Internal medicine is the medical speciality dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Internal medicine is a broad discipline, covering various fields such as acute medicine, cardiovascular ageing & geriatrics, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, transgender medicine and endocrinology.
The Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc Department of Internal Medicine is a leading centre with expertise in the fields of academic research and (complex & multidisciplinary) clinical care. The discipline of internal medicine intersects with many other fields in medicine and this reflected in the minor courses offered within this module. The module aims to give both a broader and deeper appreciation of issues relevant to internal medicine within both fields of research and clinical care.
The international minors of the Faculty of Medicine start on September 2nd.