Madrid
Company
Duration: 1 academic year
Start: October 2025
60 ECTS credits
In-person
Spanish
Villafranca Campus - School of Health
Master's Program in Clinical Trials Madrid
The UCJC Master’s Degree in Clinical Trials prepares you to work in the area of clinical research; with a faculty composed of professionals from the HM Research Foundation and important national and international CROs. It is aimed at graduates in Health Sciences or Experimental Sciences with a high level of English and offers training with a technical and practical focus, including the opportunity to do an internship in the Clinical Trials Unit of the HM Hospitales Group.
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What sets us apart
Why study this master's degree with us.
UCJC AND HM HOSPITALES The Camilo José Cela University and the HM Hospitales Group have decided to combine their extensive knowledge and experience in an innovative university training project with the creation of the UCJC HM Hospitales School of Health Sciences.
What sets us apart
Why study this master's degree with us.
UCJC AND HM HOSPITALES The Camilo José Cela University and the HM Hospitales Group have decided to combine their extensive knowledge and experience in an innovative university training project with the creation of the UCJC HM Hospitales School of Health Sciences.
With the creation of the School, all the hospitals of the HM Hospitales Group are attached to Camilo José Cela University, thus constituting the most extensive network of university hospitals in Spain. A pioneering project that incorporates the hospital as a fundamental axis and backbone of the learning process of our future healthcare professionals.
An innovative learning model
At UCJC we help you develop the competencies and skills that will drive your success and your contribution to the future.
The master’s degree in clinical trials consists of a classroom part, where you interact with leaders in their specific areas (monitoring, pharmacovigilance, hospital pharmacy, ethical and legal aspects of clinical research, clinical trial financing, pharmacoeconomics, applied statistics, relevant aspects of clinical research in oncology, cardiology, pediatrics and neurosciences).
An innovative learning model
At UCJC we help you develop the competencies and skills that will drive your success and your contribution to the future.
The master’s degree in clinical trials consists of a classroom part, where you interact with leaders in their specific areas (monitoring, pharmacovigilance, hospital pharmacy, ethical and legal aspects of clinical research, clinical trial financing, pharmacoeconomics, applied statistics, relevant aspects of clinical research in oncology, cardiology, pediatrics and neurosciences).
The second part consists of a full-time internship in a CRO or in the Central Unit of Clinical Trials in different hospitals of the HM Hospitales Group, all of them in the city of Madrid, where the student is fully immersed with the teams that carry out some of the most relevant clinical trials in different therapeutic areas.
Objectives What are the objectives of the training in clinical trials offered by the UCJC? The main objective of the Master in Clinical Trials is to train graduates in Health Sciences or Experimental Sciences to become part of the research departments of hospitals, Pharmaceutical Industry or CROs, through the acquisition of skills and knowledge in clinical trial management, from design to implementation.
With the Master’s Degree in Clinical Trials and under the guidance of the most renowned professionals in the sector, you will acquire the necessary skills to be able to join a booming labor market that requires this type of specialization.
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Master's Degree Details
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With the UCJC’s Master’s Degree in Clinical Trials in Madrid you will delve into the most relevant technical aspects of hospital clinical research, from the point of view of the sponsor, the CRO and the Clinical Trials Unit of the HM Hospitales Research Foundation, which in 2021 had an average of 250 open clinical trials and more than 1,000 active patients included in trials in different therapeutic areas.
Summary
With the UCJC’s Master’s Degree in Clinical Trials in Madrid you will delve into the most relevant technical aspects of hospital clinical research, from the point of view of the sponsor, the CRO and the Clinical Trials Unit of the HM Hospitales Research Foundation, which in 2021 had an average of 250 open clinical trials and more than 1,000 active patients included in trials in different therapeutic areas.
We have extensive experience in oncology phase I, phase II-III and non-oncology trials, as well as a unit specialized in vaccine trials in pediatrics and adults.
The classes are taught by professors belonging to the HM Research Foundation with extensive professional experience , as well as invited professors from the most important national and international CROs.
Aimed at graduates in Health Sciences or Experimental Sciences, with a high level of English, interested in health areas related to clinical research.
At the end of the Master you will be able to work in:
- Hospitals.
- Pharmaceutical Companies.
- Biotechnology.
- Medical device companies.
- CROs.
Career opportunities
At the end of the Master you will be able to work in:
- Hospitals.
- Pharmaceutical Companies.
- Biotechnology.
- Medical device companies.
- CROs.
Some of the positions you will be able to develop are:
- Clinical Research Associate (CRA).
- Monitor, Study Coordinator (SC).
- Data Manager Lead CRA.
- Clinical Trials Project Manager.
- Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA).
- Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL).
Subjects and timetable of the Master in Clinical Trials Madrid
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Subjects per year
| Module name | |
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| Module 1.Introduction to clinical research |
Module 1.Introduction to clinical research
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| Module 2.Clinical research from the point of view of three essential agents. |
Module 2.Clinical research from the point of view of three essential agents.
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| Module 3.Clinical trial management tools |
Module 3.Clinical trial management tools
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| Module 4.Case studies in clinical research |
Module 4.Case studies in clinical research
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Class timetables
Start – End October 17, 2022 – June 10, 2023. Timetable : Evening timetable.
2023: full-time.
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Professors of the Master in Clinical Trials Madrid
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Dr. Jose María Castellano
Director Científico de la Fundación de Investigación HM Hospitales.
Dr. Emiliano Calvo
Oncología Médica. Investigador Clínico.
Dr. Pablo Cardinal-Fernández
Director Médico del departamento Internacional HM Hospitales.
Director HM CIOCC. Jefe de Servicio de Oncología Médica HM CIOCC.
Dña. Gema Jiménez
Directora departamento Legal Fundación Investigación HM Hospitales.
Internships and Employability
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Job placement
Where can you do your internship in clinical trials?
The UCJC together with the HM Hospitales Group offers you the best opportunities for internships in Madrid.
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Job placement
Where can you do your internship in clinical trials?
The UCJC together with the HM Hospitales Group offers you the best opportunities for internships in Madrid.
- HM Sanchinarro University Hospital, HM Hospitales Group.
Phase I Oncology Trials Unit. - HM Sanchinarro University Hospital, HM Hospitales Group.
Clinical Trials Central Unit. - HM Puerta del Sur University Hospital, HM Hospitales Group.
Clinical Trials Central Unit. - Parexel.
- Dynamic.
- PPD.
- Novartis.
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