Medical University Innsbruck

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Medical University Innsbruck
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founding 2004
Sponsorship state
place Innsbruck , Austria
Rector W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker
Students about 3000
Employee 2000
Annual budget 260 million euros
Website www.i-med.ac.at

The Medical University of Innsbruck was founded on January 1st, 2004 as an independent university and emerged from the Medical Faculty of the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck , which had existed until then . Its first rector, i.e. founding rector, was Hans Grunicke . Like its predecessor institution, it functions in the medical field as the state university for Tyrol , Vorarlberg , South Tyrol , Liechtenstein and Luxembourg .

history

The Medical University of Innsbruck was created in accordance with the University Act 2002 , which came into force on January 1, 2004, as an independent university and legal successor to the medical faculty of the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck , which had existed until then .

Faculty of the University of Innsbruck

precursor

Scientific occupation with medicine has a long tradition in Innsbruck . In 1307, the first city hospital was opened in Schwaz near Innsbruck. Due to the rapid population growth caused by the flourishing silver mining, it became necessary to develop own training structures.

Development from 1674 to 2004

In 1669 the University of Innsbruck was founded by Emperor Leopold I and in 1674 a medical faculty, the first in the Alpine region, was established. A high point in the eventful history of the Innsbruck Medical Faculty was the creation of Austria's first chair for surgery in 1733. In 1742, Maria Theresa's reform obliged the medical professors of the University of Innsbruck to take over the medical care of the Innsbruck City Hospital . In return, the city hospital developed into a teaching and research hospital for the medical faculty of the University of Innsbruck. In the period that followed, the University of Innsbruck was dissolved and reopened twice, so from 1782 to 1869 the Innsbruck Medical School only existed in the form of a lyceum.

Since the second half of the 19th century, medical research in Innsbruck has mainly been carried out in the hospital opposite the main building of the University of Innsbruck, which is located on an area of ​​90,000 m² in the west of Innsbruck and on which all institute, administration and research buildings of the Hospital are located. Between 1885 and 1887 the first pavilions of the "New City Hospital" were built (administration building, surgery, gynecological and dermatological clinic). In 1869 the University of Innsbruck and its medical faculty were finally re-established by Leopold Hasner von Artha . One of the first appointments was that of surgeon Carl Wilhelm von Heine von Heidelberg. The other professors came from a. from Vienna or Prague. Anton von Eiselsberg in particular was pioneering in the development of the surgical subjects at the University of Innsbruck . At that time, both the theoretical institutes and the clinics were built in a pavilion style.

In December 1944 and April 7, 1945, the buildings of the Medical and Surgical University Clinic were badly damaged by bomb attacks. The many injured and dead were cared for under the direction of surgeon Burghard Breitner .

After the Second World War, the scientists of the medical faculty of the University of Innsbruck made numerous significant advances. B. 1983 the first heart transplant performed in Austria on Josef Wimmer .

Independent medical university

Due to the requirements of the University Act 2002 , the Medical Faculty of the University of Innsbruck was separated from the Leopold-Franzens University on January 1, 2004 and elevated to the status of the Medical University of Innsbruck as an independent university. As in Innsbruck, the previously existing medical faculties of the University of Vienna and the University of Graz were made independent as medical universities under their own law.

Organizational structure (as of 2019)

Medical-theoretical area

Biozentrum Innsbruck

  • Institute for Medical Biochemistry
  • Institute for Neurobiochemistry
  • Institute for Clinical Biochemistry
  • Institute for Biological Chemistry
  • Institute for Cell Biology
  • Institute for Genomics and RNomics
  • Institute for Molecular Biology
  • Institute for Pathophysiology
  • Institute for Developmental Immunology
  • Institute for Bioinformatics

Department of Physiology and Medical Physics

  • Institute of Physiology
  • Institute for Biomedical Physics

Department of Genetics and Pharmacology

  • Institute for Cell Genetics
  • Institute for Genetic Epidemiology
  • Institute of Human Genetics
  • Institute for Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Institute for Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
  • Institute for Clinical Pharmacology

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology

  • Institute for Clinical-Functional Anatomy
  • Institute for Histology and Embryology
  • Institute for Neuroanatomy

Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Public Health

  • Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology
  • Institute for Virology

Department of Medical Statistics, Computer Science and Health Economics

  • Institute for Medical Statistics and Computer Science
  • Institute for Health Economics

Department of Pathology

  • General Pathology Section

Institute of Pharmacology

Institute for Pathology, Neuropathology and Molecular Pathology

Institute for Forensic Medicine

Institute of General Medicine

University hospitals

The departments of the university, which have been referred to as " university hospitals " since 1972 , are mainly located in the Innsbruck regional hospital , with management being carried out by the state-owned Tirol Kliniken Ges.mbH (formerly Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten Ges.mbH, Tilak ). Via the Innsbruck State Hospital, which is used as a teaching and research hospital, the staff of the Medical University of Innsbruck also play an important role in providing medical care for the Tyrolean population.

Department of Operative Medicine

surgery
  • University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery
  • University Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
  • University Clinic for Vascular Surgery
  • University Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
  • University Clinic for Trauma Surgery
  • University Clinic for Urology
  • University Clinic for Orthopedics
  • University Clinic for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
  • University Clinic for General and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

  • University Clinic for Internal Medicine I (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology)
  • University Clinic for Internal Medicine II (Infectiology, Immunology, Pneumology and Rheumatology)
  • University Clinic for Internal Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology)
  • University Clinic for Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertensiology)
  • University Clinic for Internal Medicine V (Hematology and Oncology)
  • Joint facility for internal emergency and intensive care medicine

Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

  • University Clinic for Psychiatry I (Affective and schizophrenic disorders, dementia and addiction)
  • University Clinic for Psychiatry II (anxiety, stress and trauma-related disorders, eating disorders)
  • University Clinic for Medical Psychology
  • University Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery

  • University Clinic for Neurology
  • University Clinic for Neurosurgery

Department of Gynecology

  • University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • University Clinic for Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine

Department of ENT and HSS

  • University Clinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine (ENT)
  • University Clinic for Hearing, Voice and Speech Disorders (HSS)

Department of Radiology

  • University Clinic for Radiology
  • University Clinic for Neuroradiology

Department of dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine and maxillofacial surgery

  • University clinic for dentures and tooth preservation
  • University Clinic for Orthodontics
  • University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (MKG)

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

  • Pediatrics I (gastroenterology, transplantation, hematology, oncology, infectious diseases)
  • Pediatrics II (neonatology, premature infant follow-up care, children at risk)
  • Pediatrics III (cardiology, pulmonology, allergology and cystic fibrosis)

University Clinic for Nuclear Medicine

University Clinic for Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology

University Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology

University Clinic for Ophthalmology and Optometry

Joint facility for gender medicine

Joint facility for neurosciences

University management

The governing bodies of the Medical University of Innsbruck are the University Council, the Rectorate (consisting of the Rector and the Vice Rectors) and the Senate, whose tasks are regulated in the University Act 2002.

University Council

The University Council is the controlling body of the university and the link between it and the ministry.

From March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2023, the University Council is composed as follows: Elisabeth Zanon (Chair), Josef Glößl (Deputy Chair), Bernd-Christian Funk , Gabriele Kühbacher-Luz, Kristina Edlinger-Ploder , Julian Hadschieff , Gernot Wimmer

In its third term (start: March 1, 2013, end: February 28, 2018) the University Council consisted of the following people:

Rectorate

The rector is the chairman of the rectorate, which runs the university and represents it externally. W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker has been in this position since October 1, 2017 . The Vice Rectors in the Fleischackers team and their areas of responsibility are:

  • Christine Bandtlow, Research and International
  • Peter Loidl, Teaching and Study Affairs
  • Manuela Groß, finance and IT
Rectors

The first and founding rector was Hans Grunicke.

senate

The Senate consists of 26 people. 13 representatives belong to the curia of university professors, six representatives belong to the curia of university lecturers and academic staff in research and teaching, one mandate represents general university staff and six students represent the student body. The chairman of the Senate is Gert Mayer in the current term of office.

Service and service facilities

The service facilities of the Medical University of Innsbruck include the departments for finance, human resources, law, international relations, the central IT service, the press department, the department for quality management, for facility management and for safety and health at work.

Research priorities

The Medical University is best known for its work in the fields of transplant medicine, biosciences and neurosciences, and important research focuses are oncology , neurosciences , genetics ( epigenetics and genomics ), infectiology , immunology and organ and tissue replacement.

In 1993 the first Austrian special research area for "biological communication systems" was established. In 2003, a second special research area followed on the subject of "cell proliferation and cell death in tumors". Together with the University of Innsbruck , the Medical University of Innsbruck has been running the special research area "Cellular signaling pathways in chronic diseases of the central nervous system" since 2010. In the area of ​​cancer research, there is close cooperation with the Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute and the Oncotyrol Center of Excellence established in 2008.

criticism

In 2007, researchers working with urologist Hannes Strasser from the Medical University of Innsbruck reported in medical journals that they had successfully treated incontinence with stem cells. In the treatment of patients, however, there were failures, whereupon they sued the university clinic for compensation for pain and suffering in April 2008. In the subsequent examination of the studies, the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety found serious deficiencies in the studies. The necessary approvals were not obtained from ethics committees, patients did not know that the treatment was experimental and were not insured. Furthermore, some of the submitted documents are falsified and the study also has methodological problems. The journal Nature called this “the largest case of scientific misconduct in Austria”.

Shortly after it became known, the Rector of the Medical University, Clemens Sorg , was dismissed by the University Council on August 21, 2008. While the University Council denies that the dismissal is related to the counterfeiting scandal, some newspapers assume that Sorg was dismissed because of his will to clarify the matter. After Hannes Strasser was dismissed after the forgery scandal became known, he had to be given the chair at the Medical University of Innsbruck again due to a court ruling in 2011.

In order to be able to better counter scientific misconduct in the future , the Medical University of Innsbruck has set up an independent "Scientific Integrity Board" at the suggestion of the University Council. Members are the President of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences , Peter Suter, Christine Mannhalter from the Medical University of Vienna and Peter Schick from the University of Graz.

Course offer

The following courses are offered at the Medical University of Innsbruck:

  • Bachelor's degree in Molecular Medicine (Q033 302)
  • Degree program in human medicine (Q202)
  • Degree course in dentistry (Q203)
  • Doctoral Studies in Medical Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy (Q794 440)
  • Doctoral Program in Clinical Medical Sciences - clinical PhD (Q794 445)

In addition, there are currently three doctoral colleges, "Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology" (MCBO) and "Signal Processing in Neurons" (SPIN) and "Host Response in Opportunistic Infections" (HOROS) at the Medical University of Innsbruck.

A PhD or Clinical PhD can be added as a postgraduate specialization. In autumn 2011, the bachelor's degree in molecular medicine was introduced. In the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) study program there are nine different, interdisciplinary programs available. Doctors who are already active have the opportunity to advance their scientific research with the Clinical PhD program.

Bachelor's degree in molecular medicine

The course has been offered at the MUI for the first time since the 2011/2012 academic year. Every year 30 places are allocated for the first semester, whereby, in contrast to the diploma courses offered, the quota regulation does not apply here. Following the six-semester bachelor's degree (180 ECTS ), a master's can be completed in a further four semesters, as well as a Ph.D. to the extent of six semesters following the master’s degree. These courses are not yet offered at the Medical University in Innsbruck, as there are no students who meet the requirements.

The completion of the bachelor's degree leads to the achievement of the academic degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Master's degree in molecular medicine

The master's program in Molecular Medicine offers research-oriented training in 4 semesters (120 ECTS), which is essentially based on the focus of the Medical University in the context of human medicine. The course consists of compulsory modules (biomedical entry-level subjects, oncoscience, infection and immunity, neuroscience) and elective modules (genetics-epigenetics-genomics, bioinformatics-structural biology, molecular diagnostics, molecular cell biology).

Completion of the master’s degree leads to the acquisition of the academic degree Master of Science (abbreviated as “MSc”) and entitles the holder to a further PhD degree.

Degree in human medicine

The degree program in human medicine lasts twelve semesters and comprises a total of 252 semester hours. Of these, 237 semester hours are divided into compulsory subjects and 15 semester hours are divided between free electives. 35 percent of the compulsory subjects are to be held in the form of internships or seminars. In addition to the 252 semester hours, two weeks of practical work in a care facility must be completed, as well as twelve weeks of mandatory clinical and 32 weeks of clinical-practical work as part of the clinical-practical year. Every year, 360 study places for human medicine are awarded to new students at the MUI according to an admission procedure that is regulated throughout Austria. The first six semesters are run together with the dentistry students due to the strong technical overlap.

Completion of the degree leads to the acquisition of the academic degree Dr. med. univ. As the only diploma / master’s courses in Austria, the diploma courses in human medicine and dentistry lead to the award of a doctorate.

Degree in dentistry

The diploma course in dentistry lasts 12 semesters and comprises a total of 218 semester hours. Of these, 208 semester hours are to be completed as compulsory subjects and ten semester hours as free electives. 33% of the required subject hours are held in the form of internships and seminars. In addition to the 218 semester hours, two weeks of practical work in a care facility and a mandatory internship of 72 weeks must be completed. The course is divided into three study sections. The first stage of study (1st and 2nd semester) is completed with the first diploma examination, the first summative integrated examination (SIP1) and, if passed, entitles the holder to advance to the second stage of study. This comprises four semesters (3rd to 6th semester) and is concluded with the second diploma examination, SIP 3A. The third part of the course comprises six semesters (7th – 12th semesters). The first six semesters are run together with the students of human medicine due to the strong technical overlap.

For the dentistry degree program, 40 places are allocated annually at the MUI as part of the dentistry admission test via the quota system for first-year students.

Completion of the degree leads to the acquisition of the academic degree Dr. med. dent. univ. As the only diploma / master’s courses in Austria, the diploma courses in human medicine and dentistry lead to the award of a doctorate.

Doctoral studies in medical sciences

The doctoral program in medical sciences can be completed after completing the diploma course in human medicine, dentistry or a relevant scientific diploma course or after a course that is equivalent in scope and duration in a natural science subject and for participation in a doctoral program at the Medical University of Innsbruck offers the professional requirements. The course lasts six semesters, which corresponds to 180 ECTS . Upon graduation, students are awarded the academic degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The doctoral program at the Medical University of Innsbruck enables independent scientific work as well as the training of young scientists in the field of medical sciences.

The total number of hours comprises 30 semester hours, 24 of which are mandatory and the remaining six can be selected from a specific offer. Furthermore, a dissertation must be selected from a program specified in the study plan. Approval of the dissertation is necessary at the end of the course and the presentation of the same during the Rigorosum at the end of the course .

Doctoral studies in clinical medical sciences

The doctoral program in clinical medical sciences can be completed after completing the diploma course in human medicine or dentistry or following a course at a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution that is equivalent in scope to a diploma course and for participation in a program of the course “doctoral program of the clinical-medical science ”at the Medical University of Innsbruck offers the professional requirements to be completed. The course lasts six semesters and upon graduation the student is awarded the academic degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The doctoral degree in clinical-medical science at the Medical University of Innsbruck serves to enable independent scientific work as well as the training of young medical scientists in the field of clinical-medical science.

The doctoral program has a duration of at least three years (180 ECTS ) and is considered completed when the courses have been successfully completed (§ 6), the dissertation approved (§ 7) and the defensio (§ 8) successfully completed. The phases of the study are individually defined in a study agreement. One of the phases is the research year, which must be completed continuously. In at least one phase of the course, the simultaneous start of specialist medical training is desirable. In this phase, the course is part-time.

The scope of the basic courses is set at 12 ECTS and the program-specific courses at 28 ECTS.

Doctoral program in medicine (Q201)

The doctoral program in medicine is the course for training to become a doctor in all medicine according to the old curriculum and can only be completed, but not restarted. It lasts 12 semesters, of which the I. Rigorosum comprises four, the II Rigorosum three and the III. Rigorosum five semesters. It is typical of the previous medical studies in Austria that in order to obtain the medical doctorate, either a dissertation had to be submitted or an in-depth training in a subject of the study had to be completed.

Personalities

Some of the important people who have worked at the Medical Faculty of the University of Innsbruck and the Medical University of Innsbruck include:

  • Eduard Albert , 1874–1881 Professor of Surgery
  • Burghard Breitner , 1932 director of the surgical clinic, 1952/53 rector of the University of Innsbruck
  • Hans Fischer , Professor of Medicinal Chemistry 1916–1918, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1930 (for the synthesis of heme)
  • Franz Gschnitzer , 1973–1998 head of the surgical clinic
  • Hans von Haberer , 1911–1924 professor of surgery, 1920–1921 dean of the medical faculty, 1923–1924 rector of the University of Innsbruck
  • Viktor von Hacker , professor for surgery 1895–1903
  • Carl Wilhelm von Heine 1869–1873 head of the surgical clinic
  • Raimund Margreiter , 1981-2009 Professor of Transplantation Surgery, led in 1983 the first heart transplant in Austria by
  • Fritz Pregl , 1910–1913 Full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1923 (for the development of organic micrometer analysis)
  • Egon Ranzi , professor of surgery 1924–1932, dean of the medical faculty from 1929/30
  • Hermann Schloffer , 1903–1911 professor for surgery
  • Adolf Windaus , 1913–1915 Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1928 (for clarifying the constitution of sterols and their relationship to vitamins)

See also

literature

  • Franz Huter (Ed.): One Hundred Years of Innsbruck Medical Faculty: 1869 - 1969 (= publications of the University of Innsbruck , Volume 17, Research on Innsbruck University History , Volume 7) Österreichische Kommissionsbuchhandlung, Innsbruck 1969:
  • University of Innsbruck (Ed.): Centenary of the Medical Faculty of the Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck: on June 14, 1969 in the Tyrolean State Theater (= publications of the University of Innsbruck , Volume 27; Innsbruck University Speeches , Volume 3), University of Innsbruck. Medical Faculty, Austrian Commission bookstore publisher, Innsbruck 1969, DNB 890936625 .
  • Franz Huter: Hieronymus Leopold Bacchettoni : Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at the University of Innsbruck, a contribution to the independence of surgery as a subject at the universities north of the Alps (= Schlern-Schriften , Volume 275), Wagner University Press, Innsbruck 1985, ISBN 3- 7030-0150-X .
  • Heinz Huber: History of the Medical Faculty Innsbruck and the Medical-Surgical College (1673-1938) . Böhlau, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-205-78417-3 .
  • Hans H. Grunicke: The Innsbruck Medical School , published by Alumn-I-Med, association of graduates, friends, employees and sponsors of the Medical University of Innsbruck. Edition IMEDUP, Innsbruck 2010, ISBN 978-3-902743-00-8 .
  • Franz Daxecker: History of the Innsbruck Medical School. From Claudia de 'Medici to the first female rector in 2013. In: The Innsbrucker Medical School , 2nd edition, Medical University Press, Innsbruck 2013, ISBN 978-3-902743-01-5 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 47 ° 15 ′ 44 ″  N , 11 ° 23 ′ 8 ″  E