María Begoña Cuenca de Prada

María Begoña Cuenca de Prada serves as Senior Lecturer and Head of Studies at Comillas Pontifical University's School of Nursing and Physiotherapy in Madrid, with 16 years of institutional experience and over 25 years of professional practice since 1997. Her clinical background spans Internal Medicine, Traumatology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Oncology nursing departments.

Academic qualifications include:

• Diploma in Nursing, Comillas Pontifical University (1994)
• Master's Degree in Nursing Education and Management, European University of Madrid (2009)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, University of Salamanca (2015)
• Specialist Nurse in Pediatric Nursing, Ministry of Education and Science certification (2016)

Her research prioritizes evidence-based clinical practice, innovative nursing education methodologies, and healthcare innovation systems. She actively contributes to research groups and presents at national/international conferences to advance nursing pedagogy and practice standards.

As Head of Studies, she oversees academic program administration and curriculum development for nursing degrees. Current teaching responsibilities include Basic Nursing Care and Conceptual and Methodological Basis of Nursing courses, building on prior instruction in Clinical Practice and Fundamentals of Nursing.