For all matters relating to the PJ, please feel free to contact us! To arrange a personal consultation appointment during office hours, please book an appointment in advance in or send us an email with your preferred appointment time. Consultation appointments are also possible outside office hours by prior arrangement.

To discuss organisational questions and concerns about clinical block internships and the PJ in person, the Dean of Studies' Office offers regular office hours at the Clinic, Pius and the PA.

Office hours are held every first Thursday of the month in the Clinic and every third Thursday of the month, alternating between Pius and the PA; the schedule may vary depending on public holidays. On the following days the office hours take place from 9:00 - 14:00:

19.03.2026 EV (meeting room "Vis-a-Vis", Marienstr. 15)
09.04.2026 Clinic
23.04.2026 Pius
07.05.2026 Clinic
21.05.2026 EV
04.06.2026 Clinic
18.06.2026 Pius
02.07.2026 Clinic
16.07.2026 EV
05.08.2026 Clinic
20.08.2026 Pius
10.09.2026 Clinic (deviating: 2nd Thursday of the month)
17.09.2026 EV
01.10.2026 Clinic

For up-to-date information on events and the staffing of the PJ office, please join the the committee event: 6.01.60000 Practical year. Here you will also find the slide sets from past information events, as well as the logbooks and forms for the PJ certificate.

An information event will be held on site prior to the start of registration for the respective PJ rotation. This will be announced via the Human Medicine model degree programme.

The next PJ information event will take place on Monday, 9 March 2026, 1 p.m. in room V03 0-C001. Online participation is possible via the link https://meeting.uol.de/rooms/q5f-8ek-sox-xtl/join The event is aimed in particular at students who are planning to start their PJ in autumn 2026. All other students are also welcome to attend.

The practical year lasts a total of 48 weeks and is divided into 3 tertials of 16 weeks each:

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Elective subject

The order of the tertials is freely selectable. The PJ must be completed consecutively, i.e. there must be no breaks between the tertials.

The current planning of the PJ periods can be found on the website of the Medical Faculty Association.

The average weekly attendance time for PJ students is 40 hours. The respective specialist departments are responsible for monitoring attendance. So-called "study days" are not permitted.

According to the ÄApprO, up to 30 days of absence are permitted in the entire PJ. Of these, a maximum of 20 days may be missed in one tertial and, in the case of splitting, a maximum of 10 days may be missed in a splitting block.

Completing the entire PJ part-time (50 or 75 per cent) is possible for Oldenburg students with an approved hardship application. Students who would like to complete a part-time PJ should contact the PJ office in advance for advice and planning.

In accordance with ÄApprO, each PJ tertial must be evaluated by the students. The evaluation takes place online at

https://unizensus.uni-oldenburg.de/qp/l/PJ

At the end of the evaluation, a confirmation is generated which serves as proof of evaluation for submission to the PJ office.

The following documents are required for the proper certification of your PJ tertials:

• Certificate of the practical year (signed by the clinic)
• Certificate of participation (so-called "med certificate", not necessary for external students)
• logbook
• Proof of evaluation

Please submit the documents in person or by post to the PJ office.

You can find all documents for download in . The "Practical Year Certificate" may be signed on your last day of attendance at the clinic. If you take days off at the end of the tertial, this can also be before the official end of the tertial. Please note, however, that the tertial periods must be as stated in the overview.

Please also note that the "certificates of the practical year" from an external or foreign PJ must also be countersigned by your home university. Therefore, please submit the certificates of all tertials to the PJ office before using them for M3 registration.

PJ tertials can be spent externally at other German universities or academic teaching hospitals. Applications are made in accordance with the requirements of the host university. Please enquire with the respective university in good time about application deadlines and modalities.

Only electives offered by the University of Oldenburg can be completed externally.

The logbook of the host university must be kept. The logbook should be available for examination by the examination committee in the third part of the medical examination (M3). It is therefore essential that you make a copy if your host university retains the logbook,

All tertials must be correctly documented in the PJ portal.

PJ tertials can be completed abroad under your own responsibility. Students who would like to complete a PJ abroad should contact the PJ office in advance for advice and planning. A list of recognised clinics abroad can be requested from the PJ office.

• In the case of a PJ abroad, the equivalence of the content of the training must be confirmed by an Oldenburg specialist supervisor.
• The host university must confirm the student status.
• The English-language "Certificate of the Practical Year" is used for the certificate of the tertial abroad.

The risk of recognition, organisation and administration lies with the student.
All tertials must be correctly documented in the PJ portal. Students can also contact the International Office to plan stays abroad, for example with regard to funding.

The provisions of the Maternity Protection Act also apply to you as a PJ student. This means that as soon as you report a pregnancy, the university or hospital/practice etc. is obliged to take your new circumstance into account in accordance with the statutory provisions.
As maternity protection can only take effect when your pregnancy is announced, it is advisable to inform the hospital/practice and the university in good time.

These are the exact procedures for you:

1. Notify the hospital / practice where you are completing your PJ of your pregnancy. Please also remember to inform the hospital administration if this is not done automatically by the department.
2. Report your pregnancy via your personal profile in Stud.IP at the university and by email to
3. Make contact with the PJ office for the purpose of further planning your PJ programme. If necessary, you can then apply to the LPA for an interruption to your PJ for a special reason. In the event of an interruption, parts of the PJ that have already been completed will continue to be recognised, provided they are no more than two years old.
4. Important: You can continue your PJ in accordance with the provisions of the Maternity Protection Act! You do not have to interrupt your PJ. A risk assessment of your individual place of work will be prepared for you personally and you can continue to complete your PJ in accordance with this assessment.
5. There are hospital-specific areas in which you cannot complete your PJ as a pregnant woman. These include, for example, infection wards, areas with high radiation exposure or paediatric departments. In consultation with you and the clinics, we will look for alternative areas or a more suitable schedule.
6. The following applies to your M3 examination: During the statutory protection period before and after childbirth, you may take the M3 examination at your own request.

Here you can find further information on maternity protection for students at the University of Oldenburg: https: //uol.de/studium/mutterschutz-studierende

You can find the Maternity Protection Act at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/muschg_2018/

If you have any questions, please contact the PJ team at . We also offer personal counselling sessions.

You can also contact the Admissions office on this topic at .

Approximately six months before the start of the respective PJ rotation, an information event is organised by the PJ office. The exact dates can be found in the announcements in .

Further information on the practical year can also be found in and in the Medical Licensing Regulations.

Your contact at the PJ Office for questions and advice:

Jana Deppermann
Advisor Practical Year

+49 (0)441 798-3736

Aline Behr
Advisor Practical Year

+49 (0)441 798-2248