Teaching in the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension

Dear students,

Here you will find information on curricular courses involving the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, on elective courses and on clinical traineeships and PJs in our clinic.

We look forward to introducing you to our exciting and broad specialist field!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the lecturers at our Clinical Department: Dr. med. Susan Hellweg(hellweg.susan@mh-hannover.de) and Dr. rer. nat. Irini Schäfer(Schaefer.Irini@mh-hannover.de).

Curricular courses with the participation of the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension

2nd year of study (MSE_P_202 Diagnostic methods)

In the Diagnostic Methods module, you will learn how to take a medical history and perform a physical examination in small groups. Lecturers from all Clinical Departments of the Center for Internal Medicine will introduce you to physical examination techniques, supervise you in your first steps as a physician and, where possible, examine patients on the wards with you.

3rd year of study (MSE_P_312 block internship in internal medicine)

In the interdisciplinary lecture series on 15 major diseases, lecturers from our Clinical Department will introduce you to the topics of arterial hypertension and chronic renal insufficiency.

In the eFAST seminar, you will learn from internal medicine and anesthesiology lecturers about the sonographic detection of free fluid in body cavities, which is useful in emergencies, and the sonographic diagnosis of pneumothorax.

4th and 5th year (MSE_P_425 Internal Medicine I and II)

In six lectures, our lecturers will give you an orientation on the following topics:

• glomerular diseases
• diabetic and vascular nephropathies
• tubulointerstitial diseases
• Acute kidney injury
• Acid/base disorders
• Kidney and systemic diseases

In the 4th year of study, you can take part in ward rounds, meetings, examinations and interventions in our Clinical Department via the UaK app according to your individual preferences.

In the 5th year, you will take medical histories and carry out physical examinations on patients with typical nephrological and hypertensiological clinical pictures on our wards. You will deepen your clinical knowledge in the subsequent debriefing sessions.

Clinical traineeship and practical year in the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension

If you would like to do an internship with us, we look forward to receiving your application at nephrologie@mh-hannover.de. Assignment to the wards is carried out in coordination with the office of the Center for Internal Medicine so that, if possible, several students are not assigned to one ward at the same time.

If you would like to complete part of your internal medicine PJ with us, you should first submit a regular application via the PJ office for an internal medicine block at the MHH. Once you have received confirmation of a place from Ms. Minx, you can send your placement requests to Ms. Boße at the Center Secretariat(bosse.zuzana@mh-hannover.de). We will try to fulfill as many of your wishes as possible.

Please note that you can be assigned to a maximum of two Clinical Departments at the Center for Internal Medicine. This limit means that you will have eight weeks at each of your two locations, allowing you to arrive at your location and become part of the team.