"Overcoming Boundaries Together for the Best Possible Health Care."
The Medical Faculty of the University of Basel was founded in 1460. 32 years before Christopher Columbus first landed in the Bahamas. In the Shanghai Ranking of 2023, it ranks among the top 75 worldwide in the category "Medical Sciences". In five degree programs about 120 professors and assistant professors educate about 2800 students, supported by about 500 postdoctoral fellows, medical staff and postdocs. Five departments conduct research on issues relevant to medicine and health sciences in the areas of basic biomedical sciences and clinical applications, movement, health and nursing sciences, and biomedical engineering.
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Dealing with stress and pressure: Start Now
In a study involving 127 girls between the ages of 12 and 20, a research group from the Faculty of Medicine was able to show that a special training program called "Start Now" can help young people learn strategies for dealing with negative…
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Mens Sana In Corpore Infirmo: MAS Spritual Care
Spiritual support, which is considered normal and often desired for the dying, can help people not only on their final journey, but also in other difficult situations. This is because existential questions also arise in the case of serious…
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More sustainability at the Faculty of Medicine: Good grades for Basel
The Faculty of Medicine Basel was assessed in the area of sustainability for the second time. Basel achieved particularly good results in the teaching category and outperformed other Swiss faculties. A total of eight higher education…
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Birthday: The Faculty of Medicine turns 564!
On April 4, 1460, the Faculty of Medicine was founded as part of the University of Basel. In the same year, the Inca military leader Cápac Yupanqui subdued the Huanca people in Junín (Peru), Portuguese sailors discovered the Cape Verdean…
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This was the event "Sustainability in the healthcare sector"
The Swiss healthcare sector is responsible for almost 7% of national greenhouse gas emissions and consumes a considerable amount of resources. To discuss how these environmental impacts can be reduced, an event on the topic of…How to find us
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Klingelbergstr. 61 CH - 4056 Basel
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