Medizin (Medicine, Staatsexamen) at Bielefeld University

Competence-oriented model degree in medicine in which basic sciences and clinical content are closely linked from the start, taught across organ-system and life-phase themes with early practice and patient contact in outpatient and clinical care. Leads to the state examination (Staatsprüfung).

Faculty: Medical School OWL  |  Duration: 12 semesters (6 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

From the first semester students train consultation and examination techniques and practical skills in small groups and realistic simulations, and can set their own focus on topics such as interprofessional work, outpatient care, research and digital medicine. Teaching takes place on the university campus, at University Hospital OWL sites and in outpatient teaching practices in the region.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in patient care in practices, hospitals and rehabilitation centres, in medical technology and in health management.

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