Welcome to doctoral education at the School of Medical Sciences
Doctoral education is the highest level in the Swedish higher education system. There are two types of study programmes - one that ends with a licentiate degree and one that ends with a doctoral degree. The programmes shall develop the knowledge and skills required to be able to undertake autonomous research.
Doctoral education figures from 2023
Enrolled: 204
New admissions: 18
Mid-way reviews: 25
Licentiate seminars: 0
Public defences: 10
The School of Medical Sciences offers doctoral education within the research subject area medical science. Medical science is a comprehensive research subject area in which different causes of health and disease, as well as man’s possibilities and needs to attain and maintain a high degree of wellbeing are studied. Studies in the subject include both basic and applied research, health economic and ethical aspects, as well as medical education. Clinical research constitutes a large part of the medical science.
At the School of Medical Sciences you can choose one of the following specialisations: Biomedicine, Surgical sciences or Medicine.
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You can find further information about doctoral education from the Swedish Council for Higher Education here.
Doctoral student introduction programme
You can find information about Örebro University's doctoral student introduction programme, the doctoral student union DokSek, and the current seminar series for our doctoral students here.
Calendar
15 May
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Mid-way review: Terese Nilsson, Medical Science with a specialisation in Medicine
15 May 2024 13:00 X4423, X-building, Campus USÖ
Terese Nilsson gives her mid-way review. Project title: " Bowel and bladder function in children who are introduced to assisted toilet training during the first year of life – focus on functional gastrointestinal disorders up to the age of 4 years" -
Announcement of public defence of thesis: David McGreevy, Medical Science with a specialisation in Surgical Sciences
15 May 2024 15:00 Medical Library, X-building, Campus USÖ
David McGreevy makes his thesis "EndoVascular resuscitation and Trauma Management in hemodynamic instability" available to the public.
Contact
Here you can find contact information to persons involved in doctoral education at the School of Medical Sciences. If you have general questions or are unsure of whom to address, please contact the study and research administration.
Subject representative: Hans Hjelmqvist
Programme Director: Ignacio Rangel
Specialisation coordinator Biomedicine: Allan Sirsjö
Specialisation coordinator Medicine: Katja Fall
Assistant Specialisation coordinator Medicine: Stefan Särnblad
Specialisation coordinator Surgical sciences: Hans Hjelmqvist
Directors of studies: Julia König and Amanj Saber