Dear all,

it is with enthusiasm that I have now stepped into the role as new Head of Teaching at K2 – a comprehensive and multifaceted department with many very skilled colleagues!

I have a background as physician at the Department of Pediatrics at Haukeland University Hospital since 1998 and head of the clinical trials unit for children since 2011 with a strong focus on drug trials and patient-oriented research in general. For over 20 years, I have been involved in medical student teaching, which I have found very meaningful throughout. In March 2022, I started as teaching group leader (UGLE) of pediatrics and MED9 semester chair and have through the latter role been part of the Program Committee in Medicine (PUM) for the past two and a half years.

This week there was a Vestlandslege-meeting in Stavanger with important and good interaction between UiB colleagues in Faggrupper på tvers. There is great excitement related to the governmental budget that will come in a few weeks, where there is hope for a further increase in number of medical students at UiB in line with adjusted plans for Vestlandslegen and similar regional projects at the other medical faculties.

It is nice and meaningful to contribute to us all getting good doctors, pharmacists and nutritionists for the future, and many of you contribute in an impressive way – across subject areas, semesters, departments and professions. In addition, there is a large number of good colleagues in the health care system without a UiB position who provide crucially important student teaching and practice supervision.

Next week we will have the Medical Faculty Joint Teaching Day at Armauer Hansen House. I hope as many of you as possible will have the opportunity to participate!

Camilla