University of Rostock
Program Details
Brown Faculty Liaison: Dr. Timothy Empkie , Dr. Karen Tashima
University Of Tuebingen
Program Details
Exchange Institution: Faculty of Medicine of the Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen
Brown Faculty Liaison: Dr. Gerardo Carino
Critical Care Course: Available to fourth year medical students. The course has a duration of two weeks (Feb/Mar). After the end of the course interested students could add a clinical elective of variable (max. 6 week) length. Tuition for participation in the program is waived and includes accommodation, lunch money (10 Euro per Day), a ticket for the local transportation, a number of free time activities, books and certificate. Food for reasonable prices is available in the cafeteria at the university’s hospitals. Participants will be provided with single rooms in a guest house. Travel funds of upto $500 may be available from the Department of Medicine (Dr. Gerardo Carino).
Course Program
- Interactive lectures: Course material will be the Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) program of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
- Rounds in the ICU: Students would participate in teaching rounds in the ICUs which would be focused on issues covered by the actual seminars and lectures.
- Problem-based learning (POL): During rounds students would formulate questions and problems. Each team consisting of one German and one international student chooses one problem and tries to solve it by internet search and discussions with the ICU staff.
- Seminars
- Hand-on training: Students learn and practice invasive techniques such as insertion of central lines, oral intubation or even ultrasound and endoscopy techniques (bronchoscopy, gastroscopy) in the skills lab or experimental OR
- Clinical elective
Interested students could add a clinical elective of variable length after the end of the course.
Please Read:
- Student's Guide to Tuebingen put together by Grace Sun, PLME'16.