Information day for prospective students

Oldenburg. From the coming winter semester, the University of Oldenburg, in cooperation with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, will be offering the first cross-border degree programme in human medicine with a Europe-wide model character. Prospective students can find out more on Saturday 21 April, 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the University of Oldenburg (Haarentor campus, lecture hall centre). The European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen (EMS) is starting a model degree programme at the University of Oldenburg with 40 students.

The information day 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 training and how problem-orientated 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 i. Gr. and other internal and external institutions round off the programme.

The model degree programme in human medicine at the EMS differs significantly from traditional degree programmes in human medicine: patient orientation and interdisciplinary work determine the training from the very beginning. Instead of cramming for the Physikum, 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.

Registration for the information day is required. Information at www.medizin.uni-oldenburg.de

[Press release from 23/03/2012]