MGC Programs

The TUM Medical Graduate Center (MGC) is a part of the TUM Graduate School (TUM-GS) and responsible for doctoral education at the TUM School of Medicine. The MGC offers four different doctoral programs for medical students and/or natural scientists:

• Traditional medical thesis (Dr. med. (dent.))
• Translational Medicine (Dr. med. (dent.) sci.)
• Experimental Medicine (Dr. rer. nat.)
• Medical Life Science and Technology (Ph.D. MLST)

Check out the official MGC website for more information.

MGC Events

• Projektbörse “Translationale Medizin”
• DocTUMed (Promotionsinfoveranstaltung)
• DocTUMed (Workshops)
• MGC Science Day

ℹ️ Projektbörse Translationale Medizin

Save the date: February, 2022
Suitable Dr.med.sci.-projects are chosen by the MGC Executive Committee and presented to interested students on the Project Exchange Day. On this day, all students can speak with potential supervisors and then apply for some projects.
Check out the official MGC website for more information.

ℹ️ DocTUMed-Promotionsinfoveranstaltung

• • DocTUMed-Promotionsinfoveranstaltung (slides 02.12.2020)
  • DocTUM Checkliste: Anmeldung Dr.med.-Promotion (slides 02.12.2020)
  • Quick Links (31.10.2019)

? DocTUMed-Workshops

• • Wissenschaftliches Schreiben für Mediziner
  • Medizinische Statistik- und SPSS-Kurs für Mediziner (coming soon)
  • Wirkungsvoll präsentieren (coming soon)
  • Klinische Studien verstehen (coming soon)

ℹ️ MGC Science Day

At the MGC Science Day, you will have the unique opportunity to present your projects (in all stages of your thesis) as oral presentations or posters in a conference-like, still familiar atmosphere. This gives you the chance to exchange your knowledge and connect with doctoral candidates in your direct environment. You will also get the chance to listen to interesting keynote speakers and to do some networking, having finger food and drinks during the breaks or at a relaxed networking event in the evening. The science day will take place in the Auditorium area of the MRI.

First Aid and FAQs

➡️ TUM GS and MGC (Quick Links) 

MGC Rules and Regulations 

• • TUM PromO (Promotionsordnung / Regulations for the Award of Doctoral Degree, effective January 1st, 2014)
  • MGC rules (effective May 1st, 2019)

Registration

• • DocGS Registration (Dr.med./Dr.med.sci./Dr.rer.nat.)
    • Checklist for online registration (Dr.med.): engl. / dt. 
    • Checklist for online registration (Dr.med.sci.): engl. / dt. 
    • Checklist for online registration (Dr.rer.nat.): engl. / dt.

MGC Qualification Program

• • Kick-Off Seminar (Dates and Registration)  
  • Good Scientific Practice (GSP)
    ℹ️ ReadMe: TUM GSP Guidelines 
    • MGC Seminars (registration via DocGS)
  • Thesis Committee (TC) Meetings (Feedbackgespräche)
    
    • Template (Dr.med.): engl. / dt.
    • Template (Dr.med.sci.): status report (dt.), final report (dt.)
    • Template (Dr.rer.nat): engl. / dt. 
  • Subject-specific and subjects-related qualification
    • “Fachliche Veranstaltungen im Dr.med.”

Writing the Thesis

• • Guidelines for writing the doctoral thesis (dt.)
  • TUM Citation Guide (engl. / dt.)
  • Workshop ‘Scientific Writing‘

Cover Page

• • Cover page of the dissertation (dt.)

Thesis Evaluation

• • Thesis evaluation guidelines (dt.)

Submitting the Dissertation and Steps after Defense

• • Submitting the dissertation
  • Dr.rer.nat: steps after defense

Contacts

• • Contacts (MGC)
  • Contacts (MGC Doctoral Representatives, see below)
  • Contacts (TUM GS)

Check out the official MGC website (documents) for more information.

➡️ DocTUMed — ‘how-to guides‘

• How to write an effective abstract — an abstract guideline
• How to make an eye-catching poster — a poster guideline
• How to give a great scientific talk — an oral presentation guideline
• How to print your poster (LRZ) — an LRZ poster printing guideline 

TUM GC Supervisory Award 2020 (MGC Version)

• Explore the official ‘TUM GC Supervisory Award Website’   
• Winner of the TUM Supervisory Award 2020: Prof. Dimitrios Karampinos

MGC Doctoral Representatives 2020/2021

Our role in the TUM Graduate Council