Medizin (Staatsexamen) at University of Rostock

Medicine (Medizin) leading to the Staatsexamen, a basic, scientific, practice-oriented and interdisciplinary education of lectures, practical exercises, courses, seminars and bedside teaching in small groups, with theoretical and clinical content linked throughout.

Faculty: Medizinische Fakultät  |  Duration: 12 semesters (6 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Winter semester (October)  |  Location: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

What you will study

A five-year university course with lectures, courses, seminars, practicals and bedside teaching; a sixth year of continuous practical training in hospitals and general-practice surgeries; first-aid training, a three-month nursing service and a four-month clerkship. The course is divided into pre-clinical and clinical sections.

Career pathways

Doctor in hospitals/clinics or rehabilitation centres, public-health offices, own practice, insurance medical officer, company doctor, military medical officer, professional associations, journalism, research and teaching.

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