The University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine (German Medizinische Fakultät der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) is the medical and dental school and biomedical research unit of the University of Freiburg. Located at the University Medical Center Freiburg, the faculty was founded in 1457 and is one of Germany's oldest and most distinguished.
The Faculty of Medicine together with the Medical Center forms what is considered to be a leading medical facility in Europe, attracting students, physicians, and patients from all over the world.
The Faculty of Medicine consistently ranks very highly in a variety of rankings, such as those published by the German periodicals Der Spiegel and Focus. According to the Research Ranking of the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung, a German higher education think tank, the University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine ranks in the leading group of German medical schools.
In addition to the University Medical Center Freiburg, there are 15 other teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Freiburg in the area.
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