OVERVIEW

PDICSS was specially designed for graduates in the area of health sciences and / or health professionals or other professionals performing research activities in the areas of clinical and / or health services research.

During the first year students attend a specialization course that addresses a variety of scientific topics such as Health Research Methodology, Biostatistics, Evidence and Decision Making, Ethics and Law, Scientific Communication and Publishing, Health Research Informatics, Health Technologies Assessment, Health Services Research, Clinical Research, Graphical Probability Models, Laboratory Research, Qualitative Research, Aetiology, Risk and Prognosis Studies, Diagnosis Studies, Intervention Studies – Clinical Trials, Cost-Effectiveness and Decision Analysis and Synthesis Studies.

The specialization course enables students to acquire the basic theoretical and practical skills necessary to develop a PhD thesis in the fields of research in technology assessment in health, clinical research and research in health services.  

ELIGIBILITY

a) Holders of the master degree or legal equivalent, in the area of health sciences; 
b) Holders of the master's degree, or legal equivalent, in other scientific areas holding a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized by the scientific committee as attesting to the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies; 
c) Holders of a graduation degree with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized by the scientific committee as attesting capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the scientific committee. 

UNIDADES CURRICULARES SINGULARES/SINGULAR COURSE UNITS 2020-2021