Innsbruck Medical UniversityEDUCATION, SCIENCE, CARE

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The Innsbruck Medical University stands for excellence in

education, research and patient care. Together with the Uni-

versity Hospital and its affiliated departments, it is the leading

medical center in Western Austria.

The mission of our highly qualified faculty members is to give

students the very best medical education and training. The

results of scientists working at the Innsbruck Medical Univer-

sity are recognized internationally.

The goal is to further advance Innsbruck as a scientific center

by focusing on innovative research in oncology, neuroscien-

ces, genetics, epigenetics and genomics as well as infectiolo-

gy, immunology and organ and tissue replacement, and to

promote the exchange of knowledge with other leading Euro-

pean universities.

Mission

The Innsbruck Medical University, although one of the youngest

universities in Austria, looks back on well over 300 years of

tradition. Established in 1669 as the Medical Faculty of the Uni-

versity of Innsbruck, it gained independent status in 2004. But

the history of medicine in Tyrol goes back even longer: in 1307

the first municipal hospital opened in the Tyrolean town of

Schwaz, famous for its silver mines. The first Austrian chair of

surgery was established in Innsbruck in 1773.

In 2002 the Austrian Parliament adopted a new University Act

(UG 2002) to develop the universities into legally independent,

special federal institutions with extensive autonomy. As an im-

portant part of this sweeping reform, the medical faculties of

Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck became independent universities.

A young university with a long tradition

RESEARCH

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Facts & Figures

MD (Medical Doctor) of human medicine

MD (Medical Doctor) of dental medicine

Bachelor of Molecular Medicine

With about 3,000 students and a faculty of over 1,400*, the

Innsbruck Medical University is the most important institution

for medical research and education in Western Austria and the

home university of many students from Tyrol, South Tyrol and

Vorarlberg.

Education

From the very first day, the teachers of Innsbruck Medical

University strive to prepare students for the responsible

tasks of medical and scientific life. Students receive a pro-

found scientific and patient-centered education of the high-

est standard, with direct patient contact provided throug-

hout their training in human and dental medicine. A PhD

program is offered either full-time or part-time.

A Bachelor program in molecular medicine was first introdu-

ced in fall 2011. Knowledge of the molecular fundamentals

of health and illness is indispensable in modern medicine.

The PhD Doctor of Philosophy program comprises nine inter-

disciplinary courses in basic research in addition to four in-

terdisciplinary clinical courses. The part-time clinical PhD

program allows practicing doctors of medicine to advance

their scientific career.

Research is the backbone of medical progress and has a long

and successful tradition in Innsbruck, to mention only the dis-

tinguished Innsbruck School of Medical Chemistry with Nobel

prizes going to three successive chairs. A compact campus

with excellent laboratory and clinical facilities guarantees a

successful present and a promising future for research in Inns-

bruck.

Current research priorities at the Innsbruck Medical University

include:

• Oncology

• Neurosciences

• Genetics, epigenetics and genomics

• Infectiology, immunology & organ and tissue replacement

Scientific research at the Medical University of Innsbruck is

very successful also in the highly competitive field of research

funding, both at national and international levels.

Science

Curing diseases and caring for patients is one of the three

core tasks of the Innsbruck Medical University. True to

the motto „healthcare that puts patients first“, highly

qualified staff at the University hospitals and depart-

ments provide patients in the region and beyond with

first-rate medical care.

The Innsbruck Medical University collaborates closely

with the Austrian land of Tyrol and its healthcare institu-

tions. An important contribution to patient care is made

by Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten Ges.m.b.H. (Tilak)

with its logistics infrastructure and Tyrol-wide hospitals.

Medical experts at Innsbruck Medical University win in-

ternational recognition with new therapies and research

findings. The close proximity of theory and practice is a

major asset of the location and one of the reasons why

patients from all over the world seek medical treatment in

Innsbruck.

Care

CLINICAL

1,388 publications (2011)

4,253 impact factor points (2011)

61,091 citations (2006-2011)

10 departments

38 university hospitals

1,500 beds

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) program

Clinical PhD (part-time)

91 units, including

16 intensive care units

62 outpatient units

state-of-the-art medical equipment in

69 functional units and

62 operating theaters

* full-time equivalent