Since December 2017 Distinguished Professor and Director of the newly founded Institute for General PracticeHabilitation and venia legendi2015on the subject of: „Teaching and examining communicative competence in Medical Studies” at the University Medical Center Göttingen, GermanyDoctoral Degree 2003: „The prescription of opioids in the general practice –an intervention study”at the Institute for General Practice at the University Medical Center Göttingen, GermanyMedical Studies in Göttingen, GermanyEducator traineeshipin Kassel, GermanyResearch and teaching focus:Teachingof communicative and social competencies in Medical StudiesExamination ofuniversityapplicants‘ communicative competence Teachingof practical skills in the skills labTeaching courses on the prevention of addiction, motivational consulting/behavior modificationDidactics of examinations (Objective Structured Clinical Examination, State examination)Teaching and examining with simulated patientsCommunication with non-German-speaking patients(www.dictum.med.uni-goettingen.de/)German delegate for EURACT (www.euract.woncaeurope.org)