The clinic staff are involved in the following courses: Introduction to Clinical Medicine (1st semester), Elective Anamnesis Groups (pre-clinic), Medical Psychology (seminar, lecture, block course; 1st and 2nd semester), Introduction to Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (lecture and seminar, 7th semester), Medical Interviewing (5th, 7th and 10th semester) as well as various compulsory elective courses. They also run courses for psychology students and teach counselling for dentists. Further information is available via the medicine learning platform.
Contact "Study & Teaching"
House address
University Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Section of Medical Psychology | Albert-Einstein-Allee 7 | 89081 Ulm
PJ representative
PD Dr. med. Eva Rothermund-Nassir
Leitende Oberärztin | Fachärztin für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
Dr. med. Alexandra Kranzeder
Oberärztin | Fachärztin für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Fachärztin für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie | Teamleiterin
The subject of medical psychology aims to sensitise future doctors' ability to perceive mental processes and influence them for the benefit of the patient. The subject areas of psychology as a whole are of great importance for explaining the development and treatment of somatic and mental illnesses. The main subjects of medical psychology include the doctor-patient relationship, dealing with the seriously ill and dying, coping with illness, co-operative relationships and conflicts in teamwork or the excessive demands placed on doctors.
The subject of medical psychology is part of the first section of the medical examination (Physikum) according to the licensing regulations.
Further courses
- Integrated seminar "Fundamentals of pain psychology" (1st semester)
- Seminar "Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology" (1st or 2nd semester)
- Block course "Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology" (2nd semester)
- Introduction to clinical medicine (1st or 2nd semester)
- Elective subject "Medical history groups" (pre-clinical)
The lecture presents the disorders relevant to psychosomatic medicine as well as their development mechanisms and treatment options. The most important psychotherapeutic procedures are also presented.
In the seminar, knowledge of psychosomatic clinical pictures and their treatment is deepened. For this purpose, students can often interview patients from the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy during the seminar. The experiences, clinical picture and treatment options are then discussed.
- Basics of medical dialogue
- Medical dialogue, the "difficult conversation"
- Conversations in palliative care
In the 5th semester, students are given the opportunity to conduct guided practice interviews with specially trained actors ("simulation patients") parallel to the "Internal Medicine" examination course. Each exercise is analysed in the small group with video support.
In this seminar, communication skills are expanded. Students deal with difficult situations and special challenges. Practical discussions are also held with simulated patients. Each exercise is analysed in the small group with video support.
In future, this seminar will be incorporated into the extended conversation management course (7th semester). After a detailed theoretical introduction to special conversation techniques with seriously ill and dying patients, students have the opportunity to practise such a conversation with a simulated patient.
- Supervision of laboratory internships for Bachelor's and Master's students (Mol. Med.)
- Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's thesises (Mol. Med., Mol. & Transl. Neurosci., Biology/Zoology)
- Supervision of MD and PhD thesises
- "Schülernachmittag"
- Lecture, Master Molecular and Translational Neuroscience: "Stress and affective disorders"
- Lecture, Master Molecular and Translational Neuroscience: "Basics in stress physiology"
- Lecture, Trauma Module Molecular Medicine
- Blockkurs medizinische Psychologie: "Einführung in die Medizinische Statistik"
- Vorlesung, Einführung in die Psychosomatische Med. und Psychotherapie: "Molekulare psychosomatische Grundlagenforschung"
Tutors
Tutor for medical dialogue (5th semester)
The tutor's task is to prepare the lessons, ensure that they are conducted in an organised manner and, as a peer teacher, to moderate the feedback and discussion;
Remuneration per teaching block (4 double lessons, preparation and follow-up): 15 hours,
once per semester 10 hours (for introduction and final discussion)
Course times: Mondays, 12.15-13.45 h
Technical tutor Discussion management
The tutors' tasks: setting up and dismantling cameras as required, copying, editing and providing video clips, documentation and much more.
Depending on the development of the coronavirus situation: partly in person, partly online. There will also be work to be carried out independently of time. Time and fee individually (by arrangement).
For information on vacancies, please contact Rainer Ungermann.
WiHi jobs
Student assistant wanted up to 40h/month with immediate effect
The position relates to long-term support for the further development and expansion of the internet presence and digital media at the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy.
The tasks include in particular
- Revising the structure of the website
- Adding new content
- Ongoing updating
We offer:
- Extensive insights into psychosomatic fields of activity and research projects
- A pleasant working atmosphere in an interdisciplinary team
Requirements:
- Degree in computer science, media design or comparable
- Ability to work independently, responsibly and reliably
- Good communication skills and the ability to work in a team
- Interest in the further development of the website, digital and social media
- Previous experience with Typo3 is an advantage
- Good knowledge of English is an advantage
Please send your detailed application (including CV and transcript of records) to Prof. Dr Jana Volkert-Laubachby 1 August 2024.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Learning objectives
You will learn
- Recognise and formulate psychosomatic aspects of illnesses.
- Recognise diagnoses, differential diagnoses and therapy concepts of various psychosomatic disorders.
- Apply advanced initial interview techniques in psychosomatic medicine.
- Be able to independently determine the indication for further psychosomatic diagnostics and therapy.
- To be able to observe, describe and use diagnostically the doctor-patient interaction in individual and group therapy.
- Overcome dichotomous biomedical thinking.
- Dealing with diagnostic uncertainties.
- Avoid unnecessary diagnostics and somatic fixation.
- from approx. 07:45 blood sampling
- from 08:00 Participation in all clinic meetings and meetings in the assigned treatment setting (see separate schedule for employees)
- Participation in somatic admission and follow-up examinations
- Participation in psychotherapeutic admission meetings
- Structured participation as a therapist in the assigned treatment setting in individual and group therapies (discussion group, social skills training, stress management, mindfulness training, art, music and concentrative movement therapy, relaxation training, morning round)
- Participation in outpatient consultations
Tertial introduction
by the PJ representative and the responsible setting manager. Regular individual training by the setting managers and assistants as part of the team meetings and ward rounds as well as in the pre- and post-treatment discussions
ward rounds
Opportunity to take part in the Saturday ward round (08:30-11:30) with pre- and debriefing with compensatory time off during the week
Services
No night shifts
Mid-term and final consultations
according to the specifications in the logbook
- Participation in admission examinations, documentation and instructions in the patient chart
- Participation in selected group therapies
- Requesting external findings
- Presenting patients to the team
- Preparation of hourly protocols for individual and group therapies
- Writing the somatic part of the doctor's letter
- Taking psychosomatic and biographical anamneses from selected patients
- Leading the morning round and relaxation training for patients under supervision
- Formulation of hypotheses on the disorder model/psychodynamics for the psychotherapeutic part of the doctor's letter
- Depending on personal aptitude, conducting individual therapeutic sessions under 1:1 supervision
Mini-exams for self-monitoring
Internal clinic/ward/institutional events
Clinic meetingwith journal club on Wednesdays 12:30-13:00, online
Research colloquium on Thursdays 14:00-15:00, room 4.37
Further dates depending on the respective treatment setting.
Rotation option
You will be assigned to a specific team via us. Due to the short duration of the assignment and the regular treatment duration of our patients of around six weeks, it is important that you are assigned to one area for the entire time. You can also work and observe in other areas - such as the university outpatient clinic with various specialised outpatient clinics and the consultation and liaison service.