UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE

Basic module | Exposé | Enrollment | Docfile | Self-declaration retrospective projects

 

If you would like to do a doctorate at the Faculty of Medicine, you must first find a potential supervisor and prepare a synopsis of the planned research project. Furthermore, you must attend the basic module and have passed the first section of the medical examination or the preliminary examination in dentistry. Please refer to the information sheet on the requirements for doctoral studies. If you are carrying out a retrospective research project, please note the self-declaration for retrospective projects. Every doctoral candidate should be able to conclude a supervision agreement with their supervisor.

Requirements for admission as a doctoral candidate:

• The first section of the medical examination (M1 state examination) or the preliminary dental examination must be passed
• Preparation of an exposé on the planned research project (confirmation and admission via the doctoral office)
• Registration in Docfile
• Attend the basic module (possible up to 4 weeks after the start of the doctorate)

LINK > Information on Docfile

Once the doctoral office has confirmed the exposé form, you are accepted as a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne. From then on, you must be continuously enrolled at the University of Cologne for the duration of the doctoral project in accordance with § 67 of the NRW Higher Education Act.

LINK > Information on enrollment

Exposé

For detailed information on the structure and scope of the exposé, please refer to the corresponding template.

Template exposé

The exposé must be written before admission as a doctoral candidate. For further information on admission as a doctoral candidate, please refer to the relevant information sheet.

Information on the basic module of the Graduate School of Human Medicine and Dentistry

The basic module is offered as an e-learning format with an e-exam. You can find the lectures in ILIAS. If you are enrolled at the University of Cologne (UzK), you can join the course and access the content using the following link:

https://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ilias/goto.php?target=crs_4790652_rcodeSf48RxGxXG&client_id=uk

Notes for the participation of external doctoral students:

Participation is only possible after enrollment at the UoC, you must proceed as follows:

1. Before you start your doctorate, you must write an exposé of the planned project.
2. You must then register yourself and your project directly in Docfile (candidate status).
3. As soon as your file has been checked by the doctoral office, please request a doctoral confirmation by e-mail, with which you must immediately enrol as a doctoral student
4. Once you have enrolled, you will have access to the e-learning module in ILIAS via your student account (see link above).

If you are studying at another university, you must enrol as a minor secondary student; in this case, please also inform the Docfile team after you have registered in Docfile medfak-docfile@uni-koeln.de

If you are conducting a retrospective research project, you must submit a self-declaration of retrospective character in accordance with Section 9 (2) (f) of the Doctoral Regulations. You can find all further information on this in the template for the self-declaration.