Medizinische Fakul­tät OWL

The Interdisciplinary Profiles begin in the second subject-related semester of Medicine - a compulsory elective area that students complete in the first stage of their studies. In the interdisciplinary specialisations, students acquire specific scientific skills from the fields of natural sciences, technology, humanities and/or social sciences as well as the ability to think and act in an interdisciplinary manner.

Five medicine-related interdisciplinary specialisations are offered:

• Diversity, Health and Care,
• Medical Humanities,
• Molecular Medicine,
• Psychology, Language and Communication,
• Technological transformation in medicine.

In the introductory module, students get to know all five profiling areas with their respective specialist disciplines, thematic focuses and objectives. Students then individually choose their preferred specialisation according to their respective strengths and interests.

Following the first stage of their medical studies, students have the opportunity to obtain a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (B. Sc.) degree in an additional subject-related semester in the area of their specialisation.

The Bachelor's degree increases international connectivity and offers students an additional academic qualification, which can bring many advantages on the path to a structured doctorate/Phd studies to become a doctor medicinae. In addition, the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (B. Sc.) is the first degree that qualifies students for a wide range of non-physician appointments in the healthcare sector (e.g. in federal and state ministries, in associations and healthcare institutions, at health insurance companies, in counselling centres or in medical and medical-related research institutions) as well as for further qualification in the corresponding fields (e.g. through a Master's degree).

Clinical profiling

In the second stage of the programme, the compulsory elective area of the curriculum is represented by the clinical profile. Here, students can choose to specialise in one of the eleven subject areas and gain practical experience.

The aim of clinical profiling is to give students the opportunity to expand their skills beyond the learning objectives of the core curriculum in a specific medical subject area based on their interests, to gain subject-specific expertise and to gain practical experience in this area. Patient-centred teaching takes place in both outpatient and inpatient settings. This sharpens perspectives on interprofessional collaboration between different professional groups in the healthcare system and students acquire skills that are important for the quality of patient care. Students deepen their ability to reflect as well as their understanding of their role as a doctor and also deal specifically with their individual career-specific decision-making moments (e.g. deciding for or against an academic career, choosing a topic for a doctoral thesis and/or the choice of specialist medical training after graduation).