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1. Nomination by your home universityNomination of students is done online by the student’s home university. Instructions are sent shortly before the nomination period in mid-March/mid-September.Note: Clinical placements within nursing should be communicated earlier (by email to coordinator): Feb 1 / Sep 12. Apply onlineOnce the nominations have been submitted students receive an email with the lo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/how-apply-exchange-studies - 2026-01-17

Support medical research The breadth and depth in our research is unique in northern Europe. Your contribution will help us getting even better!Donate to medical research Collaboration: Public healthcare Lund University and public healthcare strive together to develop new methods. Collaboration: Industry Contact us if your company wants to develop products and services. Eric K. Fernström Foundatio

https://www.medicine.lu.se/collaboration - 2026-01-17

Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine!Once you receive a Letter of Acceptance and the Course Admission Result, you can begin to make arrangements for your study period at our faculty.As an exchange student at the Faculty of Medicine, we may require some additional documents from you prior to arrival. The information required depends on your study plan.Students admitted to clinical courses should prio

https://www.medicine.lu.se/pre-arrival - 2026-01-17

To ensure both patient safety and the student’s own health during clinical placements in Sweden, the following vaccinations, screenings, and health criteria apply. Prior to arrivalThe student will receive a Health Declaration Form, which must be completed by a physician or other healthcare professional and submitted at least two weeks before arrival. Note that the Health Declaration needs to be co

https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/how-apply-exchange-studies/health-declaration-clinical-placements - 2026-01-17

During the Orientation Weeks, usually on day 3, exchange students are invited to an introduction meeting at the International Office, BMC, in Lund. At the meeting you will fill out an enrollment form and some other paperwork depending on your study plan.Note! If you arrive for a short-term clinical placement during the semester, you will be invited to an introduction meeting in the week prior to c

https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/arrival-lund - 2026-01-17

Esther González-Padilla PhD public health, MD Keivan Javanshiri PhD neuropathology, MD André Johansson PhD student health sciences, RN Sanjay Thompson PhD epidemiological criminology Magdalena Madej PhD student RNA and stem cell biology Elsa Palmkvist PhD student peadiatrics, MD

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students - 2026-01-17

PhD in Public Health since 2022, MD, Scientific Manager in Medical Science at the Novo Nordisk Foundation My name is Esther González-Padilla. I moved to Sweden after finishing my medical degree from the Canary Islands (Spain). The Öresund Region was particularly attractive to me as it is known to be a strong Life Sciences Hub. The possibility to access digitalised medical records and to learn in E

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/esther-gonzalez-padilla - 2026-01-17

PhD in Neuropathology since 2023, MD, Resident Physician My name is Keivan Javanshiri. I went to med school in Lund and started my journey as a PhD student through Master’s thesis at med school in 2018. In 2023, I defended my Doctoral thesis on risk factors for dementia, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, but also on heart disease with a specific kind of dementia, Lewy body dementia.I am now a res

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/keivan-javanshiri - 2026-01-17

PhD student in Health Sciences, RN My name is André Johansson and I am a nurse. I have worked in the emergency room since 2011, and have been doing my postgraduate research studies since 2021. My research is about priority triage in the emergency room, and partly also about artificial intelligence in relation to that.As a clinical nurse, I have participated in revising the decision-making support

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/andre-johansson - 2026-01-17

PhD Epidemiological Criminology since 2024, Educational Counsellor at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College I am Sanjay Thompson and I defended my Doctoral thesis in epidemiological criminology in early 2024. I am currently working as an educational counsellor at a college. I also have a podcast called Wise Grad.There were many things I enjoyed during my postgraduate research studies. I can be b

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/sanjay-thompson - 2026-01-17

PhD student in RNA and Stem Cell Biology My name is Magdalena Madej. I did my Bachelor's in biotechnology, followed by Master’s in molecular biotech. I studied as an Erasmus student for half a year in Munich. I also did a couple of internships in Germany during my studies. Currently, I’m waiting for a paper to be published, so I can defend my doctoral thesis.I have learned a lot. I have learned th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/magdalena-madej - 2026-01-17

PhD student in Paediatrics, MD, Resident Physician My name is Elsa Palmkvist. I went to med school in Lund, I graduated from there in 2020 and in 2021, I became a doctoral student. I did my medical internship in Kristianstad, and in 2024, I started my position as resident physician at the paediatric clinic at Skåne University Hospital.My research is about type 1 diabetes. The focus is to find out,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/postgraduate-research-studies/meet-our-doctoral-students/elsa-palmkvist - 2026-01-17

During your exchange studiesInternational Buddy GroupStudents at the Faculty of Medicine run a mentoring programme for all international students. The buddy group organises social activities throughout the academic year, providing a perfect opportunity for you to get know other students at the faculty.Sign up for our mentor group by sending an email at internationalbuddygroup [at] gmail [dot] com

https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/exchange-studies/during-and-after-your-exchange-studies - 2026-01-17

The Faculty Office is responsible for preparing matters for the Faculty Board and the faculty management and ensuring that decisions are implemented. The Faculty Office also provides service, information and advice to departments, programme boards and other units within the faculty. Head of the Faculty OfficeMattias BrattströmMattias [dot] Brattstrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Mattias[dot]Brattst

https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/organisation-and-management/faculty-office - 2026-01-17

- for promotion of scientific medical research Each year, the Eric K. Fernström Foundation awards a Nordic prize to a medical researcher from one of the Nordic countries, as well as local prizes to young researchers at medical faculties in Sweden. The Nordic Prize has currently a prize sum of SEK 500,000.The award ceremonies mark the festive conclusion of the public arrangement "Forskningens dag"

https://www.medicine.lu.se/collaboration/eric-k-fernstrom-foundation - 2026-01-17

The contract education is aimed at professionals primarily in regions, municipalities, authorities and organisations, both in Sweden and other countries. The training courses are based on current research and have a practical approach, which makes the knowledge useful in your organisation. Ongoing courses given in EnglishHand surgery - rehabilitation, 15 creditsStarts autumn 2025 Courses in Swedis

https://www.medicine.lu.se/study-faculty-medicine/contract-education - 2026-01-17

We use the photoacoustic imaging technology platform to solve clinical problems while developing technology to make this possible. Skin Cancer Giant Cell Arthritis Reconstructive Surgery Gaze Tracking Strabismus Surgery Oxygen Saturation Breast Cancer Pediatric Surgery Heart Failure Amyloidosis Neonatal CNS Circulation

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/clinical-applications - 2026-01-17

Principal investigator: Professor Malin Malmsjö This project focus on evaluating and optimizing PA imaging as a method to detect and outline skin tumors. We are investigating the PA spectral signature of different tumor cells to enable automatic measure­ment of the tumor borders, and test the developed method in the clinical setting, ultimately developing PA imaging into a diagnostic tool for skin

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/skin-cancer - 2026-01-17

Measuring the oxygen saturation is of great value in a wide range of medical fields. For instance, tumor progression and malignancy is strongly dependent on tumor hypoxia. Monitoring of cerebral oxygen saturation can be used in the diagnosis of cerebral desaturations in stroke patients. In cardiovascular disease and diabetes the measurement of abnormalities of the microcirculation can monitor the

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/clinical-applications/oxygen-saturation - 2026-01-17

This project focus on evaluating and optimizing photoacoustic (PA) imaging as a method to non invasively diagnose giant cell arthritis. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) also known as temporal arteritis is a sight- and life-threatening, granulomatous large-vessel condition. Typical symptoms are headache, fever, fatigue, night sweats and weight loss. GCA may not only cause permanent loss of vision, but al

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/clinical-applications/giant-cell-arteritis - 2026-01-17