Doctorate in Science
Medical and Pharmaceutical,
Development and Quality of Life

Training activities

Workshop on techniques, procedures and good practices in research
  • Number of hours: 20
  • Description: It is essential that the PhD student acquires the necessary skills for searching in the appropriate sources of information, managing, interpreting and understanding scientific texts, in order to finally carry out the written presentation of the results of research in scientific journals of impact and dissemination, as well as the effective dissemination of these results. This is a fundamental objective for the development of the Doctoral Thesis. It contains mandatory practical workshops on searching and managing scientific information thanks to the support of the ULL library , writing articles that can be published in high-impact journals and presenting research results at scientific events.
  • Temporal planning: it will be annual (first four-month period) and will be carried out throughout the first year for full-time students and throughout the first or second year for part-time students.
  • Justification: strengthening of skills CB11, CB12, CB13, CB14, CB15, CA02, CA04, CA05 and CA06.
  • Learning outcomes: Students are expected to complete the learning of the skills and abilities to adequately present research results in various formats. Students who have at least one JCR-indexed publication related to the research line of their Doctoral Thesis will be exempt from carrying out this activity.
  • Language: Spanish.
  • Character: mandatory.
  • Control procedure: the teachers and technicians responsible for the course will issue a report on the active participation and use of the course by the students, which they will send to the tutors and the Academic Committee.
  • Mobility: No mobility actions are planned.

Seminars and conferences of the program
  • Number of hours: 15
  • Description: This is an activity organized by the doctoral program in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Development and Quality of Life in coordination with the Master's Degree in Biomedicine, Master's Degree in Biotechnology, Master's Degree in Research, Management and Quality in Health Care, Master's Degree in Research and Diagnosis of Tropical Diseases and Master's Degree in Food Safety and Quality, Master's Degree in General Health Psychology and Master's Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Specific Educational Support Needs. Seminars and conferences by program professors and guest professors on current research in the fields of work related to the different lines of research of the program will be periodically organized.
  • Time planning: this will be annual (first and second semester) and will be recommended from the first year onwards for both full-time and part-time students. The period in which this activity will be carried out may cover the entire duration of the PhD studies.
  • Justification: strengthening of competencies CB11, CB15, CB16, CA04, CA05 and CA06.
  • Learning outcomes: Students must be able to have a critical attitude in the scientific context with regard to the content presented in these seminars and conferences, thereby fostering their capacity for self-criticism and analysis of scientific knowledge. They must also be able to express their own opinions orally and in writing and discuss them with other researchers.
  • Spanish
  • Character: mandatory.
  • Control procedure: Time planning: This will be annual (first and second semesters) and is recommended starting in the first year for both full-time and part-time students. This activity may be carried out throughout the duration of the doctoral studies.
  • Mobility: this activity may be validated if, during the "Stays at Research Centers" activity, the student proves his/her attendance at seminars and conferences (validatable for the hours completed up to 15) at said research centers related to the topic of his/her Doctoral Thesis and with the approval of the Academic Committee of the doctoral program.

Entrepreneurship and Employability Workshop
  • Number of hours: 20
  • Description: This is an activity that facilitates the transition to the labour market for students in the programme, developed with the support of the Office for the Transfer of Research Results (OTRI) of the University of La Laguna and the General Foundation of the University of La Laguna (FGULL). It contains optional practical workshops aimed at motivating and attracting entrepreneurs, creating companies and developing business exploitation plans, as well as activities for the transfer of research results to the applied field and the protection of intellectual property.
  • Time planning: it will be annual (first four-month period) and it is recommended that it be taken in the 3rd year (4th year for part-time students).
  • Justification: strengthening of skills CB14, CB15, CB16, CA03, CA04, CA05 and CA06.
  • Learning outcomes: Students are expected to complete the learning of the skills required to develop an entrepreneurial project and also acquire skills for their inclusion in the labour market.
  • Spanish.
  • Character: mandatory.
  • Control procedure: the course leaders will issue a report on the active participation and use of the course by the students, which they will send to the tutors and the Academic Committee.
  • Mobility: Visiting professors and researchers from other universities participating in research projects in areas most closely related to entrepreneurship will be encouraged to develop activities with PhD students. If funding is obtained, student mobility will be encouraged so that they can attend other universities to share experiences in this field.

Participation in Congresses and Conferences
  • Number of hours: 20
  • Description: It is of great importance for students to actively participate in conferences and workshops to disseminate research results, promoting the student's ability to communicate and participate in scientific discussions that take place at a national or international level in their field of knowledge.
  • Time planning: this activity can be carried out at any time during the development of the doctoral thesis (first and second semester). It is recommended from the second year onwards for full-time students and from the third year onwards for part-time students.
  • Justification:
  • Learning outcomes:
  •  The student must be able to communicate, discuss and contrast opinions and judgments with other researchers.
  • Language:
  • Character: enhancement of skills CB14, CB15, CB16, CA01, CA03, CA05 and CA06.
  • Control procedure: the student must present a certificate of participation or presentation of the communication at the conference or workshop, or failing that, a document that accredits this fact to be assessed by the Doctoral Committee.
  • Mobility: Doctoral students will be eligible for funding to participate in these events, taking into account that the ULL offers various travel grants for participation in these events.

Publication of scientific article
  • Number of hours: 40
  • Description: Students who complete the doctoral program must publish at least one scientific article before defending their doctoral thesis. Completion of a scientific article, preferably indexed in the JCR.
  • Time planning: this activity will be carried out during the second and third years for full-time students and during the third, fourth and fifth years for part-time students.
  • Learning outcomes: Students are expected to be able to publish a scientific article before proceeding to defend their doctoral thesis leading to the title of Doctor.
  • Language: Spanish or the language required by the journal or publisher in which the publication is made.
  • Character: mandatory.
  • Control procedure: the student, before proceeding to defend the doctoral thesis, must submit the scientific publication (at least accepted) to the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Development and Quality of Life.
  • Mobility: No mobility actions are planned.

Internships in Research Centers
  • Number of hours: 160
  • Description: stay in prestigious research centres where the doctoral student acquires the necessary skills to complete his or her doctoral thesis.
  • Time planning: this will be annual (first and second semester) and will be recommended from the first year onwards for both full-time and part-time students. The period in which this activity will be carried out must cover at least 160 hours of work.
  • Learning outcomes: the student will acquire new skills to apply to the development of his/her Doctoral Thesis.
  • Language: Spanish or the language of the destination center.
  • Character: optional
  • Control procedure: the student must provide a certificate of the stay signed by the person in charge of the host centre (or, where appropriate, the host researcher) which includes the work performed and the date and duration of the stay.
  • Mobility: in order to carry out this activity, the student may opt for the competitive calls offered by the University of La Laguna to finance said mobility.