General information
After four years of hard work at university, the second state examination is already drawing near.
Once all exams, presentations, colloquia and placements have been completed, you can immediately re-register for the second stage of the exams with the Examinations Office. Around August, you will then be informed of the scheduled dates, which still need to be approved by the Examinations Office – usually without any objections.
The exams will then take place from around the beginning or middle of September until mid-October. With the occasional minor variation in the order, the following will be held in succession:
- Pharmaceutical/Medical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Biology
- Pharmaceutical Technology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Clinical Pharmacy
Examined by the head of the relevant department together with an examiner. In MedChem, students are assigned to one of the three professors. Exams are sometimes held with a short two-week break, usually on a weekly basis. This means you always have a week to brush up on the new subject area. The exam times vary between mornings and afternoons, which may be seen as either an advantage or a disadvantage.
The volume of material is enormous. Anyone who has only studied half-heartedly up to this point will regret it by now at the latest, as it is very difficult to catch up on two years’ worth of knowledge in just a few months or weeks.
In about half an hour each time, you are literally put through your paces. You are then asked to leave the room briefly so that the professor can discuss the marking with the examiner. You’ll then be told your result and can get straight back to work for the next exam – or head off to a little party to unwind.
The day after the final exam session, following our last exam, we’ll be hosting a small champagne reception for you all, to which you’re all warmly invited. Once everyone has passed, there’ll be a festive celebration marking the end of your university studies in the autumn, in the form of an exam ball.
This really confirms that you’ve completed your university studies and that, on the path to obtaining your licence to practise, all that remains is the practical year and the third state examination.
References:
- Mutschler: Drug Effects
- Aktories: Pharmacology, Toxicology
- Hänsel/Sticher: Pharmacognosy, Phytopharmacy
- Voigt/Fahr: Pharmaceutical Technology
- Bauer/Frömming/Führer: Textbook of Pharmaceutical Technology
- Jaehde/Radziwill/Kloft: Clinical Pharmacy: Principles and Applications