Doctorate Dr. med. & Dr. med. dent.
Welcome to the website for the Dr. med. & Dr. med. dent. doctoral process. Here you will find all the information you need about the organizational aspects of your doctorate.
Latest information
If you have any questions about the doctoral procedure, please take a look at the document “Q&A Doctorate”. If your question is not included in the Q&A, please send an e-mail to the relevant contact person.
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Dates
The meeting dates of the doctoral committee as well as the respective deadlines regarding the submission of documents are as follows:
Dates Application deadlines
Tuesday, 15.04.2025 - Sunday, 06.04.2025
Tuesday, 29.04.2025 - Sunday, 20.04.2025
Tuesday, 13.05.2025 - Sunday, 04.05.2025
Tuesday, 27.05.2025 - Sunday, 18.05.2025
Tuesday, 17.06.2025 - Sunday, 08.06.2025
Overview of the Promotion Procedure

Process to obtain the Doctoral Degree
The essential steps for obtaining the doctorate are listed below. However, as a first overview we recommend to read the doctoral regulations and to have a look at the Q&A directory. This offers you helpful information on enrolment, leave of absence and other topics that may be relevant to you.
First Doctoral Degree Regulations from 2017
Second Doctoral Degree Regulations from 2021
Q&A directory to different topics
Admission criteria for applicants with a foreign university degree
Step 1: Application for Qualification Phase
Supervision Agreement
For admission to the qualification phase, a supervision agreement is mandatory and must be approved by the doctoral committee.
Course
Course “scientific work”
Doctoral studies
After admission to the qualification phase, enrolment as a doctoral student is possible. For doctoral students who have completed a university degree, the obligation to enrol for a two-semester doctoral program is based on Section 67 (5) HG. In our Q&A you can see from a chart whether you are affected by the enrolment requirement.
Q&A about the doctoral confirmation
Application confirmation of doctorate
Step 2: Choice of the Dissertation Form
Here you will find all the templates, sample pages and information on formal criteria necessary for writing the dissertation. You have the choice between two different dissertation forms, which are explained in more detail below.
Option 1: Monograph
In this case, the dissertation is written as a monograph. Below you will find information and templates for writing a monograph.
Option 2: Publication dissertation
In contrast to a monograph, this form of dissertation briefly describes previously published work in the light of the current state of knowledge. Instructions and templates for preparing a dissertation for publication can be found below.
Step 3: Application for the Admission to the Examination Phase
Once you have completed the dissertation and submitted the documents in full to the Dean's Office, the doctoral procedure will be initiated after examination. As soon as all reviews have been received, the dissertation is submitted to the doctoral committee. Once the dissertation has been approved by the doctoral committee, the oral examinations can be taken.
You will receive the final publication permit once the examination documents have been received. Once all the necessary documents have been submitted to the doctoral office, you will be able to receive your certificate at the next doctoral award ceremony.
Other Documents
If you wish to extend or terminate your supervision agreement or change your doctoral supervisor, please consider the following documents.
Furthermore, we ask you to take into consideration our notes on data protection and the implementation of the DSGVO.
Doctorate Award Ceremony
Summer semester: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Winter semester: Saturday, November 8, 2025

225
completed doctorates 2024
184
of these as Dr. med.
41
of these as Dr. med. dent.
144
of these by female doctorates
Contacts
Janine Bernabei
Doctoral Office - candidates A-N
Medical Deanery Building 33, PhD Office
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
Aleksandra Surkova
Doctoral Office - candidates A-N - PhD Office
Medical Deanery Building 33, PhD Office
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127
Martina Suhre
Doctoral Office - candidates O-Z
Medical Deanery Building 33, PhD Office
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
Tonia Alonso
Doctoral Office - candidates O-Z (SHK)
Medical Deanery Building 33, PhD Office
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn