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Faces University Medicine Oldenburg

Ten years of University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) – a success story that has only been possible in close and constructive cooperation with the Groningen partners and the four local hospitals, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg, Klinikum Oldenburg, Pius- Hospital Oldenburg and Karl-Jaspers-Klinik. Every day, numerous players ensure the smooth running of teaching and research as well as the future development of University Medicine Oldenburg. These ten people are examples of all the dedicated staff at UMO:

Three questions for ...

Dr. Kerstin Bleichner

Coordinator of the Master's programme "Neurocognitive Psychology", Department of Psychology

Married, two children, has lived in Oldenburg for nine years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been working at the School VI Medicine and Health Sciences since 2016. My main task is to coordinate the English-language Master's programme in Neurocognitive Psychology and to advise students in this subject. In addition, as one of the decentralised equal opportunities officers of the School, I am responsible for monitoring the appointment procedures.

What is special about UMO for you?

It is very special to see how a new faculty is developing rapidly and how more and more people with the most diverse tasks are working together.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

I wish the faculty that it masters the education of the increasingly larger and more diverse student body well, both in medicine and in the Master's programmes, and that we successfully discharge satisfied students into their future.

Prof. Dr Michael Freitag

Head and co-founder of the Department of General Medicine at the Department of Health Services Research.

Married, six children, has lived in Oldenburg for seven years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been in Oldenburg since 2015 and have been head of the Department of General Medicine since then. We are involved in teaching in the medical degree programme, coordinate the GP teaching practice network in the Northwest and carry out various research projects.

What is special about UMO for you?

The early and numerous job shadowing placements in GP practices are unique in Germany. This contributes significantly to competence-based and practice-relevant training. In addition, the students benefit from a longitudinal communication curriculum. What has yet to be developed and adapted elsewhere for the Master Plan 2020, we have already set in motion for medical studies in Oldenburg. Care research, which plays a major role in Oldenburg, is also interesting. And of course the exchange and cooperation with Groningen, which makes it possible to look beyond one's own nose.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

I wish the UMO that the education of medical students can continue to be made possible at a high level, even with the upcoming growth. For this, we need the appropriate resources and support from the state as well as the cooperation of the partners involved (university, hospitals and teaching practices).

Dipl. Soz.-Wiss. Carolin König

Head of Examination Coordination at the Model Course of Studies in Human Medicine.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been working at UMO since May 2012. As the head of the examination coordination team, I am responsible, together with my colleagues, for the examinations and examination-related matters in the model degree programme in human medicine.

What is special about UMO for you?

For me, UMO is characterised by its pioneering spirit, innovative spirit, dynamic development and the great commitment of everyone involved.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

Strength, perseverance and determination. And many more (round) anniversaries!

Dipl.-Soz., M.A. Nina Löchte

Team Leader International Affairs and Junior Staff Development

Married, two children, has lived in Oldenburg for six years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been at University Medicine Odenburg since October 2016. As head of the International Affairs and Junior Researcher Promotion team, I am responsible for developing concepts to promote young researchers at the faculty. Together with my team, I am also responsible for promoting international cooperation - with a focus on cooperation between the Universities of Oldenburg and Groningen.

What is special about UMO for you?

I experience UMO as dynamic and flexible. It gets a lot of energy and momentum from new appointments and the hiring of new staff. At the same time, it can count on the outstanding expertise in basic research in the natural sciences at the faculty. The close cooperation with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen/the Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen in research and teaching should also be mentioned, which offers great opportunities for students and researchers and also provides important impulses for the northwest region. As an employee, I particularly appreciate the great openness of all those involved and the great scope for creativity.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

I wish UMO that it maintains its positive energy and openness to new things and that it can continue to establish itself as an attractive university medical location. The creation of the necessary political and financial framework conditions are of course an important prerequisite here so that UMO can fully develop its potential.

Anna Lena Obst

Student and member of the student council of the model course in human medicine, seventh semester.

Single, has lived in Oldenburg for four years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been studying at the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen since October 2018. Since my second year of study, I have also been an active member of the student council. Here, together with the rest of the student council, I represent the students' concerns to the dean's office. In addition, I am active for the student representation in two university committees (Study Commission and School Council). In the student council, we also have a close exchange with the lecturers in order to actively shape and further develop teaching.

What is special about UMO for you?

What is special about UMO is the very personal, almost family-like interaction with each other. The student body is actively involved in many processes for further development. I also really appreciate the practical training. The formats for holistic training are very diverse and thus shape us into very good doctors on various levels. But the (still) small size of the students also creates a family atmosphere.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

I wish UMO every success in its growth. This poses a great challenge for University Medicine Oldenburg. However, I am sure that the active and motivated cooperation of many people (lecturers, students, staff from the dean's office) will lead to a good result. I also hope that the University Medicine Oldenburg will be able to maintain the high quality of its education despite the increase in numbers.

PD Dr Veysel Ödemis

Department of Anatomy, Department of Human Medicine

Married, three children, has lived in Oldenburg for ten years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been employed at the University Medicine Oldenburg since August 2012 (I think I was the seventh person to be employed for human medicine at that time), and I had the task of setting up the anatomical teaching in the model degree programme in human medicine until the professorship was filled - incl. the organisation of the anatomical internships in cooperation with the University of Groningen. My current activities include teaching coordination for the Department of Anatomy as an anatomy lecturer, and I am also a liaison lecturer for the students of human medicine.

What is special about UMO for you?

It is very familiar due to the (still) small number of students. You know almost all the students and many lecturers personally. I also find the exchange with the University of Groningen very innovative (we from the Department of Anatomy travel to Groningen for 20 appointments a year to conduct the anatomy practical course there) - both in teaching and in research.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

I wish that UMO succeeds in building up the infrastructure for the increase in students as planned in the coming years. In addition, I wish for a better integration of the affiliated, cooperating hospitals and an expansion of the cooperation with the University of Groningen in research and teaching, as well as a successful filling of the still vacant professorships.

Prof. Dr Björn Poppe

Department of Medical Radiation Physics / University Clinic for Medical Radiation Physics.

Married, two children, has lived in Oldenburg for 21 years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have held the endowed chair of Medical Radiation Physics of the Pius-Hospital at the University of Oldenburg since 2004. It is thus the first professorship of an Oldenburg hospital at the university. I was therefore able to participate in the development of UMO from the very beginning, for example as chairman of the examination board, member of numerous appointment committees and in the faculty council. In the area of education, we read "Physics for Medical Students" with a team of colleagues from Medical Physics, of course... and I am a little bit proud that I am allowed to give the very first lecture that Oldenburg medical students hear during their studies - the "Propädeutikum Physik".

What is special about UMO for you?

Particularly important for our department: the excellent cooperation with the University of Groningen, which already paves many paths that you first have to find in cooperation with other universities. But also, in general, the short distances - especially to professional colleagues within the faculty, the direct contactability of the entire team of the dean's office; the spirit of optimism that is still present after ten years, as well as the tremendous acceptance in the city of Oldenburg and the surrounding area.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

Further strengthening and acceptance as an important university medical location in Germany.

Prof. Dr Andreas Radeloff

Director of the University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Director of the Department of Human Medicine.

Married, two children, has lived in Oldenburg for six years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been in Oldenburg since September 2016. As Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, I lead the research groups in my department and the patient care at the University Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Evangelical Hospital Oldenburg. I am responsible for the education of our students in my subject and involved in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programme "Physics, Technology, Medicine (PTM)". Together with colleagues Prof. Dr. Alexander Arlt and Prof. Dr. Ivan Milenkovic, I am also Director of the Department of Human Medicine and thus at the interface between the university and patient care - right at the heart of UMO. Advancing the development here is a sometimes gruelling, but also enjoyable task.

What is special about UMO for you?

UMO is young, has a strong interdisciplinary orientation, but is unfortunately just as severely underfunded. This situation results in considerable challenges, but also many opportunities. One of them is scientific cooperation across departmental boundaries. I feel that the basic scientists are very interested in cooperation. This and the unpretentious cooperation between new and established colleagues is certainly something very special.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

That it quickly matures into a fully-fledged university medicine that can compete with established locations. This requires a common will and a constant willingness to talk and compromise on the part of all stakeholders - I wish this for UMO and thus for all of us!

Bianca Sahlmann

Study Coordinator/Study Nurse at the University Hospital for Cardiac Surgery and University Hospital for Internal Medicine - Cardiology, Department of Human Medicine

Has lived in Oldenburg for eight years

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been working for University Medicine Oldenburg since 1 April 2014. I work as a study nurse and study coordinator and have already been employed in several departments at the UMO. Since 1 January 2020, I have been working 50 percent in the University Department of Cardiology and 50 percent in the University Department of Cardiac Surgery. My tasks consist of the organisation of clinical trials, especially their implementation, as well as the collection and management of data. I support the medical colleagues in study planning, screening and patient education. I also organise the cooperation between different departments (for example, laboratory diagnostics or radiology) and am the main contact person for patients participating in studies.

What is special about UMO for you?

The early involvement and cooperation of the students in the clinic as part of their studies, but also in the committees of the faculty. The cooperation with Groningen is an important point, as is the longitudinal research colloquium, which accompanies the students in the various phases of their studies. Personally, I really like the varied work. One part consists of clinical research with the patients and colleagues in the clinic and another part consists of working in the committees and appointment committees and thus the development of the School.

What do you wish UMO for the future?

In any case, secure financial support for the further education of students and the expansion of the research infrastructure. Since my heart is attached to medicine and the health sciences, I would like to see an overall situation in which we can train and employ sufficient staff in all areas to care for the people in this region.

Prof. Dr Alexander Winter

Managing Senior Physician at the University Clinic for Urology at the Oldenburg Clinic.

Married, one child, has lived in Oldenburg for 18 years.

How long have you been at University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) and what are your responsibilities here?

I have been involved in the establishment of the School VI since its foundation (2012) or even before. I am currently the managing senior physician at the University Department of Urology, and I am also the coordinator for research and teaching as well as a scientifically active physician and working group leader here.

What do you find special about UMO?

I find the new ways of teaching and the model course of study in human medicine, including the clinical training centre, particularly worth mentioning. The intramural funding opportunities (for example, the research pool) are a very good basis for innovative research and for attracting extramural funding.

What do you wish for UMO in the future?

A better integration of clinic and university, including university working and pay conditions for doctors, in order to increase the attractiveness of the location and to ensure innovative strength.

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