According to the licensing regulations for doctors, students of human medicine must complete an elective subject by the 1st section of the medical examination. For the Oldenburg model study programme, this means that our students must have completed their preclinical elective subject by the end of the third year of study for the award of the physics examination equivalent. The following must be taken into account here:

• In principle, all departments of the university and their non-university cooperation partners are cordially invited to offer a project that has a thematically meaningful connection to medical training. In this way, we can create a large and diverse range of options for our students.
• The pre-clinical elective is offered twice a year at the beginning of the winter semester in the second year of study and at the beginning of the summer semester in the third year of study (before module 2.1 and before module 3.3). It has the scope of a full-time week, which should include a seminar component of 10 academic hours. It is expressly desired that the remaining 30 hours be used for practical work in project form, which must also go beyond mere shadowing in medical teams in the case of projects in specialist departments of hospitals.
• The licensing regulations require a graded performance record for the pre-clinical elective. The form of the examination can be freely chosen from the types of examinations specified in the examination regulations.
• A project offer should always be designed for at least five students. For a project, a flat rate of 1.5 LVS is credited to the teaching load. Alternatively, a teaching assignment can be granted.
• Your teaching offer will be included in our project pool with permanent offers. In concrete terms, this means that you will be asked to specify on the registration form whether you would like to offer your project in the winter semester, in the summer semester or at both times. This permanent registration must be actively revoked if necessary.
• If the topic is suitable, you also have the option of opening your project for the LFC Research Practicum Year 2/3. Please tick the appropriate box on the registration form. Please note that your project is only suitable for the LFC 2/3 if it focuses on research and thus provides an insight into it.

We are very pleased if we have aroused your interest and you would like to offer a pre-clinical elective. You can find the application form here.

Planned project weeks:

• SoSe 2022: 14.03.-18.03.2022 (application by 15.11.2021).
• WiSe 2022/23: 10.10.-14.10.2022 (registration by 15.05.2022)
• Summer semester 2023: 13.03.-17.03.2023 (registration by 15.11.2022)

A special feature of the model study programme in Human Medicine Oldenburg is the early and longitudinal integration of students in science and research. Scientific training already begins in the first year of study and continues as a longitudinal element ("longitudinal research curriculum", LFC) throughout the entire study programme at least up to the entry into the PJ. The aim is to guide students in scientific thinking, to teach them techniques of scientific work, to give them insights into active research activities and to inspire them for research. The LFC thus follows the Groningen Curriculum: three essential elements of the training are the teaching of research methodology as well as basic scientific principles and the students' own activities in the field of research. We appreciate your support in the scientific training of the students. For the three building blocks:

• LFC Year 1: Small group projects (summer semester only).
• LFC Year 2/3: Research projects (all year)
• LFC Year 5: Research projects (all year)

we are continuously looking for group projects and project proposals. For more information and forms to submit projects for LFC Year 1 and LFC Year 2/3, please visit the longitudinal research curriculum webpages.

Block weeks in SJ 2021/22 or SJ 22/23 are scheduled in the following periods::

SoSe 2022:

- LFC 3/VWF: 14.03. - 18.03.2022.

- LFC 2: 30.05. - 03.06.2022

WiSe 2022/23:

- LFC 2/VWF: 10.10. - 14.10.2022

- LFC 3: 19.12.-23.12.2022

SoSe 2023:

- LFC 3/VWF: 13.03. - 17.03.2023

- LFC 2: 30.05. - 02.06.2023

If you are interested in participating in the LFC, please register no later than

• 15.11 . for the summer semester for LFC 1,
• by 15.05. for the winter semester and 15.11. for the summer semester for LFC 2/3 (group projects),
• all year round with places for job shadowing for LFC 2/3 and project offers for LFC 5

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As part of the Professional Development Year 5 curriculum, we offer a diverse range of workshops that provide students with the opportunity to gain targeted further qualifications in various subject areas. The workshop programme is divided into the following four areas:

• Communication
• Practical skills and clinical competencies
• Research and science
• Role of the doctor.

This teaching programme is intended to prepare students in their 5th and possibly also 6th year of study (PJ) for their work as a doctor and is therefore an important building block in their training. It is to be continuously expanded and offered with changing topics. New workshops on a wide range of topics are also expressly desired, as we would like to offer the students as broad a range as possible!

You can find more information on the web pages for the module "Professional Development Year 5".

Are you interested in contributing your topic to the workshop programme? We would be pleased to hear from you. You can find an application form here.

Workshop offers are registered semester by semester. Application deadlines are:

• 15.05. for the winter semester,
• 15.11. for the summer semester.

Please send the form to:

What is POL and how does POL work? POL stands for Problem-Oriented Learning. Groups of 8-10 students work interactively on case vignettes that you and the students receive by email on the Friday of the previous week. The students work out learning objectives, which you then send to us by e-mail. In study year 1, the cases increasingly address issues with a scientific background. In the higher years of study, the focus is on clinical questions, conducting patient interviews and differential diagnostic thinking.

Who can teach POL? A POL group can also be taught by science staff in year 1. Years 2 and 3 are reserved for teachers with a medical licence.

What is the time frame? POL is taught in tandem. The tandem partners can divide the dates among themselves and substitute for each other in case of holiday or illness. In study year 1, POL sessions take place weekly. In academic year 2 and 3, they take place every two weeks.

For how long do I commit? A POL tutorship lasts at least 1 academic year (WS/SS).

How does the induction take place? Before you become a POL tutor, you will receive mandatory training from our medical didactics and teaching coordination. In addition, you will receive a guide. It is also possible to sit in on a session with an experienced POL tutor.

How is POL remunerated or credited? A POL tutorship can be remunerated by a teaching contract or credited to the teaching load (factor 0.67).

If you are interested in participating in problem-based learning, please contact by 15.06 at the latest

In the longitudinal pathway "Professional Development", which runs through all years of study, , students' professional development is accompanied. Practical and clinical experiences are processed and reflected upon, in addition to which a range of interdisciplinary topics with overlap to language, humanities, social or cultural sciences are discussed. In study years 1 to 4, students meet regularly in small groups with a medical tutor. The constant small groups create a framework in which students can address and discuss confidential content. In the fifth year of study, the format changes. In this year, students have a mentor who accompanies them in individual meetings. The contents and goals of the Professional Development are based on the topics that the students deal with in the respective study year.

In the first three years of study, the focus is on "Professional Behaviour". Students learn the basics of professional behaviour in the medical profession and are able to discuss this on the basis of case studies. They also learn to analyse personal experiences through critical questioning and answering. The years of study also each have a thematic focus with which the students deal in more detail.

In the fourth year of study, these skills are expanded to include "assessing (inter-)professional behaviour". In the meetings, the students reflect on their personal strengths and weaknesses. They develop strategies to develop towards their self-set goals. This also includes addressing their own problems as well as those of colleagues, analysing them and developing solution strategies.

In the fifth year of study, the focus is on the consolidation of professional (medical) action. The students are then able to describe and question experiences. Based on this analysis, they can formulate further personal goals that serve professional development.

We are looking for general practitioners (Year 1-3) and clinicians (Year 4-5) to supervise the small groups of the Professional Development series of events. If you are interested in accompanying our students as part of the Professional Development, please register by 15.05 . at the latest via studekems@uni-oldenburg.de!

The clinical-pathological conference consists, among other things, of an interdisciplinary series of events. Lecturers from the clinic and pathology bring their perspectives together in a joint lecture on a case-related basis. The lecture series is repeated every semester. Interested parties can contribute to selected topics. The teaching time is credited to the teaching load or remunerated as a teaching assignment. We would be pleased if you would like to get involved here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at any time via

A special feature of the model course of study in human medicine in Oldenburg is the longitudinal training of students in communication and counselling. Within the framework of this series of events, students are taught knowledge in the field of medical communication from the first semester onwards and systematically trained in the competences necessary for medical consultation.

In the first three years of study, basic features that characterise the medical consultation process are taught. Appropriate conversation techniques are demonstrated and applied in practical exercises. The communication techniques learned are applied to patients in the general practice observations. In the fourth year of study, the skills are deepened in practical exercises.

We are looking for medical and non-medical lecturers who would like to contribute to the supervision of the courses in the Communication and Counselling pathway. If you are interested, please apply by 15.05. of each year at the latest via .