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UDC Pauses Medicine Degree Bid Until 2027, Sets Conditions as Galicia Weighs Decentralization

The university offers time for a deal on sharing clinical teaching across hospitals under a model that would spread courses 4–6 over two academic years.

Overview

  • University of A Coruña approved a declaration of interest and will hold off sending its verification dossier until 2027 to prioritize a negotiated solution.
  • Two conditions apply: UDC will resume its own process if agreed timelines or terms are not honored, and immediate submission will be authorized if another university or a private provider files to teach Medicine in Galicia.
  • UDC’s proposal calls for decentralizing clinical years in 2026/27 and 2027/28, a single Sergas agreement linking hospitals by territory (CHUAC–UDC, CHUS–USC, CHUVIUVigo), a minimum 25% of students per campus, a 25% cap on externally linked faculty, and funding outside the current plan.
  • The Xunta and the University of Santiago reiterate support for one USC faculty with fourth to sixth years taught also in A Coruña and Vigo.
  • Nineteen CHUAC doctors with university accreditation urge an equitable pact, arguing current arrangements block fair access to teaching posts, as UVigo keeps its own deadlines in reserve.