Faculty of Medicine

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We train more than 2200 students in human medicine and dentistry. This ranks us as one of the largest medical faculties in Switzerland. What makes our degree programs unique in terms of content is our strong emphasis on practical relevance, our diversity of subjects, and our high level of innovation.

In addition to the pre-clinical institutes and the School of Dental Medicine, the Faculty includes two university hospitals: Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD). Close links between basic research, the clinics, and engineering sciences create the optimal conditions for cutting-edge medical research, innovation, and translation. We focus on the real needs of patients and aim to ensure our solutions quickly find their way into practice.

 

How fungal infections lead to sepsis

Bernese researchers led by Stefan Freigang of the Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology (IGMP) have discovered a mechanism that helps a yeast fungus to spread more easily within the human body. The immune system plays a major role.

New findings on the treatment of acute ischemic stroke

International study published in The Lancet

Research and craftsmanship at the pulse of Bern’s MedTech development

At the research workshop "Mechanical Design and Production" of the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, research and craftsmanship have been coming together for over 30 years. Today, the workshop is an official interdisciplinary research platform located at sitem-insel.

uniAKTUELL

 

Our SNSF Ambizione awardees 2023

Congratulations to Heba Al-Alwan of BIHAM and Amanda Brosius Lutz of DBMR for their successful applications for an Ambizione grant.

Herzliche Gratulation an Heba Al-Alwan (BIHAM) und Amanda Brosius Lutz (DBMR)

Gaming for better health

Mike Falkner at ARTORG develops video games for older adults with the aim to train memory and fine motor skills – and thus help prevent diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease.

Article in uniAKTUELL

Collaboration with Zimbabwe for better care

PD Dr. Monika Müller (UPD) and Dr. Andreas Limacher (DCR) received an SNSF SPIRIT Grant. The goal of their project is to improve the treatment of depression - in a country with few mental health professionals.

SNSF SPIRIT Grant for PD Dr. Monika Müller and Dr. Andreas Limacher

On the trail of sudden cardiac arrest

Prof. Katja Odening and her project partners win the Lighthouse Project Award 2023 of the Bern Center for Precision Medicine (BCPM). Congratulations!

Prof. Katja Odening, BCPM Lighthouse Project Award 2023

 

DCR Day of Clinical Research 2023

Take the chance to be part of this exciting event and submit your application by October 1, 2023.

New funding program for researchers of our faculty

CSEM, University of Bern, and Insel Gruppe jointly announce the new Bern Medtech Collaboration Call 2024. It aims to develop digital health tools, innovative therapies and disruptive new medical devices.

Bern Medtech Collaboration Call 2024

Inaugural lectures

Here you find an overview of all inaugural lectures.