Section of Medicine
The Section of Medicine is one of the two sections of Faculty of Science and Medicine of the University of Fribourg. The Section of Medicine comprises five Departments and the Institute of Family Medicine, and it works closely with various partner institutions. Its organisation is regulated in the statutes of the Section of Medicine and consists of the Section Council, Presidency, standing committees and the Med-Office as the administrative body.
The Section Council is the highest body of the Section. It is chaired by the Section president and is made up of professors and representatives of academic staff, students, administrative and technical staff and partner institutions.
It takes decisions in all areas within their responsibiliy, such as approval of proposals for study regulations and curricula. In addition, it formulates proposals for the attention of the Faculty Council concerning Faculty business. The Sectional Council meets in principle three times per semester, two weeks before the Faculty Council. The responsibilities and tasks of the Section Council are described in the statutes of the Section.
The Presidency is the governing and executive body of the Section, dealing with all business delegated to them by the University, Faculty and Section. It consists of the Section president and two vice-presidents from to different Departments.
It is supported in its activities by the Med-Office. The tasks of the Presidency include ensuring the good running of the Section, preparing the Section Council and routine business. It also ensures communication with the Dean's Council and guarantees the flow of information between the Departments.
Finance Commission
The Finance Commission is composed of the presidents of the Departments, who also represent the Section in the Faculty Finance Commission, as well as one representative each from the academic staff and the students.
The president of the Finance Commission is in principle a member of the Presidency. The director of the Institute of Family Medicine may attend the meetings of the Commission and has a deciding vote. The administrator responsible for finances may attend meetings of the Commission in an advisory capacity. The Finance Commission is responsible for preparing a proposal for the distribution of budgets within the Section for approval by the Section Council (for example budgets for teaching platforms or research groups).
The Section Council appoints permanent study commissions and an examination commission and assigns them responsibility concerning the management of teaching. There are currently five study commissions. The study coordinators support the respective study commissions in carrying out their tasks.