Figure 2: Curriculum of the Research Track (RT). The RT consists in both study stages of a lecture series, which is offered over two semesters. The RT in the 1st study stage includes a mandatory experimental practical internship, which can be accredited as Scientific Project I. In the 2nd stage of studies, the RT should lead to a medical doctoral thesis, whereby the project outline for the doctoral thesis can be accredited as Scientific Project II. In both stages, the students will be actively motivated to take a research semester off for their doctoral thesis and will be informed about the existing funding possibilities within the framework of Köln Fortune and other scholarship providers.