Clinical & Scientific Internal Medicine

VUmc School of Medical Sciences

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Clinical & Scientific Internal Medicine

Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Internal medicine is a broad discipline, covering various fields such as acute medicine, cardiovascular aging & geriatrics, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, transgender medicine and endocrinology.

The VUmc Department of Internal Medicine is a leading center with expertise in the fields of academic research and (complex & multidisciplinary) clinical care. The discipline of internal medicine intersects with many other fields in medicine and this reflected in the minor courses offered within this module. The module aims to give both a broader and deeper appreciation of issues relevant to internal medicine within both fields of research and clinical care.

The Department of Internal Medicine collaborates with numerous with numerous other departments in carrying out clinical research and is part of a large number of research institutes, such as Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), Cancer Centre Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam Public Health (APH) and LEARN.

The minor (24 or 30 EC) consist of two components:

The minor-module Clinical & Scientific Internal Medicine (24 EC)

Tracks of 30 EC will be completed with a literature essay (6 EC).

Exchange students who wish to apply for one of these tracks need to have completed at least 90 EC in a relevant program like for example: medicine, biomedicine, psychobiology, technical medicine, medical biology, liberal arts & sciences or biopharmaceautical sciences.

Related minor programmes

Admission and registration

Incoming exchange students
The International Office is responsible for course approval and course registration for exchange students. For details about course registration, requirements, credits, semesters and so on, please visit the exchange programmes webpages. For acceptance and registration into a minor, exchange students must always contact the Incoming Exchange Team: incoming@vu.nl

Semester in Amsterdam
The International Office is responsible for course approval and course registration for Semester in Amsterdam students. For details about course registration, requirements, credits, semesters and so on, please visit the Semester in Amsterdam webpages. For acceptance and registration into a minor program, Semester in Amsterdam students must always contact Semester in Amsterdam team: semesterinamsterdam@vu.nl. Or you can visit our 'How to Apply page'. Feel free to contact us with any remaining questions after reading the above information.

Admission and registration

Admission
The international minor VUmc is open to:

Medical bachelor students VU. You need to have completed the first bachelor year and acquire at least 30 EC in the second year (= at least 90 EC), where 18 EC is acquired in the first semester of the second year.
Foreign students of partner institutions and VUmc. Exchange students who wish to apply for one of these tracks need to have completed at least 90 EC in a relevant program like for example biomedical sciences, psychobiology, technical medicine or biopharmaceutical sciences. In addition, it is essential that you have a good command of the English language.
Third year BSc VU students in Biomedical Sciences, Health and Life Sciences (major clinical sciences or major biomedical sciences), Medical Natural Sciences and the beta track Amsterdam University College can also enroll. You need to have completed the first bachelor year and acquire at least 30 EC in the second year (= at least 90 EC). In addition, it is vital that you know the English language (at least on VWO level).

Registration
To register, send an e-mail to bachelor.info@vumc.nl. Please make your choice for three minor-modules and select first, second and third choice. International exchange students should be selected and proposed by the international offices of the partner universities.

International students

VU bachelor students

Admission and registration

Admission
The international minor VUmc is open to:

Medical bachelor students VU. You need to have completed the first bachelor year and acquire at least 30 EC in the second year (= at least 90 EC), where 18 EC is acquired in the first semester of the second year.
Foreign students of partner institutions and VUmc. Exchange students who wish to apply for one of these tracks need to have completed at least 90 EC in a relevant program like for example biomedical sciences, psychobiology, technical medicine or biopharmaceutical sciences. In addition, it is essential that you have a good command of the English language.
Third year BSc VU students in Biomedical Sciences, Health and Life Sciences (major clinical sciences or major biomedical sciences), Medical Natural Sciences and the beta track Amsterdam University College can also enroll. You need to have completed the first bachelor year and acquire at least 30 EC in the second year (= at least 90 EC). In addition, it is vital that you know the English language (at least on VWO level).

Further information

If you need more information on the minor, for example on its content, learning outcomes and assessment methods, please visit our VUmc School of Medical Sciences faculty website and select the minor of your choice.

Contact
Please contact us at bachelor.info@vumc.nl if you have any more questions regarding our minor.

Overview Clinical & Scientific Internal Medicine

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

English

DURATION

1 semester (24/30 EC)

START DATE

2 september 2019

FIELD OF INTEREST

Health and Movement

FACULTY

Medicine (VUmc)

Clinical & Scientific Internal Medicine