Hettkamp Julian, Becker Jan C, Scherzer Sönke, Marschall Bernhard, Ehmke Benjamin, Scheutzel Petra, Junga Anna
University of Münster, Faculty of Medicine, Polyclinic for Periodontology and Tooth Preservation, Münster, Germany.
University of Münster, Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Education and Student Affairs, Münster, Germany.
GMS J Med Educ. 2025 Jun 16;42(3):Doc33. doi: 10.3205/zma001757. eCollection 2025.
Stays abroad in the form of study visits and clinical traineeships, for example, have been rare in dentistry degree programmes in Germany to date. The new ZApprO (date of issue: 8 July 2019) offers the opportunity to integrate stays abroad into the degree programme through the introduction of modules, ECTS points and clinical traineeships, among other things. The aim of this study was to analyse the student perspective on this topic.
In the summer term of 2021, a voluntary and anonymous online survey was conducted among dental students at the University of Münster. In addition to demographic data, the questionnaire also included key questions on content.
With a response rate of 55%, a total of 371 students took part in the survey. 96% of the study participants stated that they would like to gain experience abroad as part of their studies, almost half of them even in the case of missing or only partial recognition of academic achievements. This includes clinical traineeships (30%) and semester-long stays (32%) or both (28%). The loss of time in the progression of studies, financing as well as time-consuming planning and family obligations are the most frequently cited reasons against a stay abroad.
The survey shows a very high level of interest among dental students in university-supported stays abroad. This includes both shorter periods of time, such as clinical traineeships, as well as longer stays, e.g. as part of Erasmus collaboration programmes. Based on the results, university-supported stays abroad should be made possible.
例如，在德国的牙科学位课程中，以学习访问和临床实习形式的海外停留至今一直很少见。新的ZApprO（发布日期：2019年7月8日）通过引入模块、ECTS学分和临床实习等方式，提供了将海外停留纳入学位课程的机会。本研究的目的是分析学生对这一主题的看法。
在2021年夏季学期，对明斯特大学的牙科学生进行了一项自愿且匿名的在线调查。问卷除了人口统计学数据外，还包括关于内容的关键问题。
回复率为55%，共有371名学生参与了调查。96%的研究参与者表示他们希望在学习期间获得海外经历，其中近一半人即使在学术成果得不到认可或仅部分得到认可的情况下也希望如此。这包括临床实习（30%）、为期一学期的停留（32%）或两者皆有（28%）。学习进程中的时间损失、资金以及耗时的计划和家庭义务是最常被提及的反对海外停留的原因。
调查显示牙科学生对大学支持的海外停留兴趣非常高。这包括较短时间的停留，如临床实习，以及较长时间的停留，例如作为伊拉斯谟合作项目的一部分。基于这些结果，应使大学支持的海外停留成为可能。
