Institute of General Medicine

General medicine is the area of medicine which is intended to supply primary health care to the population at large. General practitioners are the first point of contact for all types of health-related problems. These include physical and mental complaints, acute care and the treatment of chronic illness. A typical element is long-term care over many years which also includes responsibilities of preventive health care and rehabilitation. General practitioners cooperate with specialized colleagues in private practices and hospitals to provide optimum patient care.

The MHB Institute of General Medicine is currently establishing a network of practitioners in private practice in the federal state of Brandenburg to ensure practice-related training for students starting with the first stage of their medical studies. The idea is to invite members of this network to participate in care research projects.

Contact: allgemeinmedizin@mhb-fontane.de

Brandenburg Competence Center for Advanced Training in General Medicine

Founded in 2023, the new Kompetenzzentrum KW-BB is in charge of setting up a structured and participant-oriented scheme of high-quality advanced training in general medicine, with ensured and improved GP care in Brandenburg as a long-term objective.

Cooperation partners under the roof of the center are the Brandenburg Medical School (MHB), the State Chamber of Medicine, the State Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians and the Brandenburg Hospital Association. Their objective: to promote quality and efficiency of specialist training in general medicine and to support young physicians in preparation of a career as general practitioners.

Targeted support for specialist training in general medicine in inpatient and outpatient facilities comes in the form of a curricular seminar programme and mentoring schemes. Instructors profit from Train-the-Trainer seminars and mentor training.

Advanced training for instructors provides new impetus, promotes exchange, and improves their performance as teachers.

Our tasks and objectives:

• Smooth transition from studies to specialist training in general medicine

• Programme for physicians in specialist training, consisting of a seminar and monitoring programme

• Train-the-Trainer programme for training personnel

• Mentor training

• Instructor training for seminar hosts

• Advice and assistance in all matters related to advanced training

• Continuous evaluation and systematic quality improvement of advanced training in general medicine in the State of Brandenburg

For more details (in German) see here.