3 |
Dr. Juan Carlos Galofré |
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INTRODUCTION TO OUT-OF-HOSPITAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES |
3 |
Dr. Rafael Llombart |
|
internship at Spanish clinics |
3 |
Dr. Jesús Dámaso Aquerreta |
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Surgical internship at Spanish Centers |
3 |
Dr. Jesús Dámaso Aquerreta |
|
internship at Foreign Centers |
3 |
Dr. Jesús Dámaso Aquerreta |
|
ERASMUS INTERNSHIPS |
3 |
Dr. Juan Carlos Galofré |
|
SIMULATION TECHNIQUES |
3 |
Dr. Francisco Javier Pueyo |
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
solid and applied research
The University of Navarra reinforces its leadership in Medical Education , combining professor excellence with solid and applied research . The Medical Education and Clinical training Unit dedicates part of its activity to research.
In this way, articles are published annually, communications are presented and defended in national and international congresses and work is done on the design, implementation and development of innovation in education projects in the medical and biosanitary field.
- Leire Arbea, Juan A. Díaz-González, Carlos Centeno, José Luis del Pozo, Marina Martínez, Javier Salvador, Jesús C. Pueyo y Marian Soteras. design and implementation of a project professor for medical identity training in medical students.
- Leire Arbea Morenoa, Guadalupe Beitia Berrotarán, Marta Vidaurreta Fernández, Cristina Rodríguez Díez, Beatriz Marcos Álvarez, Leire Sola Juango, Nieves Díez Goni and Virginia La Rosa-Salas. Interprofessional Education at the university: challenges and opportunities.
- Virginia la Rosa-Salasa, Leire Arbea Moreno, Marta Vidaurreta Fernández, Leire Sola Juango, Beatriz Marcos Álvarez, Cristina Rodríguez Díez, Nieves Díez Goñi and Guadalupe Beitia Berrotarán. InterprofessionalEducation : a proposal from the University of Navarra.
- Pericacho M, Rosado JA, Pons de Villanueva J, Arbea L. Virtual teaching experiences in Spanish Medical Schools during the COVID-19 pandemic: Anatomy, Physiology, Physiopathology, Oncology.
- Besné GM, Alegre M, Podhorski A, Díez N. Validity evidence of SIMUL-Eye: eye movement and pupillary reflex simulator. certificate Ophthalmol. 2020 May;98(3):e397-e399. doi:10.1111/aos.14209.
- Díez N, Pacheco S, Llorente M, Fernández S. Validation of a Sensor-Fitted Simulator for Upper Airway Examination. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jul 21:194599820941017. doi: 10.1177/0194599820941017.
- Chapter "Teaching simulations. Teachers and students: the adventure of growing together" from the bookteaching Rubic". publishing house EUNSA, Pamplona, 2020. ISBN: 978-84-313-3485-7.
- Jose I. Herrero and Jorge Quiroga. Flipped classroom improves results in pathophysiology learning: results of a nonrandomized controlled study. 2020 The American Physiological Society.
- M. Cristina Rodríguez-Díez, Juan J. Beunza, Cristina López-Del Burgo, Omar Hyder, M. Pilar Civeira-Murillo, Nieves Díez. Clinical history learning with simulated patients in the Degree of Medicine. Educ. med. 2012;15 (1):47-52.
- Díez N, Rodríguez-Díez MC, Nagore D, Fernández S, Ferrer M, Beunza JJ. A randomized trial of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for medical students: voice advisory mannequin compared to guidance provided by an trainer. Simul Healthc. 2013 Aug;8(4):234-41.
- Rodríguez-Díez MC, Díez-Goñi N, Beunza-Nuin JJ, Auba-Guedea M, Olartecoechea-Linaje B, Ruiz-Zambrana A, Alcázar-Zambrano JL. Confidence assessment among medical students trained with an obstetric simulator. An Sist Sanit Navar. 2013 Sep 6;36(2):275-80.
- Rodríguez-Díez MC, Díez N, Merino I, Velis JM, Tienza A, Robles-García JE. Simulators help improve student confidence to acquire skills in urology. conference proceedings Urol Esp. 2014;38(6):367-72.
- M. Cristina Rodríguez-Díez, Gregorio Mañeru-Zunzarren, Miguel Artáiz-Urdaci, Marta Ferrer-Puga, Iosune Baraibar-Argota, Francisco Javier Lage-Fernández, Nieves Díez. Student satisfaction with a cardiology screening session delivered by trained peers. Medical Education Foundation 2015;18(1):35-38.
- Nieves Díez-Goñi, Sergio Guillén, María C. Rodríguez-Díez, Laura Pineda, Juan L. Alcazar. "Use of the learning curve-cumulative summation test for leopold maneuvers assessment in a simulator: a pilot study". Simulation in Healthcare 2015;10(5):277-282.
- Rodríguez-Díez MC, Díez-Goñi N, Alegre-Esteban M, Arbea-Moreno L, Sánchez de Miguel P, Ferrer-Puga M. evaluation of clinical tutors and medical students regarding rotations in primary care centers and hospitals. Atención Primaria. In press.
- María Cristina Rodríguez-Díez,J avier Tejedor, Manuel Alegre, Arantza Campo, Juan Pons-Villanueva, Nieves Díez-Goñi. Clinical simulation scenarios created by medical students: description of a two-year experience". Atención Primaria. In press.
- María Cristina Rodríguez Díez, Manuel Alegre Esteban, Nieves Díez Goñi, Leire Arbea Moreno, Marta Ferrer Puga. Technical flaws in the multiple choice questions in the access exam to medical specialties ("examen spanish medical residency program") in Spain (2009-2013). AMEE 2015. Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- Leire Arbea, Juan Antonio Díaz-González, Manuel Alegre, Nieves Diez, Cristina Rodríguez, Marta Ferrer.Teaching professionalism in the classroom: a pioneer project at the University of Navarra. AMEE 2015. Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- M. Alegre, M. Ferrer, L. Arbea, N. Díez, C. Rodríguez, P. Sánchez de Miguel. MOOC as an educational tool for Medical Education departments. AMEE 2014. Milan.
- Leire Arbea, Manuel Alegre, Pepa Sánchez de Miguel, Nieves Díez, Cristina Rodríguez, Marta Ferrer. Communicating with teachers: the key to change education manager. AMEE 2013. Prague
- Díez N, Guillén S, Alcazar JL, Pineda L, Rodríguez-Díez MC, Ferrer M. Learning Leopold maneuvers using cumulative curves in pregnancy simulators and real patients. Oral communication. XXI congress of the Spanish Society of Medical Education . II Spanish-Portuguese meeting of Medical Education . October 9-11, 2013.
- Rodríguez-Díez MC, Díez N, Arbea L, Alegre M, Sánchez de Miguel P, Ferrer M. "Mini-Cex simulated in the Degree of Medicine". Oral communication. XXI congress of the Spanish Society of Medical Education . II Spanish-Portuguese meeting of Medical Education . October 9-11, 2013.
- María Cristina Rodríguez Díez, Juan José Beunza Nuin, Maria José Sánchez de Miguel, Marta Ferrer Puga, Nieves Díez Goñi. Initiation to the Clinic: An innovative project professor . XX congress of the Spanish Society of Medical Education . Oral communication. Spanish-Portuguese meeting of Medical Education . October 5-7, 2011.
- "A ramdomized controlled trial of undergraduate cardiopulmonary resuscitation training with a voice advisory manikin compared to traditional training with an trainer". 17th annual meeting of the society in Europe for simulator applied to medicine (SESAM). June 2011.
- "Teaching clinical history to first year students through patient simulation acted by senior undergraduate students". 17th annual meeting of the society in Europe for simulator applied to medicine (SESAM). June 2011.
- Beunza JJ, Rodríguez MC, Diez N, Uruñuela N, Ferrer M. A 3 year experience teaching clinical thought with a Problem Based Learning course in Spain. An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE) 2010, Glasgow 2010.
degree scroll of the project: innovation in education in the Degree of Medicine
group professor of the Innovation framework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: December 2010
degree scroll of the project: "Initiation to the Clinic".
innovationframework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: December 2010
degree scroll of the project: "Preclinica".
Innovationframework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: December 2010
degree scroll of the project: "Basic Simulation Techniques".
Innovationframework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: September 2012
degree scroll of the project: "Techniques in Advanced Simulation".
"Innovationframework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: September 2013
degree scroll of the project: "Remember How".
innovationframework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: September 2014
degree scroll of the project: "Professionalism".
Innovationframework professor Horizonte 2015
Date: September 2014