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Health Sciences

Humanmedizin at University of Regensburg

University of Regensburg, Germany

Programme overview

Human medicine studied under the Medical Licensing Regulations (Approbationsordnung) of 2002 in a classical curriculum separating preclinical and clinical studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine  |  Duration: 13 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Standard period of study including examinations is six years and three months: a two-year preclinical part, a three-year clinical part and the practical year (48 weeks). Examinations follow each section: the First Section of the Medical Examination after two years (written and oral-practical), the Second Section after three further years (written) and the Third Section after the practical year.

Career pathways

After licensing (Approbation), specialist training as a general practitioner or specialist takes four to six years at university hospitals or hospitals; further training in special fields (for example allergology, occupational medicine, psychotherapy, sports medicine, tropical medicine) allows an additional title.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application through the Foundation for University Admission (Hochschulstart). The University admits 60% of places through its own selection procedure (AdH), whose criteria are the Abitur grade, the Test for Medical Studies (TMS), relevant vocational training and service. If places remain free after all procedures, the Registrar's Office holds a lottery. Admission is restricted (numerus clausus).

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 13 semesters

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