Model degree programme linking theoretical and clinical content from first semester through to the practical year; contact with patients at an early stage; research-based modules; comprehensive integration of problem-based learning and communication/interaction training.

Wide-ranging opportunities in the ERASMUS programme, many additional opportunities for clinical traineeships and sections of the practical year at international partner universities of the Charité; annual international summer schools at the Charité or abroad

At the Charité, researchers in the three pillars of the Faculty, University Hospital and Berlin Institute of Health work primarily in the areas of infection, inflammation and immunity, cardiovascular research and metabolism, rare diseases and genetics, oncology, regenerative therapies and neurosciences to advance future-oriented developments in the field of medicine with the highest demands on quality and sustainability. The focus is on the interdisciplinary interaction of basic and patient-oriented research.

Dieter Scheffner Specialist Centre as an independent institution for medical university teaching and evidence-based educational research; Early compulsory courses to ensure good scientific practice.