University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz  is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg. With approximately 36,500 students (2014) in about 150 schools and clinics, it is among the ten largest universities in Germany. Starting on 1 January 2005 the university was reorganized into 11 faculties of study. The University Medical Center of the … Read more

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, USA

The Texas A&M Health Science Center, a component of Texas A&M University, offers health professions education in dentistry, medicine, nursing, biomedical sciences, public health, and pharmacy. It was established in 1999 as an independent institution of the Texas A&M University System and received accreditation in December 2002 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schoolsto award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral … Read more

University Medical Center Greifswald, Germany

The University of Greifswald is one of the oldest universities in Germany and the Baltic Sea Region. Founded in 1456, it is also the oldest Swedish university, as the region was ruled by the Swedes after the Thirty Years’ War and up until 1815. Greifswald Medical School   is a division of the University of Greifswald, Germany, … Read more

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, USA

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine (SOM) is located in Lubbock, Texas and is one of TTUHSC’s six schools and one of TTUHSC’s two medical schools. TTUHSC is part of the larger Texas Tech University System. The SOM was originally chartered in 1969 to train more physicians for the underserved populations of West Texas. To date, more than 4,000 Doctors of … Read more

The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, USA

The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery was organized as the American Board of Proctology in 1934 and incorporated on August 13, 1935. It was the sixth Board to be organized and the tenth to be incorporated. In 1934 representatives of the American Proctologic Society (now The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons) … Read more

University Heidelburg, Germany

Heidelberg College was founded in 1850 by members of the German Reformed Church who named it after the Heidelberg Catechism of 1563. Seeking to minister to the German population of Ohio, the Revs. Reuben and Jeremiah H. Good established a church-affiliated institution staffed by a largely theologically trained faculty. The college opened its doors in … Read more

The American Board of Ophthalmolgy, USA

The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is an independent, non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists (eye physicians and surgeons) in the United States of America. Founded in 1916, the ABO was the first American Board established to certify medical specialists. The ABO is the founding member of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Originally, a combined board of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, the specialties split into two board backed specialties in the … Read more

Technical University of Munich Faculty of Medicine, Germany

Since its founding in 1868, the Technical University of Munich sees itself as a servant of an increasingly technical society. TUM’s academic faculties are divided amongst three campuses in the greater Munich area. The Main Campus in central Munich houses the faculties of Architecture, Medicine, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Civil Engineering, Surveying, Economics, Social … Read more

The American Board of Pediatrics, USA

The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The ABP is an independent and nonprofit organization whose certificate is recognized throughout the world as a credential signifying a high level of physician competence. In 1933, the American Pediatric Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and … Read more

Ruhr University Bochum Medical Faculty, Germany

The Ruhr-University Bochum located on the southern hills of central Ruhr area Bochum, was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in 1965. The Ruhr-University Bochum is one of the largest universities in Germany and part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the most important German research funding organization. The RUB was very successful … Read more

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