He Master's Degree in Comprehensive Emergency and Urgent Care (90 ECTS credits), with over 26 years of experience, it is one of the most established programmes in Spain. Aligned with the European Higher Education Area and endorsed by SEMES and SoCMUE, it has trained hundreds of professionals from all over the world.

Graduates obtain international certifications such as Advanced Life Support (ALS), Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), International Diploma in Mountain Medicine, and Aquatic and Underwater Medicine Certificate (FEDAS, CMAS, Higher Sports Council).

This master's degree combines theory and intensive practical training to prepare professionals for critical situations with a comprehensive approach.

Programme

Medical and surgical emergencies and urgent care

Subject 1. Update in medical emergencies and urgent care
Subject 2. Airway and mechanical ventilation in emergency and urgent care
Subject 3. Advanced Life Support (ALS)

To take this subject, it is essential to hold a valid certificate, as a minimum, in Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) in accordance with the 2015 Guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council and accredited by the Spanish CPR Council.

Subject 4. Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Subject 5. Other Paediatric Emergencies
Subject 6. Toxicology in A&E and emergencies
Subject 7. Emergency and urgent care pharmacology

Traumatic urgencies and emergencies

Subject 8. Surgical techniques in accident and emergency

Subject 9. Emergency and critical care radiology

Subject 10. Ultrasound in emergency and critical care

Subject 11: Update on trauma emergencies and urgent care

Topic 11.1. Management of the mild traumatic adult and paediatric patient

Topic 11.2. Casualty mobilisation and immobilisation workshop

Topic 11.3. Stab and gunshot wounds

Topic 11.4. Patient rehabilitation in accident and emergency

Topic 11.5. Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Subject 12. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Rescue, emergency and urgent care in special situations

Subject 13. Aquatic and underwater medicine

Passing this module qualifies you to issue certificates
doctors for recreational diving fitness examinations (Order of 14 October 1997, BOE 22/11/97). For doctors only.

Part of the subject will take place in an aquatic environment (Costa Brava).

Optional satellite course in recreational diving.

Subject 14. Mountain medicine

The course will take place in a high-mountain environment (Pyrenees). The course will take place in a high-mountain environment (Pyrenees).

In the context of this Master's degree, this course is accredited by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA), the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (IKAR) and the International Society for Mountain Medicine (ISMM).

Subject 15. Care of burn patients and fire victims

Subject 16. Chemical, bacteriological and nuclear hazard

Subject 17. Disasters and Multiple Casualty Incidents (MCIs)

Subject 18. Aviation medicine in urgent and emergency care

Subject 19. Psychological assistance in A&E and emergencies

Miscellany

Subject 20. Transport of the critically ill patient: road, maritime and motorboat

Subject 21. Urgent and emergency care coordination

Subject 22. Legal aspects in emergency and urgent care

Subject 23. Management in accident and emergency services

Subject 24. Communication and ICT in emergency and urgent care

Clinical placements and research work

Course 25: Emergency and Urgent Care Services Placement

Depending on the emergency and urgent care service selected by the student, clinical placements may involve a cost not included in the tuition fee, as determined by the respective collaboration agreements.

Subject to the operational availability of the different services.

Module 26: Research Methodology

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Master's degree enrolment process

In order to process the pre-enrolment, you must submit the following documentation:

Bank receipt for the payment of the pre-registration fee or the total price of the Master's degree
CV with a recent photograph
Certified photocopy of the university degree or receipt of the medicine or nursing degree
Certified photocopy of ID card or passport
Two recent passport-sized colour photographs
Original documentation accrediting professional experience in A&E and/or emergency services (optional)

You can send us the uncertified documentation by email, and when you are in Barcelona, before the start of the course, hand over the physical copies of the documents duly certified.

We remind you that the reservation of a place will depend on the chronological order of enrolment with the corresponding payment of the pre-registration and, subsequently, the full price of the master's degree.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Gross: €8,650
Split:
1st payment: 3,000 euros corresponding to the pre-enrolment fee.
2nd payment: 3,450 euros before 30 September 2025 by direct debit.
3rd payment: 2,350 euros before 30 November 2025 by direct debit.

Bank details

Pre-registration payment process directly via bank transfer to the current account number:

IBAN ES31 2100 1007 1002 0009 8009
SWIFT / BIC CAIXESBBXXX

(it is essential to state your full name in the reference when making the bank transfer)

Monthly instalments via financial institution credit

The IEM makes master's degree funding programmes with special conditions available to enrolled students through the banking institutions La Caixa, Banc Sabadell, Bankia and TargoBank. Contact us for more information.

Conditions

The definitive booking of the place will become effective once the corresponding pre-registration payment is made.

The IEM does not guarantee the delivery of this training activity if a minimum number of enrolled students is not reached. In the event that the maximum number of students is exceeded, the academic management of the master's degree will establish a selection process among those enrolled. The order of enrolment, payment of the full master's degree fee, time since graduation, and experience in urgent and emergency care will be decisive factors, in order to preserve the teaching quality of the activity.

Pre-registration schedule

Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 18:00. Friday from 09:00 to 14:30.

Collaborating entities

Over 100 nationally and internationally renowned institutions and organisations from the field of urgent care and emergency medicine collaborate on the various subjects of the Master's degree. The quality of the professionals from these entities brings great value to this training programme, as the specificity of many areas of action in urgent care and emergency medicine requires concrete and advanced techniques and knowledge that only active professionals know and practise.