Faculty of Medicine

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We train more than 2200 students in human medicine and dentistry. This ranks us as one of the largest medical faculties in Switzerland. What makes our degree programs unique in terms of content is our strong emphasis on practical relevance, our diversity of subjects, and our high level of innovation. Close links between basic research, the clinics, and engineering sciences create the optimal conditions for cutting-edge medical research and translation.
In addition to the pre-clinical institutes and the School of Dental Medicine, the Faculty includes two university hospitals: Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD).

Here you will find an overview of all organizational units belonging to the Faculty or in which the Faculty participates.

Our Research

How harmless is arsenic in seafood?

An interdisciplinary study by the University of Bern raises questions about the safety of eating seafood. The results show that arsenobetaine, which is often found in seafood and was previously considered harmless, is partially converted into toxic arsenic compounds by intestinal bacteria in the mammalian body.

Media Release

Three new SNSF Ambizione Grants

Congratulations to our three recipients of an Ambizione Grant 2023! The projects selected by the SNSF will investigate age-related macular degeneration, hallucinations in schizophrenia, and the global impact of droughts on human health.

Congratulations to Federica Conedera, Mélodie Derome and Coral Salvador

A tool from Bern for the fight against antibiotic resistance in India

Article in the uniAKTUELL online magazine

'Gene desert' regulates embryonic development and cardiac function

Researchers at the University of Bern discovered that a ‘gene desert’ section of the genome plays an important role in the development of the embryo and the heart in both mice and humans. The study offers new approaches for the early detection of cardiac diseases.

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Our People

Promoted: Prof. Andri Rauch

The Faculty of Medicine congratulates Andri Rauch on his appointment as Full Professor of Infectious Diseases. He succeeded Prof. em. Hansjakob Furrer as Clinic Director and Chief Physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases on January 1.

Newly appointed: Prof. Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera

The Faculty of Medicine would like to congratulate Ana M. Vicedo Cabrera on her appointment as the new Extraordinary Professor in Climate Change Impact on Public Health in Inhabited Areas, effective on January 1, 2025.

As the Extraordinary Professor for Climate Change Impact on Public Health in Inhabited Areas

Newly appointed: Prof. Mia Rakic

The Faculty of Medicine welcomes Mia Rakic as the Extraordinary Professor for Histology. Mia Rakic heads the Robert K. Schenk Laboratory for Oral Histology at the Department of Periodontology and assumed her position on December 1, 2024.

As the Extraordinary Professor for Oral Histology

Miscellaneous News

2025 Doctorate Ceremony

This year's doctorate ceremony for the Faculty of Medicine will take place on March 1, 2025, at the Kursaal in Bern. It will be held in two rounds. The first round starts at 13.00, the second at 16.00.

First Research Day of the FELS Network on March 21, 2025

The Female Empowerment in Life Sciences (FELS) Network invites researchers, students, and professionals from all disciplines of medicine and life sciences to its Research Day on March 21, 2025. The event will feature high-level keynotes, panel discussions, interactive workshops, awards and more.

For researchers, students, and professionals from all disciplines of medicine and life sciences

MCID Research Funding Call 2024 open

The Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) calls for submissions of scientific project proposals on the topic of infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness. The call is open to researchers at the University of Bern, the Inselspital and affiliated institutes.

For projects on infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness