NEW STUDY. GLP1 medicines work best for those diabetes patients who have a reduced production of insulin. The study from the University of Gothenburg shows that it is possible to personalize the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This is the first clinical study to systematically test whether personalizing medical treatment of type 2 diabetes can work, and how such personalization could work in the healthcare practice. The results of the…
Well-organized first OSCE for the medical program
EDUCATION. After several minutes of silence, a whistle echoes through the corridor. At the signal, the doors swing open, and medical students prepare for the next task. Everything went smoothly as the new medical program conducted its first examination using the OSCE model, involving around fifty teachers and administrators. OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) is a practical assessment that simulates clinical situations. Practical clinical skills and the ability to interact…
VR funds national postgraduate school in compulsory psychiatric care and forensic psychiatry
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES. A new national postgraduate school in compulsory psychiatric care and forensic psychiatry is now being established by the University of Gothenburg in cooperation with Lund University. The graduate school is funded with SEK 30 million from the Swedish Research Council. The primary applicant for the funding of the new postgraduate school is Peter Andiné, professor of forensic psychiatry at the University of Gothenburg and senior physician at Sahlgrenska…
Nicholas Ashton joins the list of the world’s most cited scientists
DISTINCTIONS. This year sees two newcomers from the University of Gothenburg on the Clarivate Analytics list of the world’s most cited researchers: Nicholas Ashton and Deliang Chen. In total, 14 of our researchers now belong to the top percentage of those most frequently cited by other researchers. Nicholas Ashton is a researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, working within clinical neurochemistry. As a relatively young researcher, it feels…
Speech and Language Pathology receives large project grant from the Swedish Research Council
GRANT. Speech and language pathology research is often interdisciplinary, moving between medicine, language, and psychology. Malin Antonsson, speech and language pathologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, was successful in her application to the Swedish Research Council’s call for proposals within humanities and social sciences. Her project is awarded SEK 6.6 million. Word-finding difficulties or having trouble participating in conversations with more than one person is…