Master’s Degree in Nursing Applied to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (MIA-EE)
Summary
| Edition | 8th |
| Number of vacancies | 30 |
| ECTS credits | 60 |
| Modality | In person |
| Place | Escola Superior d’Infermeria Hospital del Mar (Campus Universitario Mar) |
| Dates | September 2024 to June 2025 |
| Schedule |
Classes will be held on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1.30pm and 3pm to 8.30 p.m. |
| Price | 3960€ + fees |
| Center in charge | Escola Superior d'Infermeria Hospital del Mar (affiliated to Universitat Pompeu Fabra) |
General Information
Current models of emergency medical systems are based on advanced and intermediate life support units that require nursing professionals with a high degree of autonomy and quality training in the management of critical patients.
The Master in Nursing Applied to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care at ESIHMar, a center affiliated to UPF, is built on 3 pillars, which are the key to its success:
- Introspection in emergencies.
- Comprehensive care.
- Extrospection of care.
Goals
The general goal of the Master's program in Nursing Applied to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care is to train professionals in the necessary competencies to be able to autonomously exercise the role of nursing within medical emergencies, and to give an effective response to any incident.
The training of the nursing professional has to be up-to-date, inclusive, and high-quality, in order to be able to address the emergencies that may arise in our society.
Careers
This master's degree becomes the precise instrument to train nursing professionals who want to develop their professional activity in the field of pre-hospital emergencies and their different procedures with a high scientific and professional level.
- Systems of Medical Emergencies at the assistance level of operations or coordination and management of health resources.
- Rescue Services and Corps.
- Private entities and companies dedicated to: Coverage of special presence; Interhospital transfers and national and international repatriations; Sport events' coverage; Health training for external companies; etc.
Curriculum
| Quarter | Course | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| First (24 ECTS) | Introspection of the community emergency: the professional and the user | Mandatory | 6 |
| Research and innovation methods applied to out-of-hospital emergencies | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Adult medical emergencies | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Specialized medical emergencies: pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry and end of life | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Second (21 ECTS) | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Medical emergencies in the urban and rural environment | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Clinical practices (I) in healthcare units | Mandatory | 3 | |
| Final Project (I) | Mandatory | 3 | |
| Third (18 ECTS) | Medical emergencies in rural environment: mountain, water and air | Mandatory | 6 |
| Medical emergencies in the special environment: leisure, catastrophic and hostile-tactical environments | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Clinical practices (II) | Mandatory | 3 | |
| Final Project (II) | Mandatory | 3 | |
| Simulation workshops and weekend workshops * (the weekend ones are not mandatory) |
Our new curriculum for nursing training in out-of-hospital emergencies is linked to three of these training courses in cascade.
Cursos con certificado oficial incluidos en el Máster:
- Soporte Vital Avanzado (Acreditado por el Consell Català de Ressuscitació i l'European Resuscitation Council).
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support (Acreditado por NAEMT [National Association of Emergency Technicians] i avalat per l'American College of Surgeons).
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (Acreditado por el Comité Iberoamericano de Medicina Táctica y Operacional).
Simulation
In the master's degree in Nursing Applied to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (MIA - EE), technical and transversal skills are put into practice through simulation, integrating them in simulated emergency situations, both in the school's simulation rooms and in Real outdoors spaces, with the aim of training the student in the same or similar environmental conditions as those faced by professionals in this field. In addition, this training offers the student the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice before carrying out the clinical practices.
Final project
The final master's project (Trabajo de Fin de Máster - TFM) constitutes a total of 6 ECTS credits. To approve the TFM it is necessary to submit it in writing and make an oral defense, before a committee fulfilling, in both cases. The requested skills and content.
Academic management of master's and postgraduate degrees
For further information, you can contact:
Anna López Cortina, secretary of master’s and postgraduate degrees at ESIHMar
mia.ee(ELIMINAR)@esimar.edu.es
Phone: 93 248 39 32
Phone service available:
- Monday through Thursday: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: from 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.