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Duration: 12 weeks
Location: Hamburg / Online
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Online Info Event
You can take part in this info event from the comfort of your own home. All you need is Internet access and a device with which you can stream the event. In the course of the online information event, you will have the opportunity to obtain detailed information about the university, the UMCH campus and our range of courses in the field of Human Medicine. Our study advisors will be personally available to you and will be more than happy to answer all your questions. We look forward to meeting you! To register please contact form Katja Säcker (Head of…
Dear applicants,
Small study groups, teaching in English, clinical training in Germany: this is what distinguishes the accredited medical studies of UMCH in Hamburg!
An intensively supervised and yet independent study. Highly motivated students and lecturers who share their experience and knowledge and work out solutions for better medicine. Excellent infrastructure that encourages scientific exchange.
This is what University Targu Mures Medical Campus Hamburg stands for.
And what do you stand for?
Your UMCH
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UMCH’s admission procedure
The online application platform for your studies is open to you at any time. As soon as you have uploaded all the necessary application documents there, you will receive an invitation to participate in our admission procedure, which consists of a brief evaluation and a motivation-based interview. Until further notice, you can follow the procedure comfortably and securely via video call from home. Please contact us after uploading your documents and receiving the invitation by UMCH so that we can arrange an individual appointment with you.
You will find all information about the application and the exact procedure of the admission procedure here.
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Transfer to UMCH
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UMCH – What sets us apart
All special features summarized

The CampusStudying in the heart of Hamburg |
UMCH’s campus is situated in Hamburg’s Bahrenfeld neighborhood – also known as Science City. Bahrenfeld, which belongs to the Altona district, is one of the most attractive educational centers in Germany. |

EducationStrong in research – interdisciplinary – practical |
Learn about degree options, support services and opportunities for medical doctorates. |

Teaching hospitalsOur UMFST-UMCH network |
The UMFST of Targu Mures has an extensive network of teaching hospitals and medical facilities for its Hamburg branch. |
News
All UMCH news at a glance
As part of the UMFST-UMCH Days 2023, the event called "Research Day for Medical Students" took place on May 6. Both students from the Hamburg Campus and their fellow students...
UMFST-UMCH Days 2023 – MedQuizz Marathon
UMFST-UMCH Days 2023 – Scientific Workshops
UMFST-UMCH Days 2023 – Teaching Hospital Fair
UMFST-UMCH Days 2023 – Opening Ceremony
UMFST-UMCH research
Scientific activities

Research focuses at UMCH |
The research profile of the university includes a large number of individual scientific projects and a variety of interdisciplinary collaborations. There is a particular focus on topics such as cancer research, cardiovascular sciences, neurosciences and biocompatible materials. |

Part of the medical progress |
The UMFST of Targu Mures, with its more than 11,000 students, is not only the largest, but also the most research-intensive medical institution of higher education in Romania. The University contributes significantly to the further development of evidence-based medicineWith the help of new technologies. |

Junior Researcher Academy |
In order to get students excited about research, the Junior Researcher Academy was created: a series of events in which students are taught the basics as well as new perspectives of scientific work in medicine. In addition, they are involved in university research groups and can be present when theses are established. |
Videos
Exciting impressions of the university
Digital Opening Ceremony 2022 @ UMFST-UMCH
On Saturday, September 24, 2022, the Digital Opening Ceremony for the 2022/23 academic year was streamed. In this video you can enjoy speeches by UMFST Rector Prof. Leonard Azamfirei, UMFST-UMCH Dean Assoc. Prof. Simona Muresan, and Student Council members, as well as a musical performance by the UMCH Band and short videos with messages from our first-year students.
UMFST-UMCH Campus Tour 2022
In this extensive digital tour of the campus, you will not only get an overview of the premises in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, but also of the structure of the study of Human Medicine as well as the rich student life at UMFST-UMCH.
UMFST-UMCH Christmas Wishes 2022
This video features Christmas wishes from our Dean Assoc. Prof. Simona Muresan, as well as a comprehensive recap of the past year at the UMFST UMCH Campus in Hamburg, Germany. In addition, some of our teachers as well as staff and the students of the campus themselves turn to you and send you their best wishes for a peaceful and joyful holiday season.
Follow our Students | Bedside Teaching at St. Vincent Hospital Dinslaken
In this video, third-year UMFST-UMCH students show us their everyday life in their clinical practical study phase at St. Vinzent Hospital in Dinslaken. In addition to everyday tasks, such as changing bandages, they also get the opportunity to regularly participate in laparoscopic gallbladder operations, among other activities. In addition to impressions of the students’ practical work, this video also provides us with impressions of the in-house cafeteria and the common room of the future doctors.
Follow our Students | Bedside Teaching at Delme Klinikum Delmenhorst
At the UMFST-UMCH Teaching Hospital in Delmenhorst, the Delme Klinikum, our students learn in an institution rich in tradition, whose history dates back over 150 years. In this video, we accompany them in everyday life during a clinical-practical study phase. At the Delme Klinikum, where a new building is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2026, they regularly get the opportunity to perform examinations on patients themselves – for example, ultrasound examinations on pregnant women. The hospital, which thanks to its own nursing school can look back on many years of experience in training medical staff, has 15 specialist departments and 7 medical care centers in the fields of Neurosurgery, Urology, Radiology, Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Physiotherapy, Pain Therapy as well as Visceral Surgery and Proctology.
Follow our Students | Bedside Teaching at Deaconess Foundation Hospital Speyer
In this video, UMFST-UMCH students who are completing their clinical-practical study phase at the Deaconess Foundation Hospital in Speyer, give us an impression of their everyday life during bedside-teaching. In the picturesque small town in Rhineland-Palatinate, the future physicians repeatedly get the opportunity to get hands-on with patients, among many other activities. The hospital comprises several special departments such as Gynecology and Obstetrics, where our students can gain a wealth of experience. In addition to impressions of everyday hospital life, our students also provide us with insights into their student life, which goes beyond mere theoretical and practical studies, in this video.
Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2021/22
Here, you can watch the opening ceremony of the academic year 2021/22, which took place on September 25, 2021 in the form of a live stream. The event was attended by several hundred students, representatives from the UMFST-UMCH teaching hospitals, faculty and friends of the university.
Welcome Days 2021/22
Some impressions of the Welcome Days 2021/22. In the course of 2 days, the new students passed through various stations, where they were first welcomed solemnly and then prepared for the start of their medical studies in Hamburg.
UMFST-UMCH Christmas Wishes 2021
In this video, our students and faculty, as well as UMFST-UMCH Dean Assoc. Prof. Simona Muresan, MD, PhD, share their Christmas wishes with us. In addition, you can watch a recap of the year 2021, which – among many other highlights – was packed with events, workshops, and lots of knowledge imparted in regular classes on campus. Finally, the UMCH Band performs a cover version of the Wham! classic “Last Christmas”.
Follow our Students | Bedside Teaching at Werra-Meissner Clinic in Eschwege
In this video, we accompany UMFST-UMCH students in their 3rd year of study on a typical working day during their bedside training at the Werra-Meissner Clinic in Eschwege. In the process, they give us insights not only into practical activities such as operations, where they get to be hands-on themselves, but also into the apartments where they live during their clinical-practical training.
Q&A with the College Semester participants
In this quick and fun video, participants who took our 12-week medical preparatory course, the UMCH College Semester, answer our questions. If you want to know which components of the preparatory course are the most fun, which experiences the participants will remember most positively, and which subject is their favorite, this Q&A video is for you.
Pre-Medical Course [Question Roulette with Participants]
In this video, three students answer our questions and tell us about their experiences in the Pre-Medical Course at UMFST-UMCH, where they spent three unforgettable weeks.
A day at the Deaconess Foundation Hospital Speyer – exploring the UMFST-UMCH teaching hospital
This time Melina visits the Deaconess Foundation Hospital Speyer near Heidelberg. She gets an overview of the intensive care unit and cardiology and learns what makes teaching at this UMFST-UMCH teaching hospital so special and what tasks the UMCH students can take on during their clinical internships in the various specialist departments.
Grand Opening of the UMCH Campus Hamburg
On Monday, 9/30/2019, the opening of University Targu Mures Medical Campus Hamburg (UMCH) took place at the university’s premises in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. The opening ceremony was a complete success. In the presence of well-known experts from health and education policy, more than 300 guests gathered at the UMCH medical campus – including many first-year students and their guardians.
German Course 2021 [Reach level A1]
UMCH’s A1 German Course is designed so that you can start the new academic year well prepared. It includes not only lessons on grammar and speaking, but also playful learning.
Feedback Interview – Magnus (College Semester participant)
In this video, Magnus shares his experience as a participant in UMCH’s 12-week medical preparatory course, the College Semester. During the College Semester you’ll join equally motivated prospective students in preparing for your dream study of Human Medicine. In the process, you will acquire essential scientific knowledge in a university setting, participate in on-campus events, and get a multi-faceted taste of your future student life – whether on the ultra-modern UMCH campus in cosmopolitan Hamburg or online!
Feedback Interview – Fabian (College Semester online participant)
In this video, Fabian shares his experience as an online participant in UMCH’s 12-week medical preparatory course, the College Semester. During the College Semester you’ll join equally motivated prospective students in preparing for your dream study of Human Medicine. In the process, you will acquire essential scientific knowledge in a university setting, participate in on-campus events, and get a multi-faceted taste of your future student life – whether on the ultra-modern UMCH campus in cosmopolitan Hamburg or online!
UMCH College Semester
Our 12-week College Semester is aimed at all those who, in addition to refreshing their knowledge from school, want to acquire additional medical know-how and prepare themselves in as much detail as possible for the admission procedure at UMCH. Besides biology, chemistry and physics, students are also taught in other areas that are important for medical studies. These include mathematics, biochemistry, anatomy and medical theory.
UMCH Pre-Medical Course
Our 3 week Pre-Medical Course is aimed at all those who wish to acquire the greatest possible amount of scientific information within the shortest time possible while at the same time deepening their preexisting knowledge. The course’s emphasis is placed on biology, chemistry and physics. Topics covered include cell biology, anatomy, physiology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, basic biochemistry, mechanics, electricity and optics.
Your path to study Human Medicine
Nick would like to study medicine. Accompany him while he applies for a place at UMCH.
A day at the Protestant Hospital Mettmann – exploring the UMFST-UMCH teaching hospital
Melina explores the Protestant Hospital Mettmann near Düsseldorf – one of the UMFST-UMCH teaching hospitals. Here she learns what UMCH students can expect during their clinical training, what happens in the central emergency room and the shock room and why UMCH students should choose the EVK Mettmann of all places.
Medical studies in Hamburg – Feedback from the parents of UMCH applicants – Dr. Frank Blömer
Dr. Frank Blömer on why he considers his daughter’s application to University Targu Mures Medical Campus Hamburg (UMCH) to be the right decision, what expectations he has of her studying in Hamburg and what he particularly liked about the application procedure.
Medical studies in Hamburg – Feedback from UMCH applicants – Julia Blömer
High school graduate Julia Blömer tells us why she applied to study medicine at UMCH, what she hopes to achieve from studying at the Hamburg campus and what she plans to do until the start of her studies after her timely acceptance.
Follow our Students | Bedside Teaching at St. Josef Hospital in Moers
At St. Josef Hospital in Moers, UMFST-UMCH students from the 3rd year of study show us their everyday life during their bedside training. Among other activities, we accompany them during on of the daily morning rounds, while practicing real examination situations such as sonography, as well as during lunch in the hospital’s own cafeteria.
Application days at UMCH – Clara on her selection interview
Clara on her reasons to apply for a place at UMCH, her opinion of Hamburg and her feelings after the selection interview.
UMFST-UMCH Teaching Hospitals
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Preparatory courses for your medical studies
UMCH offers different courses, which are subject to a fee and help you get ready for your medical studies.
Next courses
Duration: 12 weeks
Location: Hamburg / Online
Incl. preparation for selection interview
Pre-Medical Course
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