Bachelor's Degree in Biomedicine

• First course: 2021 - 2022.
• Second course: 2022 - 2023.
• Third course: 2023 - 2024.
• Fourth course: 2024 - 2025.

In-company internships are a key part of your training. Gaining experience based on what you have learnt in your degree is the best way to enter the job market. There are two types of internships: curricular (included in the curriculum) and extracurricular (those that you can choose to do on a voluntary basis).

In order to do an in-company one, you’ll need to have obtained 50% of the credits and to enrol in the subject before starting your internship. These internships are monitored by the company and the internship professor, and also involve interim and final assessment reports.

During the final year, you’ll do an internship at a key institution, research centre or company in the sector at national and international level, which will allow you to put into practice all the knowledge you have acquired. These include:

• IMDEA Alimentación, IMDEA Nanomateriales, IMDEA Nanociencia.
• UNED: BEMI Bioinformática y ecotoxicología molecular de invertebrados, BioTOXBiología y Toxicología Ambiental.
• CSIC: potencialmente cualquier centro del CSIC.
• Instituto de investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación CIAL CSIC-UAM.
• Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas CIB-CSIC.
• Centro Nacional de Biotecnología CNB-CSIC.
• Centro Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa CBMSO-CSIC, Susana Cadenas.
• Instituto de Ciencias y tecnología de Alimentos y Alimentación ICTAN-CSIC.
• Instituto de Química Orgánica IQOG-CSIC: Agatha Bastida.
• Instituto de Ciencias y tecnología de Polímeros ICTP-CSIC, Myriam Criado.
• Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas IIB-CSIC.
• Instituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera IQF-CSIC.
• Fundación para la investigación biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe.
• Fundación de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital de la Princesa.
• OvoClinic.
• Hospital de Parapléjicos Toledo.
• ClarkeModet, Arosa I+D.
• Mirnax.
• Grupo de Biotecnología Aplicada UEM.
• GrupoNanocagingResearchUEM.
• Grupo de investigación de Neurobiología del Desarrollo de la UEM.
• Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre.
• Inmunotek, S.L

If you would like to improve your work experience before finishing your university studies, you can do an extracurricular internship. You can do one in any academic year, but we would remind you that internships are a training complement to your studies. Therefore, the more knowledge you’ve already acquired over the course of your programme, the more you’ll benefit from the internship experience.

Contents

• CON01. Recognise the structure and function that make the correct functioning of the human body possible and the relationship between its alterations and the origin of different pathologies, from a molecular, cellular, tissue and organic point of view.
• CON02. Describe the different forms of microscopic life and their relationship with humans.
• CON03. Identify the molecular and cellular components and processes involved in the immune system, immunodeficiencies and autoimmune diseases.
• CON04. Identify the Legal Affairs, ethical principles and/or social problems in the field of Biomedicine.
• CON05. Recognise the bases of personalised medicine and/or omic processes that allow the adaptation of treatments to each patient, as well as the main techniques and strategies used.
• CON06. Define the mechanisms of action, characteristics and contraindications of metabolites and active substances in clinical practice.

Habilities

• HAB01. Apply various instrumental biomedical laboratory techniques for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human diseases.
• HAB02. Use the available databases and tools for the interpretation of clinical and experimental data related to health and disease in the context of innovation and biomedical research.
• HAB03. Assessment of in vitro and in silico molecular techniques that offer new personalised therapeutic solutions.
• HAB04. Organise large volumes of clinical and experimental data using statistical and computational tools to enable the identification of information relevant to health and disease.
• HAB05. Prepare reports or research projects in the biomedical field related to basic, clinical and/or translational research.
• HAB06. Integrate the knowledge acquired about the different apparatuses and systems that make up the human organism to explain a physiological and/or pathological process.
• HAB07. Work fluently in small working groups and multi-platform, multicultural, multilingual and multidisciplinary environments to achieve a common goal.
• HAB08. Convey ideas, knowledge, problems, arguments and solutions, both orally and in writing, to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Competences

• CP01.Ability to describe and analyse the structural and functional properties of organic and inorganic molecules and the biochemical processes that determine the bases of cellular functioning, both at the metabolic level and in the regulation of gene expression.
• CP02. Ability to identify and analyse the main processes that regulate embryonic development and the factors that cause teratogenesis.
• CP03. Ability to define clinical Assessment techniques to identify different pathologies affecting human beings.
• CP04. Ability to identify and analyse the molecular and cellular characteristics of cancerous processes.
• CP05. Ability to define and distinguish the general principles of pharmacology and the molecular basis of pharmacological treatment, including drugs of biotechnological origin.
• CP06. Ability to analyse the different pharmacological groups and their application to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, with special emphasis on side effects and adverse reactions.
• CP07. Ability to identify the procedures that regulate the authorisation and marketing of chemical and biological drugs, as well as the regulations governing clinical trials.
• CP08. Ability to identify and apply statistical and epidemiological tools to the study of human health and disease processes that guarantee the validity and reliability of the interpretations made.
• CP09. Ability to state the general concepts of genomes and proteomes and the tools that allow their study and characterisation.
• CP10. Ability to manage a biomedical company, from its procedures, production to the decision-making process.
• CP11. Ability to analyse current legislation on the protection of the Core, privacy and physical integrity of subjects participating in clinical trials.
• CP12. Capacidad para desarrollar un proyecto de I+D+i en el ámbito de la biomedicina que contenga la metodología más adecuada, que se ajuste a la normativa y la legislación vigente y que cumpla los principios de ética médica. / Ability to develop an R&D&I project in the field of biomedicine that contains the most appropriate methodology, complies with current regulations and legislation and complies with the principles of medical ethics.
• CP13. Create new ideas and concepts from known ideas and concepts, reaching conclusions or solving problems, challenges and situations in an original way in the academic and professional environment.
• CP14. Use information and Communication technologies for data research and analysis, research, communication and learning.
• CP15. Cooperate with others in the achievement of a shared academic or professional objective, participating in an active and empathetic way, listening actively and respecting all members.
• CP16. Integrate analysis with critical thinking in a process of Assessment of different professional ideas or possibilities and their potential for error, based on objective evidence and data leading to effective and valid decision-making.
• CP17. Adapt to adverse, unexpected situations that cause stress, whether personal or professional, overcoming them and even turning them into opportunities for positive change.
• CP18. Show ethical behaviour and social and environmental commitment in the performance of the activities of a profession, as well as sensitivity to inequality and diversity.