Master’s Degree in Foot and Ankle Pathology and Surgery
Access criteria and special entry requirements or examinations:
1. Qualifications required:
- Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine and Surgery.
- Qualified specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.
2. Curriculum Vitae, with information on:
- Papers and presentations
- Publications
- Research experience
- Awards
- Grants
- Extracurricular activities
3. Personal project:
- Explanation of the reasons for applying to and interest in the training programme, and professional aspirations.
- Availability to study on an exclusive, full-time basis.
- Availability to start on the set date and complete the course in its entirety.
4. Report and letters of recommendation corresponding to the applicant’s period of specialised training in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.
5. Personal interview, in which the candidate will be assessed on:
- Specific knowledge of the subspecialty
- Prior clinical experience
- Doctoral thesis and experience in basic and/or clinical research
- Participation in and the presentation of papers at congresses and other scientific events
- Personal profile: creativity, initiative, desire to learn, empathy, responsiveness
Admissions body
The committee is made up of:
- Master’s programme directors and coordinators
- Head of Studies, Integrated Health Consortium - Teaching Committee
- Head of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, Integrated Health Consortium - Medical director.
- Manager, Integrated Health Consortium
Application for admission
·Required documentation
Students with an official university degree from a European Union country
- A photocopy of your degree certificate (or receipt of payment of the fees required to issue the degree certificate).
- A photocopy of your academic transcripts from past university studies.
*If the documents are in a language other than Spanish, Catalan, English, French or Italian, please submit a sworn Spanish translation of your degree certificate and academic transcript.
Students with an official university degree from a non-European Union country
- An original legalised photocopy of your university degree certificate.
- An original legalised photocopy of your academic transcripts from past university studies.
*These documents must be legalised in your home country through diplomatic channels: Hague Apostille or Andrés Bello Convention.
*If the documents are in a language other than Spanish, Catalan, English, French or Italian, please submit a sworn Spanish translation of your degree certificate and academic transcript.
In all cases:
- Two passport-sized photographs.
- A photocopy of your national ID card (DNI) or passport.
- An updated CV.
Reservation and enrolment
Any students who are admitted into the master’s programme after the selection period has ended must enrol at the secretary’s office of the Faculty of Medicine on the Sant Cugat Campus, at the following address:
Anna Serra
aserra@uic.es
Sant Cugat Campus
Josep Trueta, s/n
08195, Sant Cugat del Vallès
Tel. (+34) 93 504 20 00

