Introducing the European Medical School

It starts in the winter semester: the first cross-border degree programme in human medicine with a Europe-wide model character. Prospective students can find out how the programme is structured at an information day. The information day on 21 April in the lecture hall centre of the University of Oldenburg will present the structure and special features of the new degree programme - in introductory courses, demonstrations and trial seminars. The aim is to show participants how both patients and students are actively involved in the programme and how problem-based learning works. Oldenburg's partner hospitals, general medical practices and the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) will provide information about their contributions to the model course in the foyer of the lecture theatre centre. Information stands from the Student Advisory Service, the School of Medicine in Foundation and other organisations - not only from the University of Oldenburg - round off the offer.

The model degree programme in human medicine at the University's European Medical School (EMS) in cooperation with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen is starting with 40 students. It differs significantly from traditional degree programmes in human medicine: patient orientation and interdisciplinary work determine the training right from the start. "Studying medicine at the EMS should prepare students as well as possible for the current and foreseeable demands of the academic appointment," says Dr Kirsten Gehlhar, Academic Director of the Dean's Office at the School of Medicine in Groningen. "It is not enough to acquire isolated basic scientific or clinical knowledge, but this knowledge must be interlinked, build on each other and be retrievable for the specific case." In order to be able to apply the acquired skills more easily later in the working environment, it is important to familiarise oneself with the various disciplines from the outset in their interaction - interdisciplinary - and also in their real-life relevance - patient orientation. Instead of cramming for the Physikum, the future doctors prepare for their academic appointment through problem-orientated learning - with tutors, a consistent focus on research and intensive communication training. They also get to know the healthcare system of the respective neighbouring country: During their six-year degree programme, they complete a year of study at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. The programme concludes in Oldenburg with the German State Examination, which qualifies students to practise medicine without restriction. ------------------------
INFORMATION DAY
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When: Saturday, 21 April, 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Where: Haarentor campus, lecture theatre centre of the University of Oldenburg