Doctoral studies in medical science
The doctoral program in medical science serves to develop the ability to conduct independent medical and scientific research. The course is offered at various universities in German-speaking countries and ends with a doctorate .
Situation in Austria
Admission
Admission to the doctoral program in medical science requires the completion of a relevant master’s or diploma program . These include human medicine , dentistry , scientific studies or computer science , mathematics , psychology , biomedical technology , statistics or pharmacy with a corresponding scientific focus.
procedure
The duration of the course is at least 6 semesters. A supervision contract is concluded that defines the rights and obligations of the doctoral candidate and the supervisor. During the course, in addition to courses on medical, scientific and research-related topics, a dissertation in a freely chosen subject area must be written and the results of the research published as a first author. The subject areas are mostly divided into doctoral schools; the topic of the dissertation must be closely related to this. Supervision must be provided by a university professor who has qualified as a professor; the assessment of the dissertation and the final examination, the rigorosum , may not be carried out by the supervisor or a person on the dissertation committee. The language of study and the examination language are English.
PhD degree
From 2004, after the end of the doctoral and rigorous studies in medicine, new doctoral studies had to be created in order to map the then second cycle of studies at the doctoral level. Graduates of the current diploma course in human medicine or dentistry were awarded the academic degree "Dr.med.univ." or "Dr.med.dent." the additional academic degree “Doctor of all medicine and medical science”, abbreviated “Dr. med. univ. et scient. med. "or" Doctor of Dentistry and Medical Science ", abbreviated to" Dr. med. dent. et scient. med. ”awarded. Since this practice required the revocation and withdrawal of the diploma that had already been awarded, a second degree, "Dr.scient.med.", Is now available from all graduates - including those from medical studies. acquired, which is also known as "DDr." can be performed, but does not have to be.
As part of the Bologna Process , doctoral degrees from "Dr." to be converted to "PhD". Doctoral degrees in medicine obtained according to PhD curricula are presented as follows: " Dr. med. Univ. Name , PhD ". Some medical universities in Austria allow clinical PhD courses here, while at others it is primarily understood to mean basic research.
Study opportunity
The doctoral program in medical science can be studied at the Austrian medical universities in Vienna , Graz and Innsbruck , as well as the private medical university Paracelsus in Salzburg.
Situation in Switzerland
The University of Bern offers a program for scientists interested in medicine . All graduates of a degree in natural sciences have access. After graduating from the medical faculty, the title Dr. phil. nat. et sci. med. awarded. For physicians who want to train in basic scientific research , there is the possibility of a doctorate Dr. med. et phil. nat. to be completed. This is offered as a post-doctoral doctoral degree or as a combined medicine / natural science degree (MD / PHD ).
The inter-faculty doctorate is primarily aimed at researchers who want to pursue a career in academic medicine / biomedicine.
Situation in Germany
In Germany, too, there are some universities offering the opportunity to do a doctorate in the field of medical sciences. The RWTH Aachen , Charité , the Technical University of Dresden , the University of Duisburg-Essen , the University of Halle-Wittenberg , the University of Magdeburg , the Westphalian Wilhelms University and the University of Witten / Herdecke award the title of Dr. rer. medic. as well as the University of Frankfurt am Main , the University of Greifswald , the University of Saarland , the University of Leipzig and the University of Marburg the title Dr. rer. med. , both in the meaning of a "doctor of theoretical medicine", "doctor of medical science", "doctor of medical science" or a comparable term. The Dr. sc. hum. , awarded by the University of Tübingen , the University of Heidelberg and the University of Göttingen , as well as the Dr. rer. hum. , awarded by the University of Rostock , are often referred to as “Doctor in Medical Sciences”, but mostly as “Doctor of Human Sciences”. Other comparable titles at various universities include the Dr. biol. hum. or Dr. biol. hom. and the Dr. rer. biol. hum. , each usually referred to as a "Doctor of Human Biology", as well as the Dr. rer. physiol. as a "Doctor of Biomedical Sciences" or "Doctor of Physiological Sciences".
The entry requirements are basically comparable for the corresponding doctoral programs and include, in addition to a degree in a natural or engineering science subject at most universities, several years of scientific activity at the corresponding medical faculty; Doctors can also acquire the title. There are differences between different universities with regard to more far-reaching requirements. In some faculties, for example, passing an aptitude test, completing a postgraduate course or attending additional courses, such as a course in medical terminology , is a prerequisite for admission.
Furthermore, the Technical University of Munich has been offering the "Doctor of Translational Medicine" Dr. med. sci. for medical professionals as part of a doctoral program in order to give higher recognition to more complex experimental medical doctoral theses. In addition, since 2017 the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main has offered the title of Dr. med. sci. as part of an MD / PhD program.
Situation in Liechtenstein
In Liechtenstein, the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein UFL in Triesen offers the opportunity to do a doctorate in medical science. After completing the three-year accredited part-time doctoral degree - as in Austria - the « Dr. scient. med. " awarded. Graduates of a diploma or master’s degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or pharmacy as well as natural science or human science courses such as biology, sports science, bioinformatics, biomedical technology or nursing science are admitted to the course.
The research activities at the UFL are application-oriented. Research projects in the context of dissertations are closely related to the professional activity.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Doctoral Program Translational Medicine | MGC. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ See the overview (as of October 2018) of the dissertations written at the UFL.
- ↑ See the revised study regulations of December 1, 2016.