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## The UJI consolidates in higher education in the field of health sciences The vice-rector for Academic Organisation and Teaching Staff, Francisco López, highlights the collaboration with hospitals and public health centers

12/09/2017 |
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The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) has consolidated in the 2016/2017 academic year as a reference in higher education in the field of health sciences with the graduation of the first class of Medicine. The Faculty of Health Sciences has reached 1,492 students enrolled in the degrees in Psychology, Nursing and Medicine, while it has 750 young graduates of these three degrees of the health branch.

The vice-rector for Academic Organisation and Teaching Staff, Francisco López, asserts that the graduation of the first year of Medicine "shows the consolidation of the UJI in the field of health sciences". "Medicine studies had been much demanded by Castelló and its districts and it were a challenge for the rectoral team. Therefore, we are very satisfied with these results; both because of the level of training offered to students and because they have put in place a degree that required a great coordination with hospitals and health centres and the health service of the Ministry of Universal and Public Health," argues López.

In addition, the vice-rector says, "all the merit must go to the faculty and medical professionals for their efforts and the great task accomplished. In fact, among all, we are very proud to have accumulated almost one million hours of external training in the three degrees of the health branch.”

The dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Rafael Ballester, believes that the first class of the Degree in Medicine "has closed the work of six years designing a complete training for all health professionals in Castelló. This task began with the constitution of the University with the studies in Psychology, in 1991, and with the later incorporation of Nursing and Medicine.” Currently, Ana Alarcón (Psychology), Eladio Collado (Nursing) and Conrado Martínez (Medicine) direct these degrees.

Ballester recalls that the creation of the UJI, more than two decades ago, "was a revulsive for the society of Castelló, as well as a great step for the modernization of the city and the province." Recently, the incorporation of the studies of Nursing and Medicine "have meant the connection of the UJI, as the only public university in Castelló, with the entire public health system of the province". "The synergy between these two great worlds, higher public education and public health, was very important for the society of Castelló", considers the dean.

The UJI has not only closed the training cycle in the field of health sciences with the first year of the Degree in Medicine: these studies are accompanied by a wide catalogue of doctoral programmes in all three degrees, which participate in interuniversity doctorates. At the same time, the Faculty of Health Sciences holds postgraduate degrees in the three degrees, thirteen official master’s degrees, six master's degrees, a specialization course and two expert courses.

**NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LECTURERS**

From the point of view of the Vice-rectorate for Academic Organisation and Teaching Staff, Francisco López adds that studies in health sciences have involved the creation of teaching posts in new areas such as medicine and nursing. Moreover, a new faculty figure has been incorporated to the UJI, *assistant healthcare lecturer*, through which health professionals tutor the practical training of students in hospitals and health centres. In this area, according to López, "we must also highlight the task developed by assistant lecturers and reference nurses in clinical work placements, fundamental for the implementation of these degrees in the UJI", says the vice-rector. In the 2016/2017 academic year, the UJI had 139 assistant lecturers: 113 for Medicine, 13 for Psychology and 13 for Nursing.

As dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Rafael Ballester shows his satisfaction because "we strive to train future professionals with an applied, interdisciplinary, humanistic profile. We dedicate many hours to the practical training with simulators in laboratories, bone bank, corpses, etc. In addition, we are concerned with passing on knowledge in basic psychology so that health professionals have communication skills to empathize with patients in very sensitive circumstances."

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