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. Johannes Forster, MME, Director of the Department of Paediatrics at the St. Josephs Spital, Children’s Hospital, University of Freiburg i. Br., Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Robert Greif, MD, MME Unibe, Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Inselspital Bern, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Christen, MD, MME Unibe, Centre for Children and Adolescents Auf der Bult, Hanover, Germany
  • Dr. Sandra Trachsel, MME Unibe, MME Programme Director, IML, 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:

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

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.