Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is one of 7 faculties at the University of Bergen, and has about 1900 students. The Faculty consists of 5 departments, which provide the foundations for its teaching and research activities.

The Faculty of Medicine offers courses and degrees at Bachelor's, Master's and PhD level.

150 years since the discovery of leprosy

The curious doctor who changed the world

2023 will be the 150th anniversary since Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered the bacteria that causes leprosy. What the young doctor observed through his microscope, was a scientific breakthrough that helped transform how we view disease and infection.

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Ole Alexander Bakkevik, Elisabeth Tran og Lars Birger Bergmål i Medretur

TVEPS collaboration became a Startup

Students Ole Alexander and Elizabeth met in TVEPS. This was the start of further collaboration and the development of a sustainable solution for the return of medications.

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hender holder seg til hjertet - hjerteinfarkt

Elevated plasma methylmalonic acid is related to increased cardiovascular events

A recent study from UiB shows that elevated plasma methylmalonic acid predicts increased risk of acute myocardial infarction and mortality in patients with suspected or verified coronary heart disease.

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Become a postdoc at the Pandemic Centre!

The Pandemic Center is looking for a postdoctoral who will develop and carry out a research-project related to pandemics. The project will extend over a period of 3 years and involve work across disciplines.

TRACE Seminars spring 2023

TRACE Seminars spring 2023

The aims of the TRACE seminars are to provide knowledge into the field of translational research in epidemiology and provide a more robust understanding of the causal mechanisms behind non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The seminars are organized as monthly meetings.

Calendar

Trial lecture: Aashifa Yaqoob

Online in Zoom (link coming soon)

27.03.2023 08:15–09:15

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Online in Zoom (link coming soon)

Doctoral dissertation defense: Aashifa Yaqoob (Disputation)

08:15–11:15

Digital - Teams

A climate neutral UiB 2030 - an update (Presentation)

12:00–13:00

Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal

Norway Nepal Global Health Conference 2023 (Conference)

09:00–17:00

Course room at the Medical Library / Zoom

Course in systematic reviews on March 29, 2023 (Course)

09:15–12:00

Doctoral education

The aim of the research program at the Faculty of Medicine (the PhD degree) is to qualify the candidate for research activities and other work requiring a high level of scientific insight within the Faculty's research fields.

The Faculty of Medicine also administers the dr.philos. degree, which is an independent degree without supervision and organised research training. The two degrees are considered equal in status.