7th International Congress for Gender Medicine (IGM) Prof. Dr. Axel Pries Dean U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 1
Gender Medicine at the Charité 2003: 2007: Center for Gender Research in Medicine Institute of Gender in Medicine Close cooperation with German Heart Institute Berlin (DHZB) Basic research, clinical research and strong focus on graduate/postgraduate education Teaching: Strong focus on gender with separate module within medical curriculum Training modules in public health programs U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 2
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Buch Campus Virchow-Klinikum Campus Charité Mitte Campus Benjamin Franklin U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 3
From Plague Asylum to a Modern University Hospital Over 300 Years of Tradition in Health Care Delivery Charité plague asylum outside the town walls in 1710 Charité Campus Mitte 2016 U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 4
History of the Charité A multiple merger process 1710 1810 1949 1997 2003 2013 Establishment of the Charité Establishment of Berlin University with medical faculty Humboldt University - Charite most prestigious hospital in GDR Integration of the Rudolf Virchow Hospital (FU) Integration of the Benjamin Franklin Hospital (FU) into Charité Berlin University Hospital 2013 U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 5
Facts and figures One of the largest employers in Berlin 16,800 employees group-wide 13,100 employees 3,700 scientists and doctors 4,135 nurses and caregivers 710 administrative personnel 220 professors 6,900 students of Medicine, Dentistry and Health science 3,001 hospital beds, average hospital stay: 5.95 days per case 139,000 inpatient cases 656,000 outpatient cases 1.5 billion Euros total revenue Effective 31.12.2014 U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 6
Excellence in Research Core Research Immunological science Cardiovascular research and metabolism Neurosciences Oncology Regnerative therapies Rare diseases and genetics Centers of Excellence 12 DFG Collaborative Research Centres, 7 of these as coordinator 5 Projects of Excellence Initiative, 3 of these as coordinator 5 DFG Research Units 2 DFG Research Training Groups 2 Clinical Research Groups 3 German Centers for Health Research U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 7
Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate and State Exam (MD) Courses Medicine newly reformed patientoriented curriculum, state accredited, MD/State Exam Dentistry MD/State Exam Health Sciences Bachelor s Advanced Postgraduate study courses (Masters and PhD) Cerebrovascular Medicine Consumer Health Care International Health Medical Neurosciences Molecular Medicine Toxicology Applied Epidemiology Epidemiology Public Health Health Professions Education European Master in Nursing Science U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 8
Rich local environment U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 9
International Partners: Europe 2014 2020: 76 Partner Universities 140 Exchange Places for both incoming and outgoing students U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 10
Partner Institutions Worldwide Université de Montreal Institut de Recherche Clinique de Montréal Montreal Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago Johns Hopkins University Université René Descartes School of Medicine, (Sorbonne Paris Cité) Baltimore Paris Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas La Habana Imperial College London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London University Mohammed VI for Health Sciences Casablanca University of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Makerere University, Kampala Burdenko Akademie Voronezh Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow Université de Genève Russia Genève Tbilisi State 2nd Medical Tashkent University State Med. Institute, Tbilisi, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel University of Nairobi School of Medicine, Nairobi National University of Singapore, Singapore Gachon University of Medicine and Science Incheon Chiba University, Chiba Juntendo University, Kyoto Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto Saitama Medical School, Moroyama Zheijiang Association of Science and Technology, Hangzhou Tongji University, Medical School, Shanghai Tongji Medical College of HUST, Wuhan Beijing Union Medical College and Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Monash University Melbourne/Australia = M8 Alliance (The M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, and Medical Universities is a collaboration of academic institutions of educational and research excellence that recognizes responsibility to improve global health and works with political and economic decision makers and civil society to develop science-based solutions for health challenges worldwide. U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 11
Welcome to Berlin! Welcome to the Charité! Angela Merkel You U N I V E R S I T Ä T S M E D I Z I N B E R L I N 12