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FACULTY OF MEDICINE LUND UNIVERSITY Sweden

FACULTY OF MEDICINE LUND UNIVERSITY Sweden. One university – multiple campuses. Lund – main campus Campuses outside Lund: Malmö Art Academy Academy of Music Theatre Academy Skåne University Hospital Helsingborg Campus Helsingborg Ljungbyhed School of Aviation.

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FACULTY OF MEDICINE LUND UNIVERSITY Sweden

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  1. FACULTY OF MEDICINELUND UNIVERSITYSweden

  2. One university – multiple campuses Lund – main campus Campuses outside Lund: Malmö Art Academy Academy of Music Theatre Academy Skåne University Hospital Helsingborg Campus Helsingborg Ljungbyhed School of Aviation

  3. Lund is part of the Öresund Region of Sweden andDenmark and Medicon Valley • 3,5 million inhabitants • 150.000 university students, of which 45.000 study life science • 40.000 employees in the private life science sector • 10.000 life science researchers • More than 200 life science companies • 32 hospitals, of which 11 are university hospitals • 2 science parks • 12 universities

  4. Lund City - 76 188 inhabitants of which 39 000 are students!

  5. Lund a city of student Lund Carnival 2010 Zero mission, Nolleuppdrag

  6. Lund University facts and figures • Founded in 1666 • 47 000 students • Almost 3 000 research students • 6 800 employees • Around 650 professors • 800 senior lecturers • 1200 lecturers and other research staff • Around EUR 760 million turnover – 1/3 education, 2/3 research

  7. A comprehensiveuniversity – 8 faculties • Engineering • Science • Law • Social Sciences • Economics and Management • Medicine • Humanities and Theology • Fine and Performing Arts (Music, Theatre, Fine Art)

  8. International mobility across the university • Exchange students (individuals)outgoing 1 000incoming 1 800 • Non-exchange international students: 4 200 • Sweden’s most popular university for English taught Master’s degrees • 680 partner universities in 50 countries worldwide

  9. Faculty of Medicine • 1666 -The Faculty of Medicine was one of the four original faculties at Lund University. • 1768 - The University Hospital in Lund was established. • 1948 - The Malmö General Hospital was affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine. • 1998 - Health Sciences were integrated into the Faculty of Medicine. • 1998 - Occupational Therapy achieved full university status.

  10. Facts and Figures • 2,500 full-time students • 900 postgraduate research students • 180 professors • 400 other teachers and researchers (expressed as fulltime equivalents) • Approximate 120 post graduate research students obtain their doctorates each year

  11. Centres for research and education Research and education are located in three centres in Lund and Malmö. Clinical Research Centre,CRC, in Malmö Health Sciences Centre, HSC, in Lund Biomedical Centre, BMC, in Lund

  12. Strong Research Areas • Neuroscience • Diabetes/Endocrinology • Cancer • Microbiology • Musculoskeletal diseases • Stem cell biology • Cardiovascular diseases • Epidemiology • Nursing

  13. Cross-disciplinary Research – examples • Nano-science • Neurodegenerative Diseases • Stem Cell Center • Translational Cancer Research

  14. Research within health sciences, examples • Ageing and supportive environmentsCASE • Evidence-based Psychosocial Interventions CEPI • Research on elderly, their health care, and persons with long-term illness, mental illness and functional disabilities. A collaboration between universities and the health care principals.Vårdalinstitutet

  15. Undergraduate Programmes • Audiology • Biomedicine • Medicine • Nursing • Diagnostic RadiologyNursing • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Speech Pathology and Therapy

  16. Master Programmes • Audiology/ Speech Therapy • Biomedicine • Public Health • Sport Sciences • Medical Science with a major in Midwifery/ Nursing/ Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy

  17. Internationalisation – The Organisation • International steeringcommittee (appointed by the Dean) • International Committees for eachundergraduate and graduateprogramme • International office, 4 staffmembers

  18. Boards and Committees Education Management Postgraduate Education Com. 3 education boards NBMFU P Academic Appointments Board NOU Readership App-ointments (docent) NRU FacultyManagement HSE committees MedCUL FacultyBoard Dean Departmental Organisation 6 departements FacultyOffice Infrastructure Management EMV RG House Boards HVS RG EG Library and ICT IKVL Biomed. Service IKVM Bioimaging Cent. ILML ILMM International programme committees International steering committee SUS repr

  19. The Medical Programme FIRST CYCLEEXAMINATION LEVEL 

  20. ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION LEVEL

  21. Studyabroadoportunites Swedish students • Shorterexchange period from semester 6 • Data collection – thesis period 5 and 10 • Electives in semester 11: • Global Health (4 w.) • International experience (4+4 w.) http://www.med.lu.se/utbildning/studera_utomlands/ditt_utbildningsprogram/laekarutbildningen

  22. Courses offered in English at Lund University to partner universities Surgery Course period:early September to end November or mid- JanuaryCourse extent: 12 weeks (18 credits) or 20 weeks (30 credits) Obstetrics and Gynecology Course period: mid January 2012 - mid March 2012 Credits:12 weeks (18 credits) Senior Clinical elective (Starting in 2013) 4 + 4 weeks of clinical electives offered to a limited number of students coming from partner university

  23. International Course in SurgeryLund - Malmö • Place: Departments of Surgery in Lund and Malmö. • Teaching Language: English • Course extent: 12 weeks (18 credits) or 20 weeks (30 credits; see below) • Objectives: To obtain theoretical knowledge in general surgery including endocrine, mammary and vascular surgery and to some extent traumatology. Knowledge concerning pathophysiology, symptomatology, diagnostics, and treatment options. Clinical auscultation. • Performance: Three days of surgical auscultation each week, Monday through Thursday, at the Departments of Surgery in either Lund or Malmö. One day each week is reserved for studies. Fridays fully theoretical in either Lund or Malmö. • After the formal course there is a possibility to continue with a clinical elective period including a small project. This part is evaluated by a written report. With this extension, 30 credits will be achieved. • Examination: Written and oral examination during the last week of the course. • Grades: Pass or Fail • Prerequisites: Studies corresponding to 3.5 years of medical studies at a Swedish University, including courses in Internal Medicine. Good knowledge in English.

  24. Obstetrics and Gynaecology course in English • Teaching language: English • Credits: 18 credits • Attendance: Obligatory during the entire period of the course • Objectives  Knowledge and understandingAfter completion of the course the student should be able to identify patients with conditions/problems related to certain defined clinical situations (see course content). For each of these specified clinical situations the student should be able to describe and explain:  patient care- how to examine the situation -  important differential diagnoses - prevention and therapy - pathophysiological mechanisms • Skills and abilitiesThe student should be able to perform:  to take a relevant patient history - a physical gynecological and obstetric examination - to judge the size, consistence and possible tenderness of the non- pregnant uterus and the ovaries - to take a smear from vagina, portio and cervix for cytological examination - to take a specimen from vagina and cervix for diagnosis of infectious diseases (culture and gross examination) - to judge the size of the pregnant uterus in various periods of pregnancy and to perform an external examination of fetal lie and position as well as an internal palpatory examination of the uterine cervix -  to auscultate fetal heart sounds- to apply an external cardiotocography (CTG) registration and to interpret the fetal heart rate recording - to perform an amniotomy - to assist the midwife during five labours and deliveries and to deliver the baby -  to suture minor vaginal and perineal lacerations. Furthermore, the student should be able to evaluate scientific reports and to base his/her management on evidence-based medicine.

  25. Cont.. Obstetrics and Gynaecology • Course content The course is based on the following clinical situations: normal pregnancy and common pregnancy complications -  hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, tromboembolic complications in pregnancy - fetal diagnosis with ultrasound - the use of ultrasound in clinical gynecology and obstetrics -  miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy - therapeutic abortion - normal labour and deliver - common complications during labour and deliver -  intercurrent diseases in pregnancy - the normal and complicated puerperium - reproductive medicine including infertility and contraception -gynecological infections including sexually transmitted diseases -  menstrual disorders in the adolescent and fertile period -  benign and malignant gynecological tumors - palpable abdominal tumors -abdominal pain -urinary and anal incontinence - climacteric and postmenopausal problems • Teaching and examinationThe course is based on problem-based learning, case-based seminars and overview lectures. The students are assigned to various clinical sections of the Department. The students will train the gynecological examination technique in sessions with “professional patients” and in the skill centre Practicum they will have opportunity to use gynecological examination models and child birth models. They will participate under guidance in Labor ward, Ultrasound department, Out-patient clinics and Operating theatre • Written and oral examination Grades: Passed or failed • PrerequisitesStudies in a Medical Programme at foreign university corresponding to 8 semesters including courses in pharmacology, internal medicine and surgery. Good knowledge of English

  26. FACULTY OF MEDICINEwww.med.lu.se

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