Pre-registration and selection criteria:
The number of places is limited. To apply for a place it is necessary to pre-register by filling out the form available here.
Pre-registration requirements
- Be a physician specializing in gynecology and obstetrics.
- Fill in the form in the Register section with the requested data from the CV and motivation.
Receipt of the application will be confirmed within a maximum of one week from the date of receipt.
Important: Any application with missing information will not be evaluated or answered. It is important to read all the information carefully.
Response to pre-registration requests
Those selected will receive an email indicating that they have been accepted and with the necessary information to start the process. We recommend reading beforehand the information available on our website in the section "to take into account before pre-registering".
Those who are not accepted will receive an email indicating that their application has not been accepted.
Pre-registration requires a commitment to:
Perform the teaching activities required to pass the course within the established deadlines, including evaluations and submission of images and clinical cases for each module.
Please refrain from pre-registering if you are not sure that you can take the course, either because you cannot attend the classroom part of the course, or because you have to meet deadlines for the delivery of images, exams, payments, etc, of the course. It is important to read all the information very well before pre-registering.
To consider before pre-registering
In order to certify the validity of studies carried out abroad, it is necessary to carry out specific procedures to verify the existence of both the institution issuing the certificate and the studies completed, as well as the degrees and grades obtained.
Attention: This procedure should only be carried out by those who have already been selected for the course and is necessary to obtain the diploma issued by the Institut de Formació Continua-IL3-Universitat de Barcelona. The documentation must be sent by courier before the start of the course. This text is for information purposes only. Selected students will be sent full information on this aspect.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED DEPENDING ON THE ORIGIN:
1) Students with university studies in Spain:
- Simple photocopy of the DNI/Passport.
- Photocopy of the official university degree in Medicine and Surgery.
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the documents completed and signed by you.
2) Students with university studies outside Spain:
- Option 1:
- Simple photocopy of the DNI/Passport.
- Simple photocopy of the homologation of the degree in Spain of the degree of Medicine and Surgery.
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the documents completed and signed by you.
- Option 2:
- Simple photocopy of the DNI/Passport.
- Simple photocopy of the official university degree.
- Simple photocopy of the academic record (Academic certification of the studies of Medicine and Surgery issued by the University where they were carried out and in which the official duration in academic years, of the study plan followed, the subjects taken and the hourly load or in credits of each one of them and qualifications (it is not the complete pensum of studies).
- Application for authorization of foreign degree (Rector's Application) completed and signed by you.
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the documents completed and signed by you.
If the documents are issued in a language other than Catalan, Spanish, English, Italian, French or Portuguese, they must be accompanied by a photocopy of the official translation into Catalan or Spanish.
❖ REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS:
Official translations can be done:
- By a sworn translator/interpreter, duly authorized or registered in Spain.
- By any diplomatic representation or consult of the Spanish State abroad.
DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD IN CASE YOU ARE SELECTED
- Rector's application Click to download
- Responsible declaration Click to download
These documents should be sent by courier before the start of the course to the following address:
Medicina Fetal Barcelona
Av. Diagonal 361, principal segunda
08037 - Barcelona, Spain
Withdrawal or cancellation of registration:
In case of desertion from the course, the applicant must submit a letter to the graduate secretary's office, requesting the cancellation of his/her registration. There is no refund of the registration fee.
Certification:
To obtain the degree it is essential to pass each of the modules, both the theoretical part and the practical part of the presentation of images and the final work.
- A diploma will be issued by Medicina Materno Fetal Barcelona certifying the completion of the "Expert Course in Maternal and Obstetric Pathology" and a certificate of qualification.
- The course is accredited by the University of Barcelona. They will also be awarded a degree* of "Expert in Maternal and Obstetric Pathology" with 24 ECTS credits and issued by the Institut de Formació Continuada (IL3) of the University of Barcelona*.
*What is a University degree?
The University of Barcelona's own degree courses are designed for the specialization and in-depth study of practicing professionals.
What is the difference between proprietary degrees and university degrees?
In accordance with section g) of Article 2 of Organic Law 6/2001, of December 21, 2001, on Universities, the State grants Spanish universities the autonomy to "issue official degrees that are valid throughout the national territory and their own diplomas and degrees". With this measure, the University is enabled to expand its official training offer by means of its own degrees. The official degrees require a series of procedures and evaluations by different public bodies such as the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) and are necessary to obtain a doctorate. The proper degrees are specialized teachings with different denominations (master's, postgraduate, expert, etc.) and do not require validation by institutions such as ANECA. They are designed to respond in an agile way to the needs posed by the labor market and society, so they are aimed at achieving objectives such as:
- To provide specialized training with immediate professional projection.
- To update the knowledge of professionals in order to promote training for professional practice.
- Establish a connection between academic activity and social reality (an objective endorsed by the frequent organization of degrees offered through agreements with public institutions and private companies).
What is not a specific university degree?
- It is not a preliminary stage for access to a doctoral program. In special circumstances, the degree could be used for these purposes in accordance with the legislation of each country, but this is not its main purpose. This postgraduate degree requires the completion of a research paper, with the main purpose of acquiring skills in the interpretation of research literature. In some individual cases, this work may be original research, and may even trigger a publication or the continuation of a research career after completion of the course. However, this is not the main objective of the Postgraduate Course in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, so it should not be considered formal training in maternal-fetal medicine research.
- This Postgraduate course does not qualify for professional practice regardless of the local regulations of each country. For this reason, only specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology can be accepted. In some specific countries, this type of activity could later be used to accredit or obtain an additional national degree in the field of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, but this will always depend on local regulations and is not an automatic feature of this degree at all.
What is the validity of my own degree outside Spain?
A course with its own degree has the same validity inside and outside Spain, since it is a curricular title of non-regulated studies approved by the university councils, and protected by the Organic Law of Universities, which accredits the continuous training of the student.
Requirements for obtaining the certificate
To obtain the Certificate, the student must meet the following conditions:
- Attendance at 80% of the face-to-face part of the course.
- Pass each module separately, both the online part and the practicum.
- Participate in the forums.
- Approve the final paper.
Important: The degree of the University of Barcelona IL3, is subject to the completion of all modules, payment of University fees, as well as the delivery of all documentation required by the University. Failure to submit the aforementioned documentation, incomplete or incorrect submission, implies NOT obtaining the title of expert issued by them, without the right to a refund of the amount paid.
Instructions on the documentation you need to obtain the complementary degree from the "Institut de Formació Contínua IL3 of the University of Barcelona".
