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Workload
Education level
Study areas
Responsible person
Hours per week
Coordinating university
2 ECTS
R - Doctoral programme
Human Medicine
Wolfgang Högler
2 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites
(*)Doktoratsstudium Doctoral Program in Medical Sciences
Original study plan
Doctoral programme Medical Sciences 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Students learn how to conduct and apply literature research, rare disease exploration, diagnosis and management of endocrine and bone disease.
Skills
Knowledge
Perform literature research on rare endocrine and bone diseases
Interpret endocrine stimulation tests and hormone results
Analyze bone biopsies, bone density and hormone measurements
Diagnose and manage endocrine and bone disorders
Fundamentals of endocrinology and osteology
Hormone regulation and endocrine feedback mechanisms
Bone density assessment and interpretation
Monogenic disorders
Cell signalling in endocrine and bone diseases
Criteria for evaluation
Attendance of at least 80 %
After literature research at home, results will be presented to the group. At the end of the course, knowledge and skills will be tested in a quiz, ensuring the course outcome has examining character.
Methods
Course, seminar, small group teaching
Language
English
Study material
Will be supplied
Changing subject?
No
Further information
Discrepancy between SWS and ECTS = homework, literature research
