Collaboration at Department of Surgical Sciences

Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital together conduct world-class medical research and educate doctors, nurses and specialist nurses. Many employees divide their employment between the department of Surgical Sciences and the hospital.

The department’s research has been a significant contributing factor in the Uppsala University Hospital’s ability to achieve National Highly Specialized Care status in the areas of Craniofacial Surgery, Severe Burns, Neuroendocrine Tumors in the Abdomen and Advanced Adrenal Tumors, as well as Valve Surgery for Carcinoid Heart Disease, HIPEC (hypothermic or heated intraperitoneal chemoperfusion for treatment of abdominal cancers), Moyamoya, and Head and Neck Paragangliomas.

Each year students receive their clinical training and advanced training at the hospital. This mainly takes the form of “allmäntjänstgöring” (AT), a 21-month period of practice after medical school that all doctors must undergo to get their medical license, but it also includes the clinical placement required for other courses in the health care field. In addition to doctors, Uppsala University Hospital also educates nurses, specialist nurses, speech therapists and biomedical analysts.