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Wissenswertes für die USA-Famulatur

von Gerrit Montag
Fortsetzungsartikel aus der MEDI-LEARN Zeitung

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Dear Sir/Madam,
Please allow us to introduce you to
the German “Famulatur”. It has no
counterpart in the US medical system.
It is not equivalent to what is
known as a clerkship or an elective
in your medical educational system.
It consists of a minimal one month
(30 days) visitation by a German
medical student to a hospital with
the purpose of acquainting her
or him with the daily routine of a
hospital. It is performed by each
student during the clinical years
of study (which are the 3rd to the
5th years of a 6 year program). The
specifi c aim of this visitation is to
give the ongoing medical student
insight into the daily duties of the
physician in a hospital. The participation
of the visiting student in this
routine may consist of including
her/him in medical history talking,
observing physical examinations,
and participating in the discussion
of case histories of the patient on
a ward. Listening in on staff discussions
of patients X rays, CT´s
and other clinical fi ndings and the
resulting patient management will
help to emphasize the essentials
and pertinent aspects of patient care
to the students and will help in orienting
their further medical studies.
Since this is not a formal university
course, it can be performed in ANY
hospital possessing at least 30
beds. Indeed it is sometimes preferable
that students become aware of
the routine in a hospital outside of a
university setting. Thus, your hospital
can accept such an application
you should be willing to take on a
medical student for a short trainee
period.
The student will not be expected to
receive any type of remuneration in
the form of a salary for this period.
She/he is expected to cover all expenses
that arise in connection with
travel and accommodation. It is hoped
that the student may also be of
some service to your facilities.
Looking forward to your answer
at your earliest convenience we remain
With best regards,
Bewerbung
Eine allgemeine Bewerbung mit
kurzer Erläuterung unseres Anliegens
sollte man dazulegen (Achtung:
Dieser Text ist für zwei Studenten
aufgesetzt):
Dear Sirs,
We are two medical students studying
in the fourth year (our third
clinical semester) of a six year program
at the [Name Eurer Universität]-
University, [Stadt], Germany.
In partial fulfi lment of the requirement
for our medical degree, a hospital
visitation must be performed
in a clinic or by a private practitioner.
The minimum required time
for such a stay is one full month (30
days).
Therefore, we would like to ask
if there is any possibility for us to
work in your clinic from [Datum
Beginn der Famulatur] to [Datum
Ende der Famulatur]. During this
time it is the purpose to acquaint
the student with the medical milieu
in general and the specifi cs of the
department or ward in which she or
he is working, including learning
basic medical skills. This traineeship
is called a “Famulatur” and is
not equivalent to a university medical
clerkship, internship or an elective.
It is exclusive to our medical
education in Germany. Thus, this
can be performed in small hospitals
not necessarily associated with a
university. We are very interested in
obtaining information concerning
the possibility of visiting your hospital
(practice/clinic) for this pur-
pose. We would greatly appreciate
any further information you could
send us. For your information we
have enclosed lists of our personal
data and curriculum vitaes of our
completed medical studies.
We have enclosed a short description
of the requirements for our “Famulatur”
to give you a better idea of
its aims and purposes. Should you
require any additional information
please inform us at your convenience.
Thank you for your kind consideration
in this matter. We would
greatly appreciate hearing from
you. Please note that we will carry
all costs of travel and accommodation
ourselves and do not expect
any form of salary.
With best regards.