FreeMover Internship / Clerkship at the Medical Faculty
Who is considered a FreeMover?
FreeMover students organize their own practical stays abroad at a foreign university.
You are considered a FreeMover if your home university does not have a cooperation agreement (Erasmus+ or Worldwide) with the Medical Faculty in Magdeburg or if you have not been officially nominated by one of our partner universities.
The maximum length of a practical stay is 3 months.
Since we give priority to clinical traineeships and internships to students from our partner universities, FreeMover students can only apply for the remaining places in the entire academic year from July of the respective year.
We strongly recommend an application until September 15th, if you are interested in an internship in the following academic year (until August of the following academic year).
However, the prerequisite is always that capacities are still available in the desired clinics.
Prior confirmation of stay by department
Interested freemover interns should first contact the desired department directly and ask about free capacities in the desired period.
However, please note the application periods mentioned above:
FreeMover stays are only possible between October up to and including August of the following year!
Applications can only be made via the online portal if the department has given a provisional confirmation of existing capacities, stating the name of the academic supervisor.
Subsequently, FreeMovers submit the required documents listed below via the portal.
YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF AVAILABLE CAPACITIES IN THE DESIRED PERIOD AND NAMING OF THE CLINICAL CONTACT PERSON BY THE DESIRED DEPARTMENT.
Administrative Fee for Non-EU nationals
UMMD charges an administrative fee for processing FreeMover applications from Non-EU nationals as soon as the department approves the application.
All application processes are free of charge except for the one-off administration fee.
The administration fee:
- is due upon acceptance
- is charged once, regardless of the duration of the internship/ clinical traineeship
- is non-refundable. If the FreeMover student cancels and has already been accepted by the department, the fee will not be refunded
- for Non-EU interns / clinical trainees is EUR 297.50 incl. 19% tax.
Nationals of an EU member state are exempt from the administration fee.
Application procedure
You can submit your application from July throughout the academic year.
Please note that your complete application documents must be available in the portal no later than eight weeks before the planned start of your stay.
Otherwise, we cannot process your request.
Your registration and application will take place entirely online.
Some of the forms are available online on this page, other documents you have to upload yourself.
Since some documents have to be issued by your university or a doctor, please allow sufficient time.
Required documents
- Confirmation of availability from the department, including the name of the supervisor during the stay (an e-mail in pdf format is sufficient as proof).
- Proof of immunizations
(form online - only use the form available on our application portal!) - Certificate of enrollment from our university (German or English)
(form online - only use the form available on our application portal!) - Letter of motivation with desired learning objectives
- Letter of recommendation from a professor of your university
- Proof of German language skills (if required by hosting department)
- Current transcript of records
- Copy of your passport
- Photo
- Proof of health insurance valid for Germany / copy of EHIC card
Please remember that you are responsible for arranging your own visa and residence permit, and accommodation in good time - if necessary.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR NON-EU NATIONALS:
Non-EU nationals are obliged to present a valid residence permit at the start of their stay, which must be submitted to the HR Department no later than one week before the start of the mobility.
Alternatively, Non-EU nationals may submit a written statement of exemption from the residence permit requirement for the period of mobility at the Faculty of Medicine by the respective German embassy in their home country.
We recommend that you apply for a dormitory room at the Studentenwerk.
During the semester breaks (July- September and March - April), chances are good to get a room there.
