Introducing the European Medical School

It is set to launch in the winter semester: the first cross-border degree programme in medicine, which serves as a model for the rest of Europe. Prospective students can find out how the programme is structured at an open day. The open day on 21 April at the University of Oldenburg’s Lecture Theatre Centre will present the structure and distinctive features of the new degree programme – through introductory courses, demonstrations and taster seminars. These are designed to illustrate to participants how both patients and students are actively involved in the training programme and how problem-based learning works. Oldenburg’s partner hospitals, general practice surgeries and the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) will be providing information in the foyer of the Lecture Theatre Centre about their contributions to the model degree programme. Information stands run by the study counselling service, the School of Medicine (currently being established) and other organisations – not just the University of Oldenburg – round off the programme.

The model degree programme in Medicine at the European Medical School (EMS) of the University, in collaboration with the University of Groningen, is launching with 40 students. It differs significantly from traditional medical degree programmes: a patient-centred approach and interdisciplinary work shape the training from the very beginning. “Studying medicine at the EMS is designed to prepare students as well as possible for the current and foreseeable demands of the profession,” says Dr Kirsten Gehlhar, Academic Director of the Dean’s Office of the School of Medicine (currently being established). “To achieve this, it is not enough to acquire isolated basic scientific or clinical knowledge; rather, this knowledge must be linked together, build on one another and be accessible when needed for specific cases.” To make it easier to apply the skills acquired later in the workplace, it is important to become familiar with the wide variety of disciplines right from the start, both in terms of how they interact – through an interdisciplinary approach – and in a context relevant to real-life practice – with a patient-centred focus. Instead of cramming for the Physikum, future doctors prepare for their profession through problem-based learning – with tutors, a consistent focus on research and intensive communication training. In the process, they familiarise themselves with the healthcare system of the neighbouring country: during their six-year degree programme, they spend one academic year at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. The programme concludes in Oldenburg with the German State Examination, which qualifies graduates to practise medicine without restriction. ------------------------
INFORMATION DAY
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When: Saturday, 21 April, 10.30 am to 3.30 pm
Where: Haarentor Campus, Lecture Theatre Centre, University of Oldenburg