Lund University / Faculty of Medicine 2011 FACULTY OF MEDICINE LUND UNIVERSITY Sweden.

Lund University / Faculty of Medicine 2011

FACULTY OF MEDICINELUND UNIVERSITY

Sweden


One university – multiple campuses

Lund – main campus

Campuses outside Lund:

MalmöArt AcademyAcademy of MusicTheatre AcademySkåne University Hospital

HelsingborgCampus Helsingborg

LjungbyhedSchool of Aviation


Lund is part of the Öresund Region of Sweden and Denmark 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


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


Lund a city of student

Lund Carnival 2010 Zero mission, Nolleuppdrag


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


A comprehensive university – 8 faculties

• Engineering

• Science

• Law

• Social Sciences

• Economics and Management

• Medicine

• Humanities and Theology

• Fine and Performing Arts (Music, Theatre, Fine Art)


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


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.


• 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

Facts and Figures


Centres for research and education

Research and education are located in three centres in Lund and Malmö.

Biomedical Centre,BMC, in Lund

Health Sciences Centre, HSC, in Lund

Clinical Research Centre,CRC, in Malmö


Strong Research Areas

• Neuroscience• Diabetes/Endocrinology• Cancer• Microbiology• Musculoskeletal diseases• Stem cell biology• Cardiovascular diseases• Epidemiology• Nursing


Cross-disciplinary Research – examples

• Nano-science

• Neurodegenerative Diseases

• Stem Cell Center

• Translational Cancer Research


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


Undergraduate Programmes

• Audiology• Biomedicine • Medicine• Nursing• Diagnostic Radiology

Nursing • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy• Speech Pathology and

Therapy


• Audiology/ Speech Therapy

• Biomedicine

• Public Health

• Sport Sciences

• Medical Science with a major in Midwifery/ Nursing/ Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy

Master Programmes


Internationalisation – The Organisation

• International steering committee (appointed by the Dean)

• International Committees for each undergraduate and graduate programme

• International office, 4 staff members


FacultyBoard

Dean

FacultyManagement

FacultyOffice

Education Management

Departmental Organisation6 departements

HVS

IKVL

IKVM

ILML

ILMM

EMV RG

RG EG

Infrastructure Management

House Boards

Library and ICT

Biomed. Service

Bioimaging Cent.

Boards and Committees

Postgraduate Education Com.

Academic Appointments Board

Readership App-ointments (docent)

HSE committees MedCUL

NBMFU

NOU

NRU

3 education boards

P International programme committees

International steering committee

SUS repr


The Medical ProgrammeSemester 1 Professional Development 1 1.5 ECTS credits LÄKA11

Medical Foundation Course 10.5 ECTS credits LÄKA12

Cell Biology 18 ECTS credits LÄKA13

Semester 2 Professional Development 2 1.5 ECTS credits LÄKA21

The Nervous System and Musculoskeletol

Apparatus

28.5 ECTS credits LÄKA22

Semester 3 Professional Development 3 1.5 ECTS credit LÄKA31

Homeostasis 28.5 ECTS credits LÄKA32

Semester 4 Professional Development 4 1.5 ECTS credits LÄKA41

Pathobiology 1 28.5 ECTS credits LÄLA42

LÄMA42

Semester 5 Professional Development 5 3 ECTS credits LÄKA51

Pathobiology 2 12 ECTS credits LÄLA52

LÄMA52

Degree Project 1 15 ECTS credits LÄLA53

LÄMA53

FIRST CYCLE EXAMINATION LEVEL


Semester 6 Clinical Medicine 1 - Emergency,

cardiology, pulmonary medicine

and allergology, nephrology,

gatroenterology, haematology,

emergency neurology and

endocrinology

30 ECTS credits LÄLA61, LÄMA61

Semester 7 Clinical Medicine 2 - Dermato-

venereology, infectious diseases,

neurology, ophthalmology, ENT

and rheumatology

30 ECTS credits LÄLM71, LÄMM71

Semester 8 Clinical Medicine 3 - Surgery,

traumatology, orthopaedics,

anaesthesia and intensive care,

urology, oncology, imaging and

functional diagnosis and

professional development

30 ECTS credits LÄLM81, LÄMM81

Semester 9 Clinical Medicine 4 - Paediatrics,

child and adolescent psychiatry,

gynaecology and obstetrics

30 ECTS credits LÄLX96

LÄMX96

ADVANCED LEVEL

EXAMINATION LEVEL

Semester 10 Degree Project 30 ECTS credits LÄLX09

LÄMX09

Semester 11 The Individual and the

Community

15 ECTS credits LÄLX07

LÄMX07

Elective course 7,5 ECTS credits

Elective course 7,5 ECTS credits


Study abroad oportunites Swedish students

• Shorter exchange period from semester 6

• Data collection – thesis period 5 and 10

• Electives in semester 11: – Global Health (4 w.)– International experience (4+4 w.)

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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


International Course in Surgery Lund - 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.


Obstetrics and Gynaecology course in English• Teaching language: English• Credits: 18 credits • Attendance: Obligatory during the entire period of the course

• Objectives Knowledge and understanding

After 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 abilities The 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.


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 examination The 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

• Prerequisites Studies in a Medical Programme at foreign university corresponding to 8 semesters including courses in pharmacology, internal medicine and surgery. Good knowledge of English


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