Faculty
The Faculty of Medicine is…
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- translational: University medicine is characterized by integrating research, teaching, and patient care.
- interdisciplinary: The broad thematic spectrum of FAU facilitates cooperation across disciplines and faculties.
- interconnected: Our central location within Medical Valley European Metropolitan Region Nürnberg creates ideal preconditions for industry-academia cooperations.
The Faculty in Numbers
| Professorships (C3, C4, W1, W2, W3) (as of January 2018) | 148 |
| Adjunct professorships (as of January 2018) | 236 |
| Students (as of winter term 2017/18) | 3,874 |
| Percentage of total number of students at FAU | 10% |
| Degree programs | 6 |
| Departments | 25 |
| Independent divisions | 23 |
| Institutes | 19 |
| Interdisciplinary Centers | 11 |
| Raised third party funds 2014 (weighted) | 123 m Euro |
| Raised third party funds 2014 (unweighted) | 49 m Euro |