Biobanking is becoming increasingly important as a key tool for precision medicine, but neither biobanking nor precision medicine itself have generally been integrated in medical curricula. However, most medical students will encounter these topics in their future careers as physicians or researchers. The European Union (EU)-funded project eduBRoTHER aims to close this gap of professional input. Since the academic year 2020/21, students at the Faculty of Medicine of Pilsen-Charles University and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Regensburg have been offered an innovative core elective subject that focuses on biobanking and precision medicine issues, using the concept of blended learning.

Central Biobank Regensburg University and University Hospital Regensburg Regensburg Germany

Central Laboratory for Immunoanalysis Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen Charles University Plzen Czech Republic

Institute of Pathology University of Regensburg Regensburg Germany

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