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Clinical placements for exchange students

In order to apply for a clinical placement at the Faculty of Medicine, your home university must have a formal agreement for student mobility with the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University. Consult your home university to see if you are eligible to apply to courses at our faculty. 

We regret that we are unable to accept students applying as free movers. 

A list of offered placement is found in the bottom of the page.


Course information

Main area: Medicine

Course code: VMFN23 (week 1 - 4) and VMFN24 (week 5 - 8)

Credits: 6 (4 weeks, full-time)

Grade: The grading scale of this course: Pass (G), Fail (U)

Syllabi:

Study period: The clinical placement starts the first Monday of the month and continues through the following 4 weeks. Please note that the student will be tested for MRSA on the first day of the clinical placement. 

Entry require : To be admitted to the course, the student must be enrolled in a medical program at the home university. The student must have passed courses containing basic knowledge and training of physical examination of patients and courses corresponding to at least one semester with a substantial amount of clinical placements. The student must be proficient in English corresponding to English B2 in Swedish upper secondary school.

If you apply for a Clinical Placement within pediatrics (or other clinics that involve contact with children), you might need to present a extract from your criminal record.

Instruction and Examination: Instruction is comprised of clinical rounds and case discussions. Theoretical studies equivalent to 2 hours per day; reading list to be discussed with supervisor. The course does not include lectures. Students are evaluated in their clinical milieu as well as through oral exams on logbook notes.

Language: The official medium at the university hospitals is Swedish. While contact with patients might be conducted in Swedish, help will be provided to facilitate communication. Communication with department staff and supervisors will be conducted in English.

Specialties

Specialties listed below have agreed to accept international students for short-term clinical placements.

The city specifies in which hospital the placement is available and the months specifies in when the clinic are able to accept students. Some clinics can accept more than one student.

Spring of 2026 - Available Clinical Placements

DepartmentLocationActive months 
Orthopedic ClinicKristianstad and HässleholmJanuary, April – August 
Department of PediatricsLundJanuary – June 
SurgeryLundJanuary – April 
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases and Emergency MedicineLund and/or MalmöJanuary – August 
Hand Surgery UnitMalmö19 January – 29 May 
OncologyLund and/or Malmö9 February – 15 May 
Department of Pediatric Cardiac SurgeryLundFebruary and May 
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Section of Pediatric CardiologyLundFebruary 
Department of Vascular Surgery, Thoracic & Vascular SurgeryMalmöFebruary and April 
Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion MedicineVäxjö13 April – 8 May🏠 Free accommodation
ENT DepartmentLundMarch 
Primary Health Care Center SländanLjungby2 March – 27 March🏠 Free accommodation
Emergency DepartmentMalmöMarch – April 
Department of Neurosurgery and Pain RehabilitationLundApril – May 
Department of Thoracic SurgeryLundApril 
Department of Neurological CareMalmöMay 
GynecologyMalmö26 January - 20 February, 9 March - 4 April, 20 April - 8 May, June - August 

The list may be updated.

 

 

Contact information

Christina Jeppsson
Email: christina [dot] jeppsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (christina[dot]jeppsson[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
Tel: +46 (0) 46-222 71 13

Coordinating exchanges within:

  • Medicine (inbound)

Sofie Wallberg
Email: sofie [dot] wallberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (sofie[dot]wallberg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se) 
Tel: +46 (0) 46 222 31 73

Coordinating exchanges within:

  • Biomedicine
  • Nursing

Maria Sjöström
Email: maria [dot] sjostrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (maria[dot]sjostrom[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
Tel: +46 (0) 222 14 98

Coordinating exchanges within:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Speech therapy and audiology  

Camilla Ennerberg
Email: camilla [dot] ennerberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (camilla[dot]ennerberg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
Tel: +46 (0) 46-222 14 71

Coordinating exchanges within:

  • Public Health