Heidelberg University Faculty of Medicine
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The Faculty of Medicine is one of twelve faculties at the University of Heidelberg. It was one of the four original faculties of the university in 1386. It comprises today 22 institutes and maintains a close relationship to the University Hospital Heidelberg
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Heidelberg Medical School is the most competitive and hardest medical school to enter in Germany with an acceptance rate of 3.6 percent (2008).
Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs of Heidelberg Medical School have played a fundamental role in Heidelberg being awarded the official German "Elite University" status during the German Universities Excellence Initiative
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Its medical degree program (2 years of undergraduate and 4 years of graduate studies) has undergone a fundamental reform in 2001: from 2001 on, all medical students at Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg (as opposed to the University Hospital Mannheim and the Mannheim Faculty of Medicine which are also part of Heidelberg University) pursue a 6 years' course named "HeiCuMed" ("Heidelberger Curriculum Medicinale"). This degree course is a direct implementation of the Harvard Medical School
, Boston, medical degree program.
University Hospital Heidelberg
The university hospital of Heidelberg is one of the largest and most renowned medical centers in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is closely linked to Heidelberg University Medical School which was founded in 1388 and is thus the oldest within the Federal Republic of Germany.The university...
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Heidelberg Medical School is the most competitive and hardest medical school to enter in Germany with an acceptance rate of 3.6 percent (2008).
Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs of Heidelberg Medical School have played a fundamental role in Heidelberg being awarded the official German "Elite University" status during the German Universities Excellence Initiative
German Universities Excellence Initiative
The Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Research Foundation aims to promote cutting-edge research and to create outstanding conditions for young scientists at universities, to deepen cooperation between disciplines and institutions, to...
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Its medical degree program (2 years of undergraduate and 4 years of graduate studies) has undergone a fundamental reform in 2001: from 2001 on, all medical students at Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg (as opposed to the University Hospital Mannheim and the Mannheim Faculty of Medicine which are also part of Heidelberg University) pursue a 6 years' course named "HeiCuMed" ("Heidelberger Curriculum Medicinale"). This degree course is a direct implementation of the Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, Boston, medical degree program.
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