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Panel 8 – medicine | clinical
Collaboration: There is extensive collaboration within the hospital as well
as with groups outside. A more extensive collaboration with Endocrinology
and Epidemiology should be fostered.
Research activity: A relation between research and teaching is not
described.
Evaluation of future plans: The future plans of the unit are not very well
described and therefore not obvious.
Future potentials and possibilities: There are a number of younger
researchers in the group and the strong scientific output underlines the
potential for the future, however, an increased focus on the main research
lines of Malmö hospital as well as a stronger collaboration with the
Biomedical Imaging units in Lund should be recommended.
3.9 Infectious Disease
According to the description provided there is only one researcher in this
group. The focus is on national and international collaboration in order
to limit the use of antibiotics. The group has rather limited funds. The
papers are indeed reflecting the collaborations. One might wonder if this
group should stay with an own identity, or whether it could combine with
infectious diseases in Lund. The group as it is at the moment according to
the description is very vulnerable.
3.10 Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction
Overall assessment: The department contains one Professor (Lil Valentin,
born 1948), and one adjungated professor (Alexander Giwercman;
born 1955). This position is now formally terminated but is under
consideration for further prolongation. A third group is headed by Senior
Lecturer Martin Stjernqvist (born 1952), currently under consideration
for promotion to a full professor position.
Research activities: The Department lists 3 research groups; Gynecological
and prenatal Ultrasound Diagnostics (Principle Investigator Lil
Valentin), Uro-gynecology (Martin Stjernquist), and Molecular and
Reproductive Research (principle investigator Alexander Giwercman).
Stjernquist is mainly engaged in teaching activities. The group headed
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