Faculty of Health Sciences
Ofra Campus
Quality Assurance System
Medical Section
The Faculty of Medicine (current Section) has undertaken the commitment to implement the AUDIT-Internal Quality Assurance Systems (SGIC) program, whose design was approved in March 2011 by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) (SGIC Design Assessment ReportThe scope of application of the SGIC of the Faculty of Medicine (current Section) includes all the degrees that are taught and their managers.
The design of the SGIC of the Faculty of Medicine consists of twenty-one procedures which consider the following criteria, aimed at continuous improvement:
The SGIC documentation consists of a Quality Manual, which defines the general characteristics of the system and a Procedures Manual composed of a series of procedures that are in line with the “Criteria and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area”, developed by the European Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQUA), and adapted by ANECA.
Head of International Quality Assurance System. Medical Section
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of La Laguna, convinced of the importance of maintaining a culture of quality within the university setting, considers perseverance in a quality policy to be the strategic element for optimizing its operation, achieving the satisfaction of all stakeholders, and ensuring that future physicians acquire the necessary competencies for their professional development. This commitment is reflected in the Internal Quality Assurance System (SIGC) currently in place for the degree program and included in the VERIFICA document approved by ANECA in June 2010. Additionally, the Faculty has developed its own Quality Assurance System for the Center, which was verified by ANECA in January 2011 and awarded a certificate of excellence.
The Quality Management System (QMS) for the Medicine Degree program stipulates the annual development of a Quality Policy and Objectives document, which must be ratified by the Quality Committee (CCC) and endorsed by the Faculty Board. Subsequently, this document will be made available for consultation by the relevant groups and the general public.
The Dean's Office of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of La Laguna (ULL) considers the formulation of tangible, concrete, and demonstrable objectives to be part of its quality policy. Therefore, it proposes to structure its quality objectives into three areas, each with its respective general objectives:
1. Academic – formative
To train professionals of recognized quality and prestige, with the precise technical skills to begin specialized training, also attending to their human and ethical training, as well as instilling the need for continuous training.
The objectives in this respect must take into account the key nature of this year, in which the introduction of the degree is completed for almost all courses and students of the degree program.
2. Research
To promote and encourage excellent research by its groups, which are the guarantee of adequate progress in knowledge.
3. Media
To analyze and manage the provision of sufficient human and material resources so that the first two objectives are achieved, as well as to serve society and guarantee the appropriate working environment among the members of the Center's community.
Additionally, the Internal Quality Assurance System provides for the preparation of other documents:
These will be subject to discussion in CCC and publication if appropriate.