Education at KI DS
The Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, is responsible for a large part of KI’s clinical training for medical students and also educates physiotherapy students. The education combines theory, clinical training and work-based learning in close collaboration with healthcare services. The department also offers an active doctoral education programme with around 100 doctoral students contributing to the future of medical research and healthcare.
Undergraduate and doctoral level
Photo: MLUndergraduate education at KI DS
The Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital trains around 900 students each term. We are responsible for a quarter of KI’s clinical undergraduate training for medical students, and we also train students on the physiotherapy programme. The students undertake both theoretical study and clinical placements at the hospital. Programmes at undergraduate and advanced levels at KI DS are mainly taught in Swedish.
Photo: Sofia LindbergDoctoral education at KI DS
Would you like to take the next step in your research career? At KI DS, postgraduate research is conducted in close collaboration with the healthcare sector and covers a broad spectrum of medical research areas. Here you will find information for both prospective and current doctoral students and supervisors – from application and admission to the mid-term review, public defence and graduation.
Other courses
Commissioned training
Commissioned training is training carried out on behalf of an employer and in return for a fee. Usually, an employer purchases some form of skills development for its employees. The party purchasing the training is the client and appoints the participants.
A participant therefore undertakes commissioned training as part of their work. A participant in commissioned training is not considered a student. This means that the participant does not have access to student health services, study guidance or student finance.
Specialist Competence (SK) courses
The National Board of Health and Welfare funds a large number of courses aimed at junior doctors, known as SK courses (specialist competence courses). SK courses are state-funded courses intended for doctors undergoing further training in Sweden.
The Karolinska Institute has a framework agreement with the National Board of Health and Welfare for the provision of SK courses and runs between 50 and 60 SK courses each year.