Institute for Medical Education

Medizin-Student in der praktischen Ausbildung

The Institute is a competence center for medical education at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern. It combines expertise and research in teaching, evaluation, and development under one roof. The Institute’s interdisciplinary teams provide comprehensive support to the clients and partners.

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Profile

  • Established since 1971. Website with historical impressions. Commemorative publication.
  • Competence center for medical education, supporting competency development in health professionals to provide optimal patient care. Serving the Faculty of Medicine in Bern, the Federal Office of Public Health, and further national and international institutions and organizations
  • Development and research for effective digital learning and teaching tools and related methodologies
  • Improving assessment approaches through research, method development, and technology

External Partners

  • Swiss medical faculties; German-speaking medical faculties and various partners internationally
  • Research cooperations
  • Cooperations with users of our tools for learning and assessment: examic-partners and e-learning (DocCom.Deutsch, Medsurf)

Grants

  • Swiss National Science Foundation
  • Innosuisse
  • Stiftung Krebsforschung Schweiz
  • EU Project
  • National Research Programme NFP 74: Smarter Health Care «Spiritual Care in Chronic Pain»
  • Health 2030
  • European Respiratory Society ERS
  • Förderung innovativer Lehre
  • Federal Office of Public Health