[Joint Medical Master University of Lucerne and University of Zurich]

Joint Medical Master University of Lucerne and University of Zurich Abstract. The medical education in Switzerland is changing. On the one hand, the new, competence-based catalogue of learning objectives PROFILES has to be implemented. On the other hand, new training locations and cooperations have been created within the context of the special program 'Increasing the number of degrees in human medicine'. One of these cooperations is the Joint Medical Master of the Universities of Lucerne and Zurich. Since 2017, students have had the opportunity to complete their Bachelor's degree at the University of Zurich in the 'Lucerne Track'. In the subsequent joint Master's program (start fall semester 2020), the approximately 40 students are primarily enrolled at the University of Lucerne, which together with its partner institutions in the health care region of Central Switzerland offers about two thirds of the courses. At the University of Lucerne, which has a strong emphasis on social and human sciences, the Department of Medicine is part of the Department of Health Sciences and Medicine and focuses on a holistic, interdisciplinary understanding of health, illness and human functioning. In the training of medical students, the Joint Medical Master primarily offers interactive, practice-oriented courses in small groups, based on the new catalogue of learning objectives, and uses innovative didactic concepts and digital learning programs. The Lucerne curriculum focuses on interprofessional education, especially with health science students, as well as basic medical care and the interface between in- and outpatient care, respectively. In the last year of the course, which is currently in its final development phase, the topics of emergency medicine and patient safety will be a particular focus. Due to the manageable cohort size, the Joint Medical Master in Lucerne offers a family environment and a close exchange between students and lecturers. The students are involved in the further development of the curriculum as well as in the evaluation of the courses, and the lecturers are prepared as well as possible for their teaching duties by continuing medical education events. In the medium term, the University of Lucerne would also like to focus more on the continuum of pre- and postgraduate training, and to network nationally and internationally in the medical education landscape.