Student profile (MD)

Bachelor's Degree in Medicine

Mission

To train health professionals with academic excellence in the various disciplines of biomedical sciences so that they may carry out their healthcare, teaching, and research tasks for innovation within an ethical, humanitarian, and inclusive framework, with a strong spirit of service and social responsibility, possessing the capacity for self-criticism and continuous updating of their knowledge, thereby strengthening their comprehensive development.

Professional settings

Primary healthcare units
General hospital services
Emergency and prehospital medicine
Community health centers
Research roles in academic and pharmaceutical institutions
Health services planning and quality
Private and independent medical practice

Students Admission profile

Authentic vocation and strong spirit of service, with an inclination toward biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, English, and computing. Love for others, sensitivity, good habits, stress tolerance, commitment to ongoing education, and adherence to ethical principles and human values. Must demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, leadership, and the ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Discipline, responsibility, honesty, assertiveness, and the ability to work both independently and in a team are also essential.

Professionals Graduate profile

To educate professionals at the bachelor’s degree in medicine, with the competencies required for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and timely referral of patients at the primary care level. This is achieved through a comprehensive approach grounded in a biopsychosocial, humanistic, and evidence-based perspective. Graduates will be equipped to make decisions using critical thinking and scientific methods, to conduct health research, to communicate effectively with patients and interdisciplinary teams, and to demonstrate leadership and innovation in the management of healthcare resources. Their professional practice will aim to improve the population’s quality of life through equitable, inclusive, safe, and efficient medical care, with a foundation that supports continued professional development and entry into postgraduate studies.

Specific competences

To assess the patient’s health status through the collection and analysis of clinical, biomedical, psychological, social, and environmental data, applying critical thinking and scientific evidence, with the purpose of supporting medical decision-making and ensuring comprehensive and well-founded care.
To manage highly prevalent diseases and common medical emergencies by integrating a biopsychosocial approach and applying current clinical guidelines and care protocols, with ethics, equity, inclusion, and empathy, in order to ensure appropriate and timely treatment, prevent complications, promote rehabilitation, and improve the patient’s quality of life.
To develop strategies for disease prevention and health promotion in medical practice, considering the social and epidemiological context, through health education and preventive medicine actions based on scientific evidence, with the aim of reducing the incidence of diseases considered public health problems and improving the quality of life of the patient and the community.
To provide comprehensive medical care at the primary, hospital, and community levels, making clinical decisions grounded in ethical principles and professional values, ensuring respect for diversity, patient autonomy, equity in medical care, and compliance with current regulations, in order to strengthen the doctor–patient relationship and guarantee dignified, high-quality care.
To generate medical knowledge by applying the scientific method to the investigation of clinical and epidemiological problems, and by integrating scientific evidence into medical decision-making, with the purpose of optimizing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality.
To establish effective communication in the doctor–patient relationship and in teamwork with other health professionals, applying strategies of active listening and clear language in the transmission of medical information, in order to improve patient understanding, shared decision-making, and coordination in healthcare delivery.
To manage healthcare, technological, and administrative resources in medical practice, making decisions based on quality standards and national and international regulations, with leadership and professional responsibility, in order to optimize efficiency and equity in the delivery of health services.

Professional settings

1. Primary healthcare units

To provide general medical consultations.
To monitor prevalent health conditions.
To promote health and prevent disease.
To perform early detection through comprehensive clinical assessments and complete medical histories.
To refer patients to specialized care when necessary.
To educate patients on self-care and health literacy.

2. General hospital services

To participate in clinical assessment and management of hospitalized patients, under supervision and in coordination with specialists.
To perform basic procedures and assist in inpatient care.
To collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
To contribute to hospital administrative processes.
To apply safety and quality standards in patient care.

3. Emergency and prehospital medicine

To stabilize patients during emergencies using clinical protocols.
To perform CPR and basic life support.
To provide prehospital care in ambulances and emergency centers.
To oversee stabilization and secure transfer of patients.
To participate in inter-hospital emergency responses.

4. Community health centers

To design and deliver health promotion campaigns, educational sessions, and counseling.
To administer vaccines and conduct screening tests.
To implement community-based health education.
To identify and report epidemiologically significant diseases.
To apply community epidemiological surveillance protocols.

5. Research roles in academic and pharmaceutical institutions

To conduct clinical and biomedical research addressing medical questions.
To analyze clinical data and apply findings to practice.
To conduct population health studies and design medical interventions.
To present and publish scientific findings.

6. Health services planning and quality

To supervise operational and administrative processes in healthcare units.
To coordinate medical supply management.
To implement clinical protocols and oversee medical records.
To manage human, technological, and material resources.
To develop public health policies.

7. Private and independent medical practice

To practice general medicine in private clinics.
To diagnose and treat common illnesses using clinical guidelines.
To apply preventive and health education strategies.
To manage a private practice.
To refer patients to specialists for continuity of care.