Composition of the Study Programme
- Duration of studies
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Duration of studies
The regular period taken by students for their studies is 6 years and 3 months.
- Composition of the Study Programme
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Composition of degree programme
1. Preclinical studies – first section of the studies (semesters 1-4)
- Preclinical studies include the following subjects taught in the form of practical courses, courses and/or seminars: the scientific basis of medicine (physics, chemistry, biology); physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology; anatomy; medical psychology and medical sociology; introduction to clinical medicine, exploring the professional area, medical terminology and one selected subject
- Practical training: a 3-month nursing practical in a hospital is required before the commencement of the studies or during the non-teaching period in the preclinical section of the studies. Also participation on a course "First aid for doctors" is required.
2. First section of the medical examination (commonly called the Physicum, M1)
The examination consists of a written and an oral section. The following subjects are tested in the written section:
- Physics for doctors and physiology
- Chemistry for doctors and biochemistry/ molecular biology
- Biology for doctors and anatomy
- Basics of medical psychology and medical sociology
In the oral section the following subjects are tested:
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
3. Clinical Studies – second part of the course of study (5th semester to 10th semester)
General clinical diagnosis; pathology, microbiology and immunology, pharmacology and toxicology, human genetics, radiology, biomathematics, among others.
- Practical clinical training in all important clinical subjects (general medicine, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, gynaecology, ophthalmology, urology, orthopedics, etc.)
- and general cross-section subjects (epidemiology, history and ethics, emergeny medicine, health economics, maintaining health, prevention and radiological diagnosis, etc.).
During the break between semesters, students must work in a 4-month Famulatur (practical period).
Second section of the medical examination (written examination, M2)
The written examination covers the knowledge and skills needed for doctors to act on his/her own responsibility and to work independently. The examination is case-related (it is a case-study). Subjects of the examination are in particular practical work requirements essential for doctors, the most important disease patterns as well as interdisciplinary and problem-oriented questions.
5. The practical year (11th and 12th semester)
The practical year involves 16 weeks work in each of the following areas:
- Internal medicine
- Surgery
- General medicine or in another area, i.e. not internal medicine, surgery or general medicine.
The training takes place in a hospital, exclusively in the general medicine section it may also take place in a doctor`s office, recognized and accepted by the university.
6. Third section of medicine examination (oral/ practical examination, M3)
In the oral/practical examination the student is examined with questions on internal medicine, surgery and on an optional aspect, all asked with regard to a patient.
- Stay abroad
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Stay abroad
Justus Liebig University Giessen has partnerships, cooperation and exchange agreements with more than 70 universities worldwide, more than 210 ERASMUS partner universities add to the international profile of JLU. The Department of Medicine has for a long time occupied the top position with its quota of students who spend a semester and/or a part of their practical year abroad.