News Archive

Brandneu:

01 August 2017

MHB again joins grant programme Deutschlandstipendium

Up to 13 MHB students may receive a scholarship of 300 EUR per month in 2018. 150 EUR come from private donors, another 150 from the Federal Government.

20 July 2017

Strategies of implementation and evaluation

The lecture series “Brandenburger Gespräche” on health services research presented the last two lectures before the summer recess on Wednesday, 19 July 2017.

10 July 2017

Minister of Education Wanka visited MHB

Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Minister of Education and Research and member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s federal government, visited the campus in Brandenburg an der Havel to learn about special features in teaching and research at the Brandenburg Medical School.

05 July 2017

Leg cuff procedure heals and keeps young

MHB researchers find evidence that a specific therapy they developed may influence the ageing process of white blood cells circulating in arteries.

22 June 2017

Nobody flees without duress!

Tankred Stöbe (Médecins sans frontières) visited the Brandenburg Medical School on Wednesday. In the ceremonial hall of the Ruppiner Kliniken he gave a public lecture on current global migratory movements and the challenges involved, reported on the medical situation of refugees in the Mediterranean area and put forward political demands.

19 June 2017

Open Day at MHB highly successful with 800 visitors

The MHB campus Neuruppin on the premises of Ruppiner Kliniken opened its doors to visitors on Saturday, 17 June 2017, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. About 800 prospective applicants and their families wanted to get information on programmes in medicine and psychology and also personal impressions of the special features of MHB. In view of the great demand and limited capacities registration for the Open Day had to close early.

18 June 2017

Renowned award for MHB thoracic surgeon

Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Jungraithmayr, professor of thoracic surgery at the Brandenburg Medical School, was honoured with the renowned Walter Brendel Award as best lecturer at the 52^nd Meeting of the European Society for Surgical Research (ESSR) in Amsterdam. His topic: induction of persistent tolerance to lung transplants.

17 June 2017

Honorary membership of European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) for Edmund Neugebauer

Prof. Dr. Edmund A. Neugebauer, dean of the Brandenburg Medical School and senior professor of health services research at Witten/Herdecke University, was appointed an honorary member by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) at their 25^th international congress in Frankfurt a. M. (14 – 17 June 2017).

16 May 2017

MHB joins German Network Health Services Research (DNVF)

Quality improvement in tomorrow’s health care was in the focus of the 5th DNVF Forum in Berlin on 10 May 2017. Leading quality and patient safety researchers discussed latest approaches to and concepts of quality oriented health services control in the health care sector. The network accepted the Brandenburg Medical School (MHB) as a new member at its general meeting prior to the Forum.

11 April 2017

Campus Brandenburg an der Havel: Inauguration and Open Day

About 200 guests from science, politics, health care and society attended a ceremony at the city hall of Brandenburg an der Havel to inaugurate the new campus building on Sunday, 9 April 2017.

27 March 2017

Start of collaborative research project within the framework of the Brandenburg Health Campus

Scientists at several Brandenburg research institutions have started a collaborative research project on “consequences of age-associated cell and organ functions” to explore the causes of diseases occurring prevalently in older people like cancer or cardiovascular disorders, and to develop adequate treatment options.

24 February 2017

Speed dating helps to find hospital of choice. Matchmaking event for students and clinics

Medical directors, hospital managers, personnel officers and physicians from 13 cooperating clinics met 31 students who started their medical studies last April. A special feature is that the hospitals assume part of tuition fees, i.e. 80.000 euros per student. In return students commit themselves to complete their 5-year specialist training at a specific hospital after graduation.

16 January 2017

1st closed meeting on research sets course for future activities.

Participants explored and discussed the current state of research at MHB.

14 December 2016

Treating vascular disorders with compressed air

BMBF sponsors AngioAccel project with 1.7 million euros. Amputations to be reduced by up to 25%.

08 December 2016

How and why the Association of Anatomists expelled undesirables after 1945

Medical society honours Prof. Winkelmann as author of Paper of the Month

09 November 2016

Edmund Neugebauer receives honorary doctorate from University of Malaga

The University of Malaga (UMA) awarded an honorary doctorate to Prof. Dr. Edmund A. Neugebauer, dean of the Brandenburg Medical School (MHB).