1. Title of the Course:
Especializacion en Medicina Farmaceutica
(Specialisation in Pharmaceutical Medicine)
2. Main University organising the Course:
Escuela Superior de Medicina
(Instituto Politécnico National)
3. Address of Secretariat of the Course:
Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación
Escuela Superior de Medicina
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n
Col. Casco de Santo Tomás
México, D.F. CP 11340
MEXICO
Telephone number: (52-55) 57 29 60 00 ext. 62823
Fax number: (52-55) 57 29 60 00 ext. 62801
E-mail address: jlarios61@hotmail.com Course Directors: Francisco J. Larios M.D., PhD 4. Year of Foundation of the Course: January 2000 5. Seminars/Modules: Number of Seminars/Modules: 17 modules
Duration of each Seminar/Module: 20 days
Frequency of Seminars/Modules: Held continuously
Distribution of seminars/modules over time: 2 years
Hours of teaching of the full course: 840 hours
Distribution:
Seminars (didactic lectures): 50% (420 hours)Workshops: 20% (168 hours)
Group discussions: 20% (168 hours)
Other: 10% (84 hours of field activities)
Distance learning or home work: yes
The course is held by rotation at several places. The programme covers all items mentioned in the Syllabus of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of London. 6. Hours of teaching: Clinical Research: 160 hours
Regulatory Affairs: 40 hours
Pharmacovigilance: 40 hours
Statistics: 80 hours
Pharmaco-Economics: 40 hours
Marketing & Business matters: 80 hours 7. Teachers: Total number of teachers participating in the programme: 23 Of whom:
From Industry: 8
From CROs: 1
From academic institutions: 13
From Regulatory Authority: 1
From other organisations: 4
(Academics in organizations for bioequivalence studies (generics) all included in Academia) 8. Course material The course material consists of paper documents as well as of electronic media. The course material is prepared by each teacher. 9. Students Average number of students registering each year:
To the full course: 10 - 15
To individual seminars:: N.A.
To the examinations: 10 - 15 Requirements to register for the course and the examinations.
Only MDs, can participate in the course.
10. Examinations Examinations are held after each module, with an oral examination at the end of the course.
The examinations are both written and oral. The written examination includes:
25 to 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) at each session.
In the choices given there is only one correct reply.
Short questions.
Short dissertations.
Each teacher writes and updates the MCQs. Duration of: The written examination: 1 to 2 hours
The oral examination: 30 min to 60 min
Attendance to 80% of the course is compulsory for sitting the examination.
Assessments are made also during the course. 11. Recognition In Mexico all courses must be recognised by the National Education Authorities (Secretaria de Educación) in order to obtain an official degree. The course is therefore recognised by this body. 12. Fees Fee for the attendance to:
The full course: 11 520.70 Euro
Single modules/seminars: N.A.
The examination: None
A fee is requested for awarding the diploma. SUMMARY
This is a non residential course consisting of 17 modules, each of 20 days, for a total of 840 hours of teaching, distributed over 2 years.
The program covers all items mentioned in the Syllabus of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of London.
Only physicians can attend the course: the average number of attendants is around 10-15/year. The examinations are held after each module and are both written and oral. A final oral examination is held at the end of the course.
The course is officially recognised by the National Education Authority.
The registration fee is around 11,500 Euro. | 
