Certificate in University Teaching for Habilitation Students of the FAU Medical Faculty

Guidelines of the Faculty of Medicine on the Habilitation Procedure

Persons who open the habilitation procedure at the Faculty of Medicine of FAU after January 1, 2016 or submit their habilitation thesis after January 1, 2019 must provide evidence of attendance of continuing education courses in higher education in the amount of 60 study units (AE) in the form of the Certificate in Medical Education Bavaria.

Who needs which certificate?

Depending on whether you habilitate as a practicing medical doctor or as a rer.nat., different regulations apply under the new regulations:

The Certificate in Medical Education Bavaria is obligatory for practicing medical doctors. Of the 60 prescribed study units (AE), at least 30 must deal with educational topics specific to medicine. The remaining units can be acquired in the area of general higher education teaching:

 

Content Areas
 AE*
Area A: Teaching and Learning Concepts 8
Area B: Presentation and Communication 8
Area C: Examination 8
Area D: Reflection and Evaluation 8
Area E: Advising and Mentoring 8
free choice 20
Total (at least 30 AE in the field of medicine)
 60

* 1 AE = 45 Minutes workload in attendance or independent study

More detailed information on the contents and structure of the certificate can be found in the agreement of the Competence Network Medical Didactics Bavaria (p. 8). The FBZHL offers once a semester the course Educational Qualification “Certificate Medical Education Bavaria of Basic Level”.

Habilitation students who are not practicing medical doctors (e.g., rer.nat.) may earn the Basic Level Certificate in University Teaching with 60 study units (AE) in general university didactics:
Content Areas
 AE
Area A: Teaching and Learning Concepts 12
Area B: Presentation and Communication 12
Area C: Examination 8
Area D: Reflection and Evaluation 8
Area E: Advising and Mentoring 8
Free choice 12
Total 60

For more information of the certificate, click here.

Further Training Opportunities

Das Fortbildungszentrum Hochschullehre bietet einmal im Semester den Kurs Didaktische Qualifikation “Zertifikat Medizindidaktik Bayern der Grundstufe” an. Außerdem finden Sie in unserem Seminarprogramm Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen im Bereich der allgemeinen Hochschuldidaktik.

Once a semester, the Training Center for Higher Education Teaching offers the course Educational Qualification “Certificate in Medical Didactics Bavaria at the Elementary Level”. In addition, you will find qualification measures in the field of general university teaching in our seminar program.

Training courses offered by other providers in the field of general higher education teaching are recognized if they meet the criteria.

Recognized external providers include those offered by universities that award the Certificate in University Teaching Bavaria or the Certificate in Medical Didactics Bavaria. The Zertifikat Medizindidaktik Baden-Württemberg also meets the recognition criteria. Here you will find a selection of external offers:

For the accreditation of external services in the field of medical education, please contact Dr. Anita Schmidt at the Faculty of Medicine directly. The FBZHL is not authorized to recognize outside courses for the Certificate of Medical Education.

Application for the Certificate in Medical Education

For the accreditation of external services in the field of medical education, please contact Dr. Anita Schmidt at the Faculty of Medicine directly. The FBZHL is not authorized to recognize outside courses for the Certificate of Medical Education.

Please note that a double certification (i.e., applying for the Certificate in University Teaching and applying for the Certificate of Medical Education) is not permitted.