If you choose the Master’s programme in medicine (Master of Science in Medicine), you will get a very hands-on education with contact to hospitals in the Region of Southern Denmark, general practice and psychiatry.
The Master’s programme has three special characteristic features: 1) attachment to a referring department, where you will help with taking patient case notes, medical work in the patient ward, surgeries etc. 2) compassion training and 3) modern technology (3D, VR, gaming app) as part of your competence development and training.
The programme in medicine at SDU is unique.
The programme in medicine at SDU is unique because theory and practice are combined in patient-oriented examination types. The programme in medicine is a Master’s programme for working professionals, and at SDU, the hospitals of the Region of Southern Denmark, in psychiatry and in medical practice, you apply your knowledge and train and practice skills and competences in diagnosis and treatment of common diseases in the patients you will meet as a newly qualified doctor.
Course of study in referring department
As a student in Esbjerg, you will also be attached to a referring department, where you will work two mornings a week in modules K1, K2, K3, K5, K6 and K8. Your time in the referring department is not part of your clinic internships.
In the referring department, you will become part of the department and participate in all its activities from day one. It is agreed individually when you will start performing your own tasks and have independent scheduled functions.
A central element in your course of study and training in the referring department is that you must learn under supervision a number of generic aspects of life as a doctor.
Why study Medicine?
- Continue with the basic medical training programme and then proceed with the specialist medical training programme.
- You may also commence a research programme.
- Meet patients already during your studies.
- You follow a course of study and training in a referring department.
