Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

We conduct research and education in medicine, nursing and public health.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences engages in a broad range of scientific activities ranging from basic biomedical and experimental clinical research to applied clinical studies and education and research within the fields of medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, medical pedagogy, and public health.

Organisation
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Faculty management at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Click here to learn more about the faculty management. You will also find contact information here.

Faculty board at the Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences

The Faculty Board is the highest decision-making body at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Here you will find information about the board.
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Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

The Dean's office's task is to assist the faculty management and the faculty's other operations with expertise, support and coordination. 

Exciting research and discoveries
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News
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A newly discovered mechanism reveals how Parkinson’s disease can spread

Tiny channels between nerve cells are involved in a newly discovered mechanism of how Parkinson’s disease can spread throughout the brain. Harmful protein aggregates can “hitch a lift” with channel-forming proteins, and spread to healthy cells.

International student exchanges offer rewarding perspectives

Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and fascination that teachers listen to students. Swedish and Kenyan medical students learn lessons for life, as they swap countries for a few months.

Markus Heilig appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholar

Markus Heilig is one of five medical doctors active in research appointed to be Wallenberg Clinical Scholars. He receives a research grant of SEK 15 million to investigate why some, but not all, people become dependent on alcohol.

Departments
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Inspektion av öra

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

The Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, IKE, is one of the largest departments at Linköping University with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Kvinnlig läkare pekar på medicinska symboler på virtuell skärm.

Department of Medical and Health Sciences

We have a long tradition of interdisciplinary research and education across traditional subject and faculty boundaries. Our subject areas include preclinical research, applied clinical research, health sciences, and community-oriented research.
Strömmen, Campus Norrköping

Department of Social and Welfare Studies

The Department of Social and Welfare Studies (ISV) focuses on man and society. We study various life phenomena and challenges. For us it is the interaction between teaching, research and the surrounding community that sets the tone.

Postal address
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Medicinska fakulteten

Linköpings universitet

581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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