In the context of our planned cooperation with Etiopia Witten e.V. three members got the opportunity to participate in the "German Week" 2020 to get an insight into the work of the association on site and to gain ideas for our own new project. We are very happy and grateful for this great opportunity and look forward to our future cooperation.

In November 2019 Robert, Eleni and three doctors from Germany were in Tirana for the Internal Medicine Seminar. We were actively supported on site by three student co-tutors from the Albanian side. This time the program was extended by a digital sonography course, which was very well received by the Albanian medical students.

You can find more information in our report and gallery.

Raela and Matteo from our Albanian partner organization Lidhja e Mjekëve të Ardhshëm came to Witten to attend a 10-day emergency medical course of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Intensivmedizin Arnsberg.

The implementation of the emergency medicine seminar shall be put into Albanian hands, so that FDN only has to help out minimally with materials.

This weekend in early December was a very intense one. While Alessandra and Julian were in Albania for the neurology seminar, Raela and Matteo attended the emergency medical course in Germany. A double exchange.

Neurology seminars are also always very intensive in terms of content. The practical examinations are very closely related to neuroanatomy and physiology, so any practical input must be directly linked to a neurological background.

In addition, the topics themselves are larger than in the other three subjects.

You can find more information in our report and gallery.

At the end of May a team of students and our emergency physician flew together to Tirana to hold the seminar "Emergency Medicine".

They taught and trained emergency medical care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management and many other things.

In addition, all Albanian tutors met again with our team on site to plan the future of the Albanian partner organization as well as the cooperation with Future Doctors Network in terms of sustainability. In this context a concept paper was drafted, which will be implemented in the medium term. Amongst other things, it emphasizes the extremely high value of collaborative cooperation in the sense of a network as well as the sustainable idea of the joint work in Tirana.

You can find more information in our report and gallery.

We started the year 2018 with an orthopedics seminar in January.

From spine to ankle, from wrist to hip, this seminar covered all joints and orthopedic injuries.

You can find more information in our report and gallery.

The special thing about this seminar was not only that we again had a female doctor with us, but that she was also the former and long-time chairperson of FDN. Perfect for us, so right at the beginning a lot of things were very relaxed, as Malin was practically very well versed. This time we were a team of only girls from two different semesters and got along with each other perfectly right from the start.
We, that is Hannah, Sirin, Lea, Malin and Eva, arrived at the airport on Thursday afternoon and met with our partners from LMA in the evening to discuss the next days.

Friday afternoon we got down to business and the seminar started with 75 participants. Saturday was the longest and also most important day with examinations such as heart, lung, abdomen and - not to forget - venipuncture. Sunday ended in good tradition with an OSCE, where the students could prove their skills, then unfortunately we had to leave Albania again.

You can find more information in our report and galery.

At the beginning of each semester, the "Markt der Möglichkeiten" traditionally takes place where all student initiatives of the University of Witten/Herdecke present themselves.

This is where contacts are made, relationships maintained and new members and supporters are recruited. This time we were represented by Alessandra and Tim who answered questions from everyone who was interested.

After a very successful day, we are already looking forward to the coming winter semester with new faces and challenges.

The "Evangelisches Krankenhaus Witten" has again generously donated material for our seminars in Albania. Many thanks for this!

Despite initial difficulties, the emergency medicine seminar in June was a complete success. Three of our members flew to Tirana, Albania, together with one of our emergency physicians.

They taught and trained the professional care of an emergency patient according to ABCDE, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management for both adults and children.

You can find more information in our report and galery.

Yay! So many new members! We are happy about so much commitment. In order to restructure ourselves and to redistribute tasks, we have created an FDN Day. Over eight hours 12 students worked on the different parts of the project. With coffee and cookies we discussed a lot, worked long hours and achieved a lot. We are looking forward to new challenges.

A neurology seminar was held in Tirana from 5 to 7 May 2017. For the first time, a female doctor flew along as lecturer.

After a short notice cancellation of the originally planned lecturer we could spontaneously win Charlotte Weyland, who held a good seminar despite the short preparation time.

For the first time the Albanian partner organization LMA organized the seminar on site independently. In addition, a meeting with Mrs. Anyla Bulo Kasneci, the Dean of the Medical Faculty, took place.

You can find more information in our report and galery.

On 13.04.2017 the traditional "Markt der Möglichkeiten" took place again at our university campus. Hannah, Cornelis and Saskia represented us and got in contact with many students.

We are happy about the interest of the newcomers and hope to welcome many in our initiative.

The chance of the MdM was also used directly by the Lokalkompass Witten and interviewed us about our project. You can find the interview under Press Review.

From 08. to 11.12.2016 an orthopedics seminar took place in Tirana. Our team flew to Albania together with the Cologne orthopedist and former FDN member Tobias Moczko. In small groups we were able to convey the orthopedic examination very well.

Our newly structured partner organization on site has started planning future seminars with fresh commitment.

You can find more information in our report and galery.

From Thursday, October 27 to Sunday, October 30, 2016, a team from Future Doctors Network flew again to Tirana, Albania.

In cooperation with our partner organization there, we trained students and prospective doctors in the art of internal physical examination for four days.

You can find more information in our report and galery.

Today in the program:

"Markt der Möglichkeiten" at our University Witten/Herdecke. Long live tradition!

Well then ... come on in, come by, talk to us, ask around. We are looking forward to getting into conversation with you!

p.s. Yes ... all interested people are invited!

Der Termin und das Konzept für unser nächstes Seminar in Albanien stehen. Vom 16.06. bis zum 19.06. ist unser Team wieder for Ort in Tirana. Dieses mal mit Notfallmedizin.

Mehr dazu finden Sie unter Berichte und Galerie.

Auch dieses Semester waren wir wieder auf dem Markt der Möglichkeiten der Universität Witten/Herdecke vertreten. Wir haben uns sehr über die zahlreichen Interessenten gefreut! 

Andrea, Niklas und Marcel sind wieder gut in Deutschland gelandet und haben ein erfolgreiches Seminar hinter sich. Über 50 Teilnehmer haben von Freitag bis Samstag die Reflexhämmer geschwungen und die Grundlagen einer Neurologischen Untersuchung geübt. Begleitet wurde unser Team von Franz Lutz, ein Neurologe aus dem Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Witten/Herdecke. Zum Abschluss gab es ein tolles Feedback seitens der albanischen Studenten. Wir sind gespannt auf das nächste Seminar!

Es ist so weit! Nach langer Pause steht ein weiteres Seminar in Albanien an.

Am ersten April-Wochenende machen sich Andrea, Marcel, Sirin und Niklas auf den Weg nach Tirana, um mit den Studenten das Untersuchen von neurologischen Patienten zu üben.

Mehr dazu finden Sie unter Berichte und Galerie.

Auch in den Semesterferien gibt es viel zu tun und mit Hilfe von Julia Bajohr haben wir ein neues Logo für Future Doctors Network. Die ursprüngliche Farbgebung bleibt weitestgehend erhalten, doch wollten wir die Schrift und das Stethoskop ein wenig erneuern.

Zusammen mit dem Logo haben wir auch unseren Flyer komplett erneuert und werden ihn euch bald Vorstellen.

Um weitere Seminare in Albanien zu organisieren, sind wir wieder auf der Suche nach einem passenden Termin mit unseren Kommilitonen in Albanien. Das nächste Seminar wird sich mit der Untersuchung von neurologischen Patienten befassen.

Des Weiteren wurden einige Posten in unserer Initiative neu vergeben, da einige unserer Mitglieder aufgrund ihrer Doktorarbeit oder Prüfungen leider nicht weiter aktiv an FDN teilnehmen können.

Wir freuen uns über den Jörg Hogen - Students Award 2014!

Er wurde für unser Engagement in Albanien und vor allem für die Organisation der Sommerprojekte hier in NRW vom Universitätsverein Witten Herdecke e.V. verliehen. Stellvertretend für FDN waren unsere beiden Vorsitzenden Malin und Sirin bei der Preisverleihung. Der Students Award gibt uns noch einmal mehr Aufschwung genau diese Projekte zu organisieren und nicht zu ruhen. Wir sind auch bald wieder in Tirana für das nächste Seminar.

Die Lokalzeit Dormund des WDR hat einen kleinen Bericht unserer Initiative gewidmet. Vivian Thompson war zu Gast im WDR Studio um die Fragen von Gregor Schnittker rund um Future Doctors Network und das letzte Seminar in Albanien zu beantworten.

Durch eine großzügige Materialspende durch des  Ev. Krankenhaus Witten konnten die albanischen Studenten  Blutabnhemen und das legen von Venenverweilkanülen üben. Nadeln, Spritzen, Pflaster, Stethoskope und vieles mehr packten wir in unsere Koffer und flogen damit nach Tirana. Die jungen Ärzte und Studenten waren begeistert.

Vielen Dank auch von uns Seite an unser Lehrkrankenhaus und  speziell an Dr. med. Mario Iasevoli, die uns das ermöglicht haben.

Bevor es sich alle vor heimischen Kaminen gemütlich machen, fliegen Marcel Hallberg, Vivian Thompson, Julian Rembe und Martin Klostermeier für ein weiteres Seminar vom 11.12.-14.12.2014 nach Tirana, Albanien, begleitet von Steffen Grauthoff als ärztlichem Tutor.

Weitere vier Tage in einem spannenden Land, um angehenden Medizinern Untersuchungstechniken beizubringen und den kulturellen Austausch zu fördern.

Mehr dazu finden Sie unter Berichte oder Galerie.

Am CAMPUStag stellt sich die Uni Witten/Herdecke mit all ihren Facetten vor. Mitglieder der verschiedenen studentischen Initiativen stellen Studieninteressierten ihre Arbeit vor und begeistern zukünftige Erstsemester.

Frisch ans Werk im neuen Jahr vom 24.01. bis 27.01. hieß es für eine Gruppe Studierende und angehenden Orthopäden/Unfallchirurgen Janosch Dahmen. Zu Beginn des Jahres veranstaltete FDN sein erstes Seminar in diesem Jahr zum Thema 'Orthopädie/Unfallchirurgie' in Tirana. Trotz Widrigkeiten ein gelungenes Seminar mit viel Spaß und Erfolg!

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