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Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine . Faculty of Medicine. Research and education in medicine and health care. 13 departments, 2 science centres About 1 200 employees, 45 % are lecturers/scientists 13 academic programmes 3 400 undergraduate students

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Faculty of Medicine

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  1. Faculty of Medicine

  2. Faculty of Medicine Research and education in medicine and health care • 13 departments, 2 science centres • About 1 200 employees, 45 % are lecturers/scientists • 13 academic programmes • 3 400 undergraduate students • About 650 postgraduate students, of which 144 have doctoral positions • About 80 postgraduate disciplines Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  3. Milestones • Parliamentary bills 1946 och 1947 suggesting higher education and state hospital in Umeå • Science Library 1951 • Dental clinic 1956, Dentist programme 1957 • Medicine programme 1957 • Umeå University inaugurated 1965 • Health care education integrated from 1997, completely 2002 • Faculties of Medicine and Odontology merged, July 1999 • Name change to Faculty of Medicine, April 2004 • Clinical parts of the Medical programme also in Sunderbyn, Sundsvall and Östersund – organizing started 2008 Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  4. Departments • Clinical Microbiology • Clinical Sciences • Community Medicine and Rehabilitation • Integrative Medical Biology • Medical Biosciences • Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics • Molecular Biology • Nursing • Odontology • Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience • Public Health and Clinical Medicine • Radiation Sciences • Surgical and Perioperative Sciences Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  5. Science Centres • UFBI — Umeå centre for Functional Brain Imaging • Started in 2001 • Developing brain-imaging research with fMRI and other methods • More information on www.umeabrainimaging.com • UCMM — Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine • Started in 1999. Since 2007 a part of Faculty of Medicine. • Integrates molecular biology and clinical sciences • 10 independent research groups (2012) • UCMR — Umeå Centre for Microbial Research • Includes the Swedish node in The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, MIMS. • Started in 2007. More information on www.ucmr.se Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  6. Education • Undergraduate education • More than 50% of faculty budget: 320 million SEK (2009) • 13 academic programmes, most of them preparing for occupations in the health care sector • All programmes are research connected • Education are given by the departments; a programme can have teachers from one or more departments • Continuation courses • Magister and Master degree programmes • Specialist courses for nurses • Psychotherapy Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  7. Programmes, Medicine • Biomedicine Programme, 180/300 ECTS cr. • Total students: 105 HSTT • Speech Therapist Programme, 240 ECTS cr. • Total students: 48 HST • Admission January odd numbered years • Cooperation with two other faculties • Sports Science Programme, with a major in sports medicine, 180/240 ECTS cr. • Cooperation with two other faculties • Medicine Programme, 330 ECTS cr. • Extended to 98 students per term spring 2009 • Total students: 809 HST HST = full time student cr. = credits; 60 credits = 1 year Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  8. Programmes, Odontology • Dental Hygienist Programme,120/180 ECTS cr. • Total students: 72 HST • 1 admission/year (fall) • Dental Technician Programme, 180 ECTS cr. • Total students: 61 HST • 1 admission/year (fall) • Dentist Programme, 300 ECTS cr. • Total students: 199 HST • 1 admission/year (spring) • Extended from 45 to 60 students per admission spring 2009 Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  9. Programmes, health care (1) • Nursing Programme, 180 ECTS cr. • Total students: 604 HST • In Umeå, Skellefteå and Örnsköldsvik • Every third year in Lycksele, next start planned to autumn 2011 • Psychiatric Care Programme, 120 ECTS cr. • First start autumn 2008 • 30 positions, distance education, meeting point Skellefteå • Radiology Nursing Programme, 180 ECTS cr. • Total students: 18 HST • 1 admission/year (fall) Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  10. Programmes, health care (2) • Biomedical Analysis Programme, 180 ECTS cr. • Options: Laboratory Medicine or Clinical Physiology • Total students: 88 HST • Occupational Therapist Programme, 180 ECTS cr. • Total students: 148 HST • Physiotherapist Programme, 180 ECTS cr. • Total students: 182 HST Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  11. Continuation courses • Specialist education for nurses: • Midwifery Programme, 90 ECTS cr – 20 HST • Specialist courses, 60-75 cr. • Magister degree (240 ECTS) programmes: • Dental Technology • Sports Medicine • Master degree programmes, main discplines: • Occupational Therapy • Public Health • Nursing • Physiotherapy • Biomedicine • Medical Biochemistry (Biomedicine) • Medical Microbiology (Biomedicine) Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  12. Research • 36 % of total faculty budget: 228 million SEK (budget 2012) • Substantial and growing external funding: 329 million SEK (2010) • Most of the research in the departments • Two Science Centres, mainly research oriented: • Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine (UCMM) • Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR) Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

  13. Postgraduate education • The bridge from undergraduate education to research • About 80 disciplines, among them 19 in odontology • For Doctorate (PhD) or Licentiate degree • About 650 registered postgraduate students, 57 % women (2019) • 90 admitted 2007, of which 49 women • 54 % women among admitted 2007; average 56 % 2001-2006 • Examination 2011: 76 PhD Faculty of Medicine | http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/

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