Organisation

The MME programme employs national and international lecturers as well as various committees for the planning, implementation and further development of the international, high-quality MME degree course:

Faculty

  • Sandra Trachsel, PhD, MME Unibe, CH, MME programme leader

Functions: Leads the entire project, compiles the course programme, appoints the course leaders, organises the courses, is responsible for admission and coaching of the participants, allocation of credits, general logistics, public relations, etc.

 

  • Isabelle Zürcher, MME Administration

Functions: Administration and book keeping

  • Prof. Dr. Sissel Guttormsen (President), Director of the Institute of Medical Education, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Christen, MD, MME, Chief Physician Neuropaediatrics Centre for Children and Adolescents Auf der Bult, Hanover & University Professor University of Göttingen, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Anne Herrmann-Werner, MD, MME, Professorship for Medical Didactics, Clinical Simulation and Educational Research, Tübingen Institute for Medical Education (TIME), Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Sören Huwendiek, MD, MME, Head of department Assessment und Evaluation, Institute of Medical Education, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Dr. Sandra Trachsel, MME, MME Program Director, Institute of Medical Education, University of Bern, Switzerland

Functions: Authorisation of persons for thesis supervision, examination and approval of Master theses on behalf of the Office of the Dean, admission of participants without classical university education, decision-making body in the case of conflicting performance assessment.

The course content is taught by outstanding national and international experts with long-term experience in education and educational research. The teaching portfolio ensues in cooperation with other universities from Switzerland, Europe, the USA and Canada.

Educators in the program:

  • Beckmann Matthias, PhD, Communication trainer, Munich (D)
  • Berendonk Christoph, MD, MME, University of Bern (CH)
  • Assoc. Prof. Cristancho Sayra, PhD, Universitiy of Western Ontario, London Ontario (CAD)
  • Di Pasquale Francesco, Project Management Expert, Lausanne (CH)
  • Prof. Eva Kevin, PhD, British Columbia University, Vancouver (CAN)
  • Prof. Gijselaers Wim H., PhD, University of Maastricht (NL)
  • Prof. Goldszmidt Mark, PhD, London Ontario (CAN)
  • Prof. Guttormsen Sissel, University of Bern (CH)
  • Prof. Huwendiek Sören, MD, MME, University of Bern (CH)
  • Irniger Erika, Dipl. supervisor BSO, Bern (CH)
  • Prof. emerit. Langewitz Wolf, MD, University Hospital Basel (CH)
  • Prof. Lingard Lorelei, PhD, London Ontario (CAN)
  • Associate Prof. McConnell Meghan, PhD, University of Ottawa (CAN)
  • Prof. Nendaz Mathieu, MD, University of Geneva (CH)
  • Prof. Park Yoon So, PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago (USA)
  • Prof. Ringsted Charlotte, PhD, University of Aarhus, (DK)
  • Scheel-Sailer Anke, MD, Nottwil (CH)
  • Schmitz Christof, PhD, college M Bern (CH)
  • Schmitz Felix, PhD, Uiversity of Bern (CH)
  • Schnabel Kai, MD, MME, University of Bern (CH)
  • Prof. Steinert Yvonne, PhD, McGill University, Montreal (CAN)
  • Prof. Tekian Ara, PhD, MHPE, University of Illinois, Chicago (USA)
  • Wagner Felicitas Lony, PhD, University of Bern (CH)
  • Züst Marc, PhD, University of Bern (CH)

As well as further lecturers for the course conducted abroad (USA, Canada, Europe).

  • Dr. Roman Hari, MME (Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Bern, ex officio)
  • Prof. Georges Bordage, MD, PhD (University of Illinois, Chicago, USA)
  • Prof. Ara Tekian, PhD, MHPE, (University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
  • Prof. Wim Gijselaers, PhD (University of Maastricht, NL)
  • Prof. Sigrid Harendza, MD, MME Unibe (University of Hamburg, D)
  • Prof. Martin Lischka, MD, PhD (Medical University of Vienna, A)
  • Sandra Trachsel, PhD, MME (University of Bern, CH)
  • Elke Bayha, PhD, (Universitiy of Bern, CH)
  • 1 representative from the last MME programme cycle
  • 1 representative from the MME alumni board

Functions: Advising the programme directorate and study leaders, PR, fostering international contacts/acceptance. Facilitating international cooperation.