Fakultät für Medizin Regensburg

The Fakultät für Medizin of the University of Regensburg trains 233 students per cohort. Universitätsklinikum Regensburg is comparatively compact at 839 beds, but as the maximum-care provider for eastern Bavaria it covers a broad spectrum and has recognized expertise in transplant medicine and oncology. Campus and hospital are situated together in the south of the city, so distances between lectures, wards, and labs are short.

A distinctive feature is the MedizinCampus Niederbayern: through this network, part of the clinical study section can be completed at hospitals in Landshut, Passau, Straubing, and Deggendorf. Students there experience care outside the maximum-care setting and work in smaller teams, often with more individual responsibility. This location suits you if you are looking for a manageable university city and can imagine working later in standard-care medicine in eastern Bavaria.

Allocation runs nationwide through hochschulstart.de: 30 percent of places through the top Abitur grade quota, 10 percent through the Additional Aptitude Quota — in which the Abitur grade is not used — and 60 percent through the university's own selection process. The criteria and their weightings in that process are set by the University of Regensburg in its regulations; at Bavarian faculties, the TMS result typically plays a role alongside the Abitur grade.

There are no tuition fees. The only payment required is the University of Regensburg's semester contribution, which is set anew each semester.

A Clear Standard Program

Regensburg teaches human medicine as a standard program under the Approbationsordnung: four semesters of pre-clinical study leading to the First Section of the Medical Licensing Examination, followed by six semesters of clinical study and then the Praktisches Jahr. Those looking for a clearly structured, well-planned training program without model curriculum experiments will be well served here. The faculty is mid-sized, cohorts are manageable, and institutes, lecture halls, and the university hospital are close to one another.

Practical Training and Teaching Projects

The central learning location in the clinical section is Universitätsklinikum Regensburg as the maximum-care provider for eastern Bavaria. Supplementing this are structured offerings for practical skills, such as the PROWISS program, student teaching and tutoring formats like StATUR, and interprofessional projects. Famulaturen are organized independently as everywhere, with the faculty providing a framework and contact persons. Since the 2024/2025 winter semester, an additional degree program — Medizin Niederbayern — has been offered jointly with the Medizin Campus Niederbayern, bringing medical training more strongly into the region.

Practical Year, Examinations, Approbation

The Second Section of the Medical Licensing Examination precedes the practical year. The Praktisches Jahr consists of three rotations and is completed at the university hospital and at the faculty's academic teaching hospitals in eastern Bavaria; logbooks document the training content. After the Third Section of the Medical Licensing Examination, you apply for the Approbation at the responsible state examination office and can then begin specialty training.

Everything on One Campus

The University of Regensburg is a campus university on the Galgenberg, south of the old town: lecture halls, library, canteen, and the university hospital are all close together, and distances between lectures and clinical placements are short. Compared with the widely dispersed sites of large urban faculties, this is a tangible everyday advantage, particularly in semesters with full timetables.

City and Housing

Regensburg is a mid-sized city with one of Germany's best-preserved old towns — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — and a high proportion of students thanks to the university and university of applied sciences. Daily life unfolds between campus, old-town bars, and the banks of the Danube. Rents are clearly below Munich levels but have risen due to the city's popularity; dormitory places are sought-after, and rooms near campus go quickly at the start of the semester.

Accessibility

Munich and Nuremberg are both reachable by train in a manageable time, which makes weekend trips and Famulaturen in other cities straightforward. Within the city, bike and bus get you around easily — a car is not needed.

How is the program in Regensburg structured?

It is a standard program under the Approbationsordnung: four semesters of pre-clinical study leading to the First Section of the Medical Licensing Examination, six semesters of clinical study, and then the Praktisches Jahr. The structure is therefore well-planned and compatible with national standards — useful for example if you later change universities.

What is the MedizinCampus Niederbayern?

The MedizinCampus Niederbayern is a cooperation from which the additional degree program Medizin Niederbayern emerged in the 2024/2025 winter semester. The goal is to anchor medical training more firmly in the region and address the shortage of doctors outside urban centers. Details on the structure and locations are published by the faculty and differ from the program in Regensburg.

What is the supervision like at a mid-sized faculty?

Cohorts are smaller than at the very large locations, institutes and hospital are close together, and contacts in the examination office and academic advisory service are easy to reach. This does not replace the effort of studying, but it makes organization and day-to-day questions significantly easier. Practical formats such as PROWISS and student tutoring programs supplement the mandatory teaching.

Where does the practical year take place?

The Praktisches Jahr is completed in three rotations at Universitätsklinikum Regensburg or at the faculty's academic teaching hospitals in eastern Bavaria. Training content is documented via logbooks; the examination office handles organization and recognition. The Third Section of the Medical Licensing Examination follows.

How do I get a study place?

Allocation runs centrally through hochschulstart via the top Abitur grade quota, the Additional Aptitude Quota, and the university selection process; Bavarian faculties factor in subject-specific aptitude tests among other criteria. Cut-off values apply only retrospectively to a specific round. Medschool Experts advises on NC-free medical study places in Germany and abroad and is not involved in applications through hochschulstart.