Required Application Documents
- Letter of application (in German or English) marked “Clinical Observership”
- Curriculum vitae (in German or English)
- Certificate of language ability in English and German of at least level B2
- Copy of passport
- Letter of reference from your hospital or university
- Proof of health insurance for the time of the visit
- Licence to practise medicine or other professional permit if available (not a condition)
- Declaration that you will fund your visit yourself.
Gain Practical Experience at our Institution
For doctors, researchers and students in the last term of their medical studies we offer the opportunity to visit our institution as clinical observers. During your stay you can learn how our work is organized and gain practical experience.
Since our visitors do not work as doctors, no licence to practise medicine, professional permit or work permit is required. A clinical observership (visit) at the DHZB lasts up to 3 months and is unpaid.
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Our Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery offers 2 visits for clinical observers. These last a maximum of 2 months, in rotation on the wards and in the operating room.
Clinical observerships (visits), 2023
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Do you have questions? Are you interested in a clinical observership (visit) at our institution? Then please contact us.
E-Mail: bulut@dhzb.de
Internal Medicine Cardiology
Our Department of Internal Medicine - Cardiology offers 2 visits for clinical observers. These last a maximum of 2 months.
The diagram below shows when a placement is available (green).
Information Concerning Medical Assessment of Guests
Clinical observerships (visits), 2023
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Do you have questions? Are you interested in a clinical observership (visit) at our institution? Then please contact us.
E-Mail: SekretariatKardiologie@dhzb.de
Congenital Heart Disease – Pediatric Cardiology
Are you interested in a clinical observership (visit) in our Department of Congenital Heart Disease – Pediatric Cardiology. Then please contact us.
Email: kinderkardiologie@dhzb.de
Congenital Heart Surgery – Pediatric Heart Surgery
Are you interested in a clinical observership (visit) in our Department of Congenital Heart Surgery – Pediatric Heart Surgery? Then please contact us.
Email: kinderherzchirurgie@dhzb.de
Cardiovascular Perfusion
As a perfusionist you can spend the first two weeks of a month as a clinical observer (visitor) in our operating rooms. A visit as a perfusionist lasts maximally 2 weeks.
Are you interested in a clincal observership (visit) at our institution as a perfusionist? Then please contact us.
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
Thomas Dreizler
Augustenburger Platz 1
13353 Berlin
E-Mail: dreizler@dhzb.de
Anesthesia
The Institute for Anesthesiology offers board certified anesthetists (ideally with experience in cardioanesthesia) the opportunity to be a clinical observer (visitor) for a maximum of 2 weeks every month. If you send an enquiry, please attach the required documents and take into account the available time slots shown below:
linical observerhips (visits) 2023
Jan | Febr | Mar | April | May | Jun |
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| 02.-13. | 06.-17. | 06.-17. | 17.-28. | 08.-19. | 05.-16. |
Juli | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 05.-16. | 07.-18. | 04.-15. | 09.-20. | 06.-17. | 04.-15. |
Are you interested in a clinical observership (visit) in our Institute for Anesthesiology?
Then please contact us.
E-mail: kai@dhzb.de
Information for International Applicants
If you are selected for a clinical observership (visit) we will send you a letter of invitation. You will need this to apply to the German embassy in your country for a visa and/or a stay permit for the Federal Republic of Germany. EU citizens do not need a visa or a certificate of freedom of residency.
You will find further information on the internet (in German):
www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in-berlin/einreise/visumsverfahren/