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Welcome to our Nursing courses for incoming exchange students. Here you will develop your clinical skills, deepen your evidence-based knowledge, and gain insight into nursing practice in a Swedish healthcare context. The Bachelor’s Programme in Nursing and the Specialist Nursing Programmes at advanced level are taught in Swedish. However, clinical placements with supervision in English can be arra
https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/nursing - 2026-04-27
The artificial kidney and Gambro Department of Internal Medicine Lund Hospital 3- 4 September 1946 During the night between September 3 and 4 1946 things are stirring in the basement of the old Department of Internal Medicine at the University hospital in Lund. A 47-year old man has been taken down unconscious. He is still in his bed. His main problem is uraemia, but he is also suffering from sili
https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/history-faculty/nils-alwall - 2026-04-27
1. Nomination by your home universityNomination of students is done online by the student’s home university. Instructions are sent shortly before the nomination period in mid-March/mid-September.Note: Clinical placements within nursing should be communicated earlier (by email to coordinator): Feb 1 / Sep 12. Apply onlineOnce the nominations have been submitted students receive an email with the lo
https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/how-apply-exchange-studies - 2026-04-27
Support medical research The breadth and depth in our research is unique in northern Europe. Your contribution will help us getting even better!Donate to medical research Collaboration: Public healthcare Lund University and public healthcare strive together to develop new methods. Collaboration: Industry Contact us if your company wants to develop products and services. Eric K. Fernström Foundatio
https://www.medicine.lu.se/collaboration - 2026-04-27
Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine!Once you receive a Letter of Acceptance and the Course Admission Result, you can begin to make arrangements for your study period at our faculty.As an exchange student at the Faculty of Medicine, we may require some additional documents from you prior to arrival. The information required depends on your study plan.Students admitted to clinical courses should prio
https://www.medicine.lu.se/pre-arrival - 2026-04-27
To ensure both patient safety and the student’s own health during clinical placements in Sweden, the following vaccinations, screenings, and health criteria apply. Prior to arrivalThe student will receive a Health Declaration Form, which must be completed by a physician or other healthcare professional and submitted at least two weeks before arrival. Note that the Health Declaration needs to be co
During the Orientation Weeks, usually on day 3, exchange students are invited to an introduction meeting at the International Office, BMC, in Lund. At the meeting you will fill out an enrollment form and some other paperwork depending on your study plan.Note! If you arrive for a short-term clinical placement during the semester, you will be invited to an introduction meeting in the week prior to c
https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/arrival-lund - 2026-04-27
Esther González-Padilla PhD public health, MD Keivan Javanshiri PhD neuropathology, MD André Johansson PhD student health sciences, RN Sanjay Thompson PhD epidemiological criminology Magdalena Madej PhD student RNA and stem cell biology Elsa Palmkvist PhD student peadiatrics, MD
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students - 2026-04-27
PhD in Public Health since 2022, MD, Scientific Manager in Medical Science at the Novo Nordisk Foundation My name is Esther González-Padilla. I moved to Sweden after finishing my medical degree from the Canary Islands (Spain). The Öresund Region was particularly attractive to me as it is known to be a strong Life Sciences Hub. The possibility to access digitalised medical records and to learn in E
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/esther-gonzalez-padilla - 2026-04-27
PhD in Neuropathology since 2023, MD, Resident Physician My name is Keivan Javanshiri. I went to med school in Lund and started my journey as a PhD student through Master’s thesis at med school in 2018. In 2023, I defended my Doctoral thesis on risk factors for dementia, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, but also on heart disease with a specific kind of dementia, Lewy body dementia.I am now a res
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/keivan-javanshiri - 2026-04-27
PhD student in Health Sciences, RN My name is André Johansson and I am a nurse. I have worked in the emergency room since 2011, and have been doing my postgraduate research studies since 2021. My research is about priority triage in the emergency room, and partly also about artificial intelligence in relation to that.As a clinical nurse, I have participated in revising the decision-making support
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/andre-johansson - 2026-04-27
PhD Epidemiological Criminology since 2024, Educational Counsellor at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College I am Sanjay Thompson and I defended my Doctoral thesis in epidemiological criminology in early 2024. I am currently working as an educational counsellor at a college. I also have a podcast called Wise Grad.There were many things I enjoyed during my postgraduate research studies. I can be b
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/sanjay-thompson - 2026-04-27
PhD student in RNA and Stem Cell Biology My name is Magdalena Madej. I did my Bachelor's in biotechnology, followed by Master’s in molecular biotech. I studied as an Erasmus student for half a year in Munich. I also did a couple of internships in Germany during my studies. Currently, I’m waiting for a paper to be published, so I can defend my doctoral thesis.I have learned a lot. I have learned th
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/magdalena-madej - 2026-04-27
PhD student in Paediatrics, MD, Resident Physician My name is Elsa Palmkvist. I went to med school in Lund, I graduated from there in 2020 and in 2021, I became a doctoral student. I did my medical internship in Kristianstad, and in 2024, I started my position as resident physician at the paediatric clinic at Skåne University Hospital.My research is about type 1 diabetes. The focus is to find out,
https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/elsa-palmkvist - 2026-04-27
During your exchange studiesInternational Buddy GroupStudents at the Faculty of Medicine run a mentoring programme for all international students. The buddy group organises social activities throughout the academic year, providing a perfect opportunity for you to get know other students at the faculty.Sign up for our mentor group by sending an email at internationalbuddygroup [at] gmail [dot] com
https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/during-and-after-your-exchange-studies - 2026-04-27
The Faculty Office is responsible for preparing matters for the Faculty Board and the faculty management and ensuring that decisions are implemented. The Faculty Office also provides service, information and advice to departments, programme boards and other units within the faculty. Head of the Faculty OfficeMattias BrattströmMattias [dot] Brattstrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Mattias[dot]Brattst
https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/organisation-and-management/faculty-office - 2026-04-27
- for promotion of scientific medical research Each year, the Eric K. Fernström Foundation awards a Nordic prize to a medical researcher from one of the Nordic countries, as well as local prizes to young researchers at medical faculties in Sweden. The Nordic Prize has currently a prize sum of SEK 600,000.The award ceremonies mark the festive conclusion of the public arrangement "Forskningens dag"
https://www.medicine.lu.se/collaboration/eric-k-fernstrom-foundation - 2026-04-27
The contract education is aimed at professionals primarily in regions, municipalities, authorities and organisations, both in Sweden and other countries. The training courses are based on current research and have a practical approach, which makes the knowledge useful in your organisation. Courses in Swedish Are you interested in courses given in Swedish? Please take a look at our offer. Contact u
https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/contract-education - 2026-04-27
Chewing gum and smoking – the background to Nicorette ”How did you get the idea for Nicorette?” – Professor Claes Lundgren (now in the United States) responds that he had long pondered the idea of an addictive dependency on nicotine when US researcher Dr. Edward Lanphier visited him in 1968. Dr. Lanphier planned to study the research at the Aviation and Naval Medicine division of the Department of
https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/history-faculty/claes-lundgren-and-stephan-lichtnecker - 2026-04-27
Nordic network for narratives in medicine and Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities host this year’s network meeting in Lund, 3–4 October The conference will explore and discuss ranges of proximity in relation to narratives in medicine. How do modes of closeness and distance, understood on a literal as well as a metaphorical level, come to play in the understanding of suffering, illness, he
