Section of Medicine

The core tasks of the Section of Medicine are, on the one hand, training doctors and, on the other hand, teaching biomedicine and sports and movement sciences. In the area of medical training, our special focus is on family medicine, which is unique in the whole of Switzerland. The teaching programme is complemented by a broad spectrum of research focuses, ranging from the molecular-biological and the cognitive foundations of life sciences to the cultural and literary-historical dimensions of medicine.

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RESEARCH

The Medical Humanities team won a new grant "SNF Interdisciplinary Project" (2025-2029)

The 'Hospital Discharge Letter' through the Lens of Cultural Studies: on the Narrativity, History and Ethics of an Unknown Genre of Medical Communication 

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ORGANOID-ON-A-CHIP

New model to help fight stomach infections

An innovative laboratory model that mimics the human stomach lining could help better understand how common bacteria cause infections that can lead to serious conditions such as gastric cancer. Researchers…

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RECHERCHE

Congrès LS2 : Une première à Fribourg

Le mois dernier l’Université de Fribourg a accueilli pour la première fois l’un des plus grands congrès Suisses dans le domaine des sciences de la vie : Le meeting annuel LS2.

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Departements

The Section of Medicine comprises five departments

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Seminar series

Neurobiologie, Ask the expert, Medical Humanities 

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Institute for Family Medicine

We promote research, education as well as continuing education and we provide services in the field of family medicine.

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NARA

National reference laboratory for the early detection and monitoring of novel antibiotic resistance

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