The Faculty of Medicine at a glance

As the largest medical training institution in Germany, we look back on more than 550 years of history. Find out what makes us and our locations unique.

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The Faculty of Medicine in figures

Students

7190
were enrolled in the winter semester 2022/2023.

Professors

204
researched and taught in the preclinical, clinical-theoretical and clinical institutes of the Faculty of Medicine in 2023.

Doctorates

611
to Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. rer. nat., Dr. biol. hum. and PhD were completed in 2023.

Outstanding achievements

High-quality academic education and outstanding research: our scientists have filled and continue to fill this claim with life every day. Their commitment is regularly rewarded - with prestigious awards.

Nobel Prize Medal

Milestones in medicine

Famous personalities and Nobel Prize winners at the Faculty of Medicine

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Leibniz Prize

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is Germany's highest academic award.

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BMC Audimax from inside.

Teaching awards

Teaching awards from the last years of members the Faculty of Medicine

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Aerial view campus Großhadern / Martinsried

Locations of the Faculty of Medicine

The faculty's facilities are located on the city center campus and the Großhadern/Martinsried campus. We are part of a dense network of research institutions, universities and companies in Munich.

Our campuses

History of the Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine looks back on a long tradition. Founded in 1472 as the High School of Ingolstadt by Duke Ludwig IX, the Faculty of Medicine, together with the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Law, formed one of the higher faculties (facultates superiores) common at the time.

About the history of the Faculty of Medicine

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