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Promising potential: Ministry of Science certifies that the MHH has a future-proof study programme with HannibaL.
Practical and patient-oriented - this is what characterizes the HannibaL ("Hanoverian integrated, career-oriented and adaptive teaching") model course. Hannover Medical School (MHH) introduced the reform course in the 2005/2006 winter semester. The aim was to make the training of medical students more practice-oriented - with the focus on patients. The state of Lower Saxony has now extended the model course for a further six years. "With HannibaL, the physicians-to-be learn theory as well as practice from day one of their studies - and thus the MHH's spirit of thinking research, teaching and patient care together. We are continuing this successful model," said Lower Saxony's Science Minister Falko Mohrs.
The Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture approved the third extension, i.e. the fourth funding period, in agreement with the Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Equality. The responsible ministries are thus rewarding the MHH's efforts to reform medical studies and giving it the time to make the model degree program fit for the future. "We are very pleased about the extension," emphasizes MHH President Professor Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner. "This enables us as a university to further develop medical studies and prepare students even better for the future medical profession and the requirements of the healthcare system." Around 2,500 people are currently studying Human medicine at the MHH.
Successfully assessed by commission
A five-member commission of the Medical Faculty Association (MFT) assessed the HannibaL model degree program at the beginning of the year. The result was convincing: the medicine study programme at the MHH is well thought out, patient-centered and has a strong emphasis on science and innovative teaching concepts. According to the commission, the strengths of the study programmes lie in the early insights into patient care, the clinical experience for students, the high level of social skills development and the university's well-integrated research strength. The good infrastructure, the reliable study organization and the direct accessibility of contact persons are further advantages.
Reform idea consistently continued
After Professor Hermann Haller launched the model degree course in the winter semester of 2005/2006, Professor Ingo Just took over as Dean of Studies fifteen years ago: "Over the past 20 years, we have consistently pursued the idea of reform and continuously developed patient-oriented training to make HannibaL fit for the future." During his time in office, the digitalization of teaching received a major boost due to the coronavirus pandemic. Digital teaching formats now enable both standardized preparation for practical lessons and flexible organization of bedside teaching with the help of a specially developed app, the UAPP, a lighthouse project of the MHH. In addition, the first class of medical students graduated this year, who were introduced to scientific work throughout their studies in the science module.
New goals and priorities for the fourth funding period
This year, Professor Just passed the office on to the current Dean of Studies, Professor Christian Mühlfeld. He ultimately also applied for the extension and would like to continue the reform idea: "The idea of the model study program is that we evaluate and review the structures and content of the medical studies every six years in order to set new goals and priorities for each funding period and thus further develop the study programmes." Three new curricular goals have emerged for the fourth funding period of the HannibaL model course: The general decline in inpatient care makes it necessary to involve teaching hospitals more closely in order to ensure that students receive patient-oriented teaching and gain an insight into non-university healthcare realities. In addition, the expansion of virtual reality-based teaching should prepare students for patient care in the long term. Last but not least, the aim of this funding period is to promote students' health by teaching them self-care, stress management and ethical skills. The MHH is also planning to set up a specialization track for general medicine as part of the implementation of the joint "10-point action plan for more GPs in Lower Saxony" with the state government and health associations. This is intended to give students the opportunity to prepare for GP practice from the second year of their studies.
No separation of theory and practice
The classic separation of theory and practice - pre-clinical and Clinical Department - no longer exists at the MHH since the introduction of the model course. Students start with patient-oriented teaching in the first semester. The focus is on dealing with patients and practical medical work. The course is also scientifically and research-oriented. Students are trained in molecular medicine - based on the fundamentals of natural sciences - in order to understand the molecular basis of diseases. This should enable them to research new treatment methods in their future careers and apply them to the benefit of their patients.
Studying in quintiles
Teaching on the HannibaL model course does not take place in semesters, but in five seven-week quintiles. From the third year onwards, the 320 students in a year are divided into quarters and rotate through the academic year in four blocks, before being taught together again in the fifth block. This means an increase in teaching commitments for the lecturers, but it allows students to work in small groups more often. In this way, the MHH is improving personal support in medical studies. The lecture-free periods are reserved for clinical traineeships and scientific work.
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