Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Medicine (state examination)
Bielefeld University Medical School OWL · Bielefeld, Germany
Modellstudiengang Medizin, Abschluss Staatsprüfung
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Medicine (state examination) Source: uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- Bielefeld University
- Faculty / school
- Bielefeld University Medical School OWL
- Campus
- Bielefeld
- Country
- Germany
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- 12.5 semesters full-time, 360 credit points Source: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Winter semester only Source: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- State examination under the medical licensing regulations Source: uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
First study phase · Semesters 1-6
Six subject-related semesters with integrated basic and clinical content
Location: Bielefeld
Source: uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026Second study phase · Semesters 7-10
Four subject-related semesters
Source: uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026Practical year (PJ) · Final year
Practical year as the third study phase
Source: uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Required prior qualification · RequiredSuitable higher-education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur)Source: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · RequiredAll places are allocated through the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (hochschulstart.de)Source: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
- Entrance examination · RecommendedTMS aptitude test results used in the additional aptitude quota and the university's own selectionSource: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- TMS (Test für Medizinische Studiengänge) — RecommendedUsed for the additional aptitude quota (ZEQ)Source: ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
Tuition and fees
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Clinical training
Recognition and accreditation
National authorization or recognition
Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.
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Institutional accreditation
Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.
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Medical-program accreditation
Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.
Not verified yet
Directory listing
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Sources and verification
- https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/sinfo/publ/staatspruefung/medizin · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/medizin/studium/studiengang-medizin/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026