Structure and development at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg
The Medical Faculty Heidelberg can look back on over 630 years of tradition at the oldest university in Germany and is also established nationally and internationally as an outstanding center of innovative research. In order to do justice to this tradition and to meet the great challenges of 21st century medicine, it is necessary to continuously critically reflect on and further develop its own structures.
The Dean's Office for Structure and Development deals with strategic considerations regarding the future of the Medical Faculty and its research focus. It forms the interface for embedding new ideas and research projects into the existing structure and thus continuously developing it further or creating innovative new structures. Additionally it supports the Faculty in the critical discussion of existing and new professorships and departments, in the development of major structure-building measures, but also in the further development of centres, alliances or collaborations beyond the campus - for example via the Health+Life Science Alliance - and provides administrative support to the Structure Committee.
Structure Committee
The Structure Committee advises the Faculty of Medicine on all fundamental strategic issues. In close coordination with the other committees of the faculty and the university hospital hospital, the committee develops recommendations for structural decisions, development plans and the orientation of professorships.
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Strong in the alliance
The Rhine-Neckar region has a unique research and development network in medicine, life sciences and medical technology consisting of the University of Excellence Heidelberg and the other internationally renowned scientific institutions. In the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim, the institutions join forces in a co-operation that is unique in Germany. The Medical Faculty Heidelberg and Heidelberg University Hospital played a key role in establishing the Alliance. Its aim is to promote transfer and translation and to develop the region into one of the leading biomedical centres. The Alliance is supported by the state of Baden-Württemberg as part of the innovation campus strategy.
