Admission to the MD/PhD-program

Students must apply for the admission to the MD/PhD-program and thus the inclusion into the doctoral list of the Medical Faculty in writing.

The application must be supplemented with:

  1. The certificate of a medical degree in accordance with the current German licensing regulations for Medical Doctors (MD), or the proof of a successful foreign university degree in Medicine including a transcript of records (certified copies);
  2. in case of acquired foreign graduations, additional certified translations (also when in English);
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. a statement whether, when, and with which result the applicant has previously subjected himself/herself to a doctoral exam (such as PhD);
  5. a draft of the proposed research project;
  6. a declaration of a university teacher of the Medical Faculty, who has a doctorate in natural sciences (PhD), that he / she will accept the applicant as an MD/PhD student (doctoral supervision agreement), and that he (or she) has reviewed and approved the research proposal
  7. a proposal for the appointment of an academic mentor from among the university teachers of the Faculty.

Please send your application to the following address:

An den
Dekan der Medizinischen Fakultät
Promotionsbüro
Dekanat, Geb. 15
Kirrberger Str. 100
66424 Homburg

Note: The program is not funded by the Medical Faculty

Kontakt Promotionsbüro

Dekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät
der Universität des Saarlandes
Frau Schiestel-Stammwitz
Geb. 15, Raum OG04

Tel.: 06841 16-26002
promotionsbuero(at)uks.eu

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