TUM School of Medicine and Health
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The TUM School of Medicine and Health is the medical school of Technical University of Munich, located in Munich. It was formed in 2023 by the merger of the former TUM School of Medicine and Department of Sport and Health Sciences. Its teaching hospital and biomedical research facility is the Rechts der Isar Hospital.[1]
History
In 1967, the TUM School of Medicine was established by the Bavarian government as a Department of the Technical University of Munich. The Rechts der Isar Hospital became the teaching hospital of the newly created school.[1]
The Department of Sport and Health Sciences was established in 2002.[2]
Departments
The TUM School of Medicine and Health consists of the Department Clinical Medicine, the Department Preclinical Medicine and the Department Health and Sport Sciences.
Rankings
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In clinical medicine, the university has been rated No. 73 in the world (No. 4 in Germany) by QS,[3] No. 65 in the world (No. 4 in Germany) by THE, and No. 101–150 in the world (No. 5–7 in Germany) by ARWU.[5]
In medical technology, ARWU ranks TUM No. 9 in the world and No. 1 nationally.[5]
In the Shanghai Ranking's 2023 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, the university is ranked 23rd in the world and 1st in Germany.[7]
In the national 2020 CHE University Ranking, the department is rated in the top group in 19 out of 24 criteria, including research, study organization, facilities, and overall study situation.[8]
In 2018, TUM was recognized as 10th in the world for expertise in pancreatic cancer by Expertscape.[10]