TUM School of Medicine and Health

TUM School of Medicine and Health

Type	Public
Established	2023
Location	Munich , Bavaria , Germany
Affiliations	TUM
Website	med.tum.de

The TUM School of Medicine and Health is a school of the Technical University of Munich, located in Munich. It was formed in 2023 by the merger of the former TUM School of Medicine and Department of Sport and Health Sciences. Its teaching hospital and biomedical research facility is the Rechts der Isar Hospital.^[1]

History

In 1967, the TUM School of Medicine was established by the Bavarian government as a Department of the Technical University of Munich. The Rechts der Isar Hospital became the teaching hospital of the newly created school.^[1]

The Department of Sport and Health Sciences was established in 2002.^[2]

Departments

The TUM School of Medicine and Health consists of the Department Clinical Medicine, the Department Preclinical Medicine and the Department Health and Sport Sciences.

Rankings

University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS Medicine 2023[3] 73 4 THE Clinical and Health 2024[4] 65 4 ARWU Clinical Medicine 2023[5] 101-150 5-7 QS ^[citation needed] THE ^[citation needed] ARWU Medical Technology 2023[5] 9 1 QS Pharmacy & Pharmacology 2023[6] =94 6 THE ^[citation needed] ARWU ^[citation needed] QS ^[citation needed] THE ^[citation needed] ARWU Sport Science 2023[7] 23 1
CHE Ranking 2020 – National
Medicine[8] Overall study situation ● 1.6 – Research orientation – – Study organisation ● 1.6 – Support in studies – – Support in the study entry phase – Coursed offered – – Teacher support – – Exam preparation – – Laboratory internships – – Teaching of scientific competence – – Scientific-artistical orientation – – Graduations in appropriate time – – International orientation – – Contact with work environment – – Job market preparation – – Citations per publication – Doctorates per professor – Publications per professor ● 21.8 Research reputation – Third party funds per professor – Third party funds per academic –
Sports Sciences[9] Overall study situation ● 2.3 – Research orientation – – Study organisation – – Support in studies – – Support in the study entry phase ● 7/14 pts. Coursed offered – – Teacher support – – Exam preparation – – Laboratory internships – – Teaching of scientific competence – – Scientific-artistical orientation – – Graduations in appropriate time – – International orientation – – Contact with work environment ● 7/11 pts. – Job market preparation – – Citations per publication – Doctorates per professor – Publications per professor ● 23.6 Research reputation – Third party funds per professor – Third party funds per academic –

In clinical medicine, the university has been rated No. 73 in the world (No. 4 in Germany) by QS,^[3] No. 65 in the world (No. 4 in Germany) by THE, and No. 101–150 in the world (No. 5–7 in Germany) by ARWU.^[5]

In medical technology, ARWU ranks TUM No. 9 in the world and No. 1 nationally.^[5]

In the Shanghai Ranking's 2023 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, the university is ranked 23rd in the world and 1st in Germany.^[7]

In the national 2020 CHE University Ranking, the department is rated in the top group in 19 out of 24 criteria, including research, study organization, facilities, and overall study situation.^[8]

In 2018, TUM was recognized as 10th in the world for expertise in Pancreatic Cancer by Expertscape.^[10]

References

1. "TUM School of Medicine". TUM School of Medicine. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "The Department of Sport and Health Sciences". TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Medicine". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
4. "World University Rankings 2024 by subject: clinical and health". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
6. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Pharmacy & Pharmacology". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2023". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "Studying Medicine in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
9. "Studying Sports Sciences in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
10. "Expertscape: Pancreatic Neoplasms, November 2018". Expertscape.com. November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.